Clove Toothpaste

The dried flower buds of cloves were historically used in Asian medicine for their antiseptic and local anesthetic properties to treat tooth pain. In the Practice of Physic, written in France in 1640, the treatment of a toothache with clove oil was first documented. The German Commission E has approved its use topically, and it is often used to treat toothache, dry socket, dental anesthetic, mouth and throat anti-inflammatory, and as a counterirritant for pain. It can be found in many dental hygiene products such as toothpastes.

Toothpaste is one of the products that kills me, because there are so many nasties in commercial toothpastes that I really don't want to be dumping into my system. Check the back of your toothpaste of sodium fluoride, triclosan, sodium lauryl sulfate, propylene glycol and hydrated silica. These are found in rat poisons and antifreeze and may cause cancers, but what's the alternative? Yucky teeth?

No way! There are many recipes for clove toothpaste online. I picked two different ones for y'all to mix together and try! (Sources are listed below)

1 1/2 cup Coconut Oil

4 tbsp Baking Soda

1/2  cup Redmond Clay

1 tbsp Neem Oil

10 drops Eucalyptus Essential Oil

10 drops Clove Essential Oil

20 drops Sweet Orange Oil

20 drops Peppermint Oil          

1/2 cup Bentonite Clay 

3 tbsp Xylitol Powder

4 tbsp Liquid Coconut Oil

20 drops Cinnamon Oil

20 drops Clove Oil

30 drops Trace Minerals

3 tbsp Water

Learn how it feels to have clean, shiny, poison-free chompers!

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Lover, I. (2016). Homemade, All-Natural, World Changing Toothpaste. Instructables.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016, from http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-All-Natural-World-Changing-Toothpaste/

Michaelis, K. (2014). Homemade Toothpaste Recipe: Remineralizing. Food Renegade. Retrieved 26 January 2016, from http://www.foodrenegade.com/homemade-toothepaste-recipe-remineralizing/

Therapeutic Research Center,. (2015). Clove. Natural Medicines. Retrieved 26 January 2016, from https://naturalmedicines-therapeuticresearch-com.uws.idm.oclc.org/databases/food,-herbs-supplements/professional.aspx?productid=251