Sunday, November 21, 2010

Make your own...



...Toothpaste! Simply mix baking soda and hydrogen peroxide in the right amount together and add either Stevia (natural calorie-free sweetener) or peppermint oil or any other tasty oils to make it the flavor you want. You can also make it more fun by adding a natural food colorant. Some recipes suggest also to add glycerin as an emulsifier and salt as an abrasive but I don't like the idea of it plus this simpler recipe can be used with kids too without any possibility of harming their young mouthes.
Making your own toothpaste saves you money, produces less waste (no used tubes to trash), gives you the certainty of having a healthy product with no Fluoride (which is not needed anymore nowadays as opposite as what you might know), to use with no toxic ingredients for you and your kids and the choice of flavoring it as you like.
Once produced, store in a small soap dispenser (better if travel size) so that you can dispense some on the toothbrush easily and if you notice that the compound is getting a bit dry simply add a little bit more hydrogen peroxide.
Enjoy!