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A healthy and radiant smile is one of the most attractive features of a person, giving them confidence, satisfaction and happiness. However, maintaining such a healthy set of teeth requires some effort.
In our article today we will therefore offer you a few interesting and at the same time very valuable pieces of information on how to enhance your smile.
Specifically, you will learn how to make a homemade toothpaste that can provide the following:
- reduce swelling and gum inflammation
- whiten teeth
- stop and restore receding gums (periodontitis)
- destroy harmful bacteria in the mouth
Before we move on to the recipe itself, let’s take a closer look at conventional commercial toothpastes and mouthwashes, including their impact on the oral cavity.
People in Europe alone spend over 2 billion Euros each year on oral hygiene products. Their effects, however, are more than questionable. If we take, for example, products aimed at teeth whitening, these products have many serious side effects, such as:
They cause toothaches
- irritate the gums and mucous membranes in the mouth
- can cause tooth splitting
- cause receding gums
- after discontinuation the teeth quickly yellow again
- teeth become translucent
they lead to various oral infections and diseases
Some tooth-whitening products do have positive results, but their effects don’t last long. Frequent use irreversibly damages the teeth. Therefore it is better to avoid them. Instead, try natural products that do not have the aforementioned problems.
Fortunately, as we mentioned at the beginning, there are natural substances that easily handle both teeth whitening and inflammations. Moreover, there is no risk of damage with them.
One of the ingredients for making our homemade toothpaste is turmeric. However, you do not need to fear its yellow color — it has a completely different effect on teeth than, for example, on fabrics or other surfaces that stain yellow. In the case of tooth enamel, after rinsing it off the teeth remain whiter.
Besides whitening teeth, it also offers many other benefits, especially in terms of suppressing inflammations and infections.
This truly miraculous spice is often called “gold” in old herbal books. Its traces were found on the teeth of ancient skeletons near the Indus River and also on many ancient kitchen utensils.
Turmeric, unlike pharmaceutical anti-inflammatory drugs that have many side effects, positively affects many bodily organs and also the human psyche.
All these properties of turmeric are further enhanced by another great ingredient – coconut oil. It also has fairly strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
Ingredients
To make this toothpaste you will therefore need the following ingredients:
1 teaspoon of turmeric
1 teaspoon of coconut oil
1 to 2 drops of peppermint essential oil (optional for a menthol flavor)
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl to obtain a homogeneous paste.
- Take a toothbrush, dip the bristles into the mixture and brush your teeth in the usual way for 3 to 5 minutes. During brushing, reapply the mixture to the brush several times.
- Finally, spit out the paste and rinse your mouth with clean water.
In a few days to a week your teeth will be incredibly white
At the same time you should get rid of other health problems such as gum inflammation and pain, receding gums, oral infections or even bad breath caused by bacteria.
Moreover, this toothpaste contains no harmful fluoride. By excluding fluoride you also protect your brain and bones, which are adversely affected by regular fluoride use. In the case of the brain there is a risk of calcification of the pineal gland (epiphysis), which is the organ responsible for human intuition.
For bones there is a risk of increased brittleness and fragility, or even cancer. On the teeth excessive fluoride intake manifests as spotting and stains (dental fluorosis).
