WELEDA Salt Toothpaste 75ml

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Surfactant: Most Americans are accustomed to sudsy toothpaste. Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) creates the foaming action in conventional toothpastes. Some dentists believe it helps to clean teeth and the mouth more thoroughly. Diatomaceous earth (DE). These sharp bits of silicon are the remains of the shells of tiny aquatic animals called diatoms. It is a mild abrasive and contains trace minerals. Probably as many as 700 different bacteria live in the mouth, some good, some bad, but in harmony - it does not take much to upset the balance. Some toothpastes and mouthwashes can contain quite harsh ingredients that can do exactly this. Natural oral care products tend to avoid these harsh ingredients, therefore it makes sense to use them to help maintain that important balance of flora in the mouth.

The triple action toothpaste contains organic aloe vera, horse chestnut, tea tree oil, menthol, peppermint, CO-Q10, and silica, which is a natural whitener. This toothpaste does not contain sodium lauryl sulfate and fluoride.If you want to incorporate pure salt into your oral care routine, consider its functionality as a rinsing agent. Capable of increasing your mouth’s pH balance, salt can be used to rinse your mouth when you're suffering from mouth lesions like canker sores, a sore throat, or irritations on the cheek or tongue. You can rinse with salt 2-3 times a day to help improve these oral issues. Mix a half to a full teaspoon of salt in a cup of warm water and swish around your mouth for about 30 seconds. Salt rinses also alleviate mouth pain, because they decrease inflammation and may help remove some bacteria for temporary relief. 3. Salt in Toothpaste Anywho… a lot of powders… what happens is the powders separate to some degree, then the oil floats on top… but the powders are still wet and become almost solid. Maybe Im using too much oil?

This product contains zinc citrate, silica, and xylitol. Silica helps at whitening your teeth while the zinc citrate to control tartar. Salt has been a part of dental care regime for ages now. Rinsing your mouth with warm salt water is considered a good practice and our grandparents still recommend the same. Salt water mouthwash is given to patients of gum swelling or infections and also after oral surgeries because it is a natural disinfectant. Salt was also one of the key ingredients in ancient tooth cleaning powders as it was considered an effective yet mild abrasive that could remove stains and dirt from teeth. However, it's advised not to rub too much salt on your teeth too often, as that might erode the enamel. Moreover, salt has been known to temporarily increase the pH levels of your mouth, making it difficult for the bacteria to thrive. Now, the paste recipe. I’d be careful with making it too abrasive or you’ll rub off your gums, basically. When you see toothbrush abrasion on teeth and gums, it’s not actually the brush, but the salts found in the pastes, usually serving as whitening agents.Adding more baking soda helps keep your paste firmer in warm weather. Adding less baking soda makes it less firm, which makes dispensing it easier in the winter if your house is cool. Salt can help your teeth and gums in a few ways. First, salt helps stimulate the production of saliva in the mouth. As the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research notes, saliva contains several minerals that help strengthen the enamel on the teeth, including phosphate and calcium. The increased flow of saliva can help protect the teeth from acids and bacteria that cause decay. Salt can also help reduce inflammation and swelling in the gums, thus minimising gingivitis symptoms. Brushing with Salt vs. Using Toothpaste Using Toothpaste I can thank this recipe for all the cavities I had when I was a kid. My parents kept me on a strict no-sugar diet, and made sure I brushed my teeth every day with this same home-made toothpaste (I wasn’t allowed regular toothpaste as a child, just this homemade stuff). I had TONS of cavities growing up. Then, when I was a teenager, I finally got to switch to REAL toothpaste, the kind with fluoride in it, and the cavities tapered off and I stopped getting so many (even though I started eating things with sugar in them!) We researched dozens of toothpastes and evaluated them for key ingredients, flavor, cavity prevention and other dental benefits, and price. A dentist from our Medical Expert Board also reviewed the contents of this article for medical accuracy surrounding dental hygiene and the efficacy of different active ingredients in toothpastes. I didn’t read all the comments so I don’t know if others have said this. From the reading I have done about fluoride, the consensus is that fluoride in drinking water is a TERRIBLE idea, leading to many health issues, including weakening teeth and bones.

Bentonite clay. This finely powdered product is a mild abrasive, alkaline so it helps neutralize excess acid in the mouth, full of trace minerals, and helps draw toxins out of the body. If you have silver fillings, you may want avoid clay as the drawing property could draw out mercury. The directions for using salt toothpaste are slightly different from how you would brush your teeth with a fluoride toothpaste. When you brush your teeth with a fluoride toothpaste, you first wet the brush, then squeeze a small amount of the toothpaste. When you brush with a salt toothpaste, the brush should be dry when you add the toothpaste to it. If the brush is wet, the toothpaste will slip right off and you won't get the results you want. How Does Salt Help Your Mouth?Salt toothpaste is made of sodium chloride, namely table salt. Sea salt brings many benefits to your body. Here, we are going to take a look at its effects on your teeth. The salt in the toothpaste works like a gentle abrasive. It will help you get rid of the stains from the teeth. Some salt toothpaste brands also contain baking soda which is basically another type of salt, sodium bicarbonate. However, one of the most important ingredients is missing here. Duraphat contains menthol which if accidentally ingested at excessive amounts may cause convulsions, particularly in infants and children. I saw where you mentioned using clay as a replacement for the baking soda and I don’t know if that would make it less abrasive but I would probably try that one myself. Still, there are many people who are interested in toothpastes that don't contain fluoride, so if you do want to use something that's fluoride-free, Dr. Stanley recommends using it in the morning and using a product with fluoride in it at night to make sure you're not opening yourself up to cavities.

However, the original studies which led to the recommendations for fluoride were actually based on local fluoride on teeth, which showed it strengthened the teeth and reduced cavities. Overall I have heard even holistic dentists say that fluoride in toothpaste or mouthwash is fine and possibly helpful, but is a definite no-no in drinking water or for kids who might swallow the toothpaste. Toothpaste, as well as other household items like salt, paracetamol, white vinegar and baking soda, are all fine to use on your iron's soleplate. I could go on and on and on. Just google “dangers of flouride”. I don’t want to distract from Matt’s great posting for the homemade recipe, but wanted to give additional information to those who are concerned about it not containing flouride. The mouth is the gateway to the rest of our bodies and supporting our oral health goes a long way to supporting the health of our whole being. Our environment is awash with chemicals which often we cannot avoid, but we can choose what personal hygiene products we use. I really like Weleda’s Salt Toothpaste; I found that my mouth and teeth felt clean and smooth after using it and this sensation lasted most of the day.”BUT THIS ABOUT HOMEMADE PASTE, which is something I think is really cool. The article actually inspired me to try out some homemade rinses of my own – I’ve got extracts of spearmint, peppermint, thyme, and oregano on the way, as well as a half pound of xylitol. This is where making a homemade baking soda toothpaste comes in: creating a product that not only helps gently remove plaque, but also stays on your brush and feels/tastes good in the mouth. You can just mix baking soda with enough water to make a paste. But a few other additions make a much nicer paste with a smoother mouthfeel and flavoring to mask some of the salty aftertaste. In fact, you don’t have to use baking soda at all. Let’s start by talking a little about why we brush our teeth and what a good toothpaste homemade baking soda toothpaste should offer. We brush our teeth to remove any acidic or sugary/starchy food particles and every smidgen of plaque — that slimy biofilm that can coat our teeth and lead to tooth decay. Call me what you like, but I brushed my teeth once a week with water only and did not see a dentist for nine years and had no cavities or even signs of them. Prior to that, I had only four major staining teeth with the same brushing habits and had not seen a dentist for fourteen years (at fourteen years of age). I did not eat meat or dairy or white flour or white sugar, no refined foods, no alcohol. Then I had children, my diet changed, my brushing habits “improved” (a lot more frequent brushing out of necessity!), and now I have a ceramic filling and several “watched” teeth. I have found that Philips Sonicare toothbrush line gets your teeth very clean with no toothpaste and since using it my gums no longer bleed (the bleeding started with the new, refined foods diet and children). It tastes good to use toothpaste and of course I would not buy one with flouride and it makes sense to make my own, which is why I am here, obviously. I wanted to know what other people are doing and what everyone thinks. I will say though that I don’t think it is necessary for every day situations to polish your teeth with abrasives. Eat well, chew your food thoroughly, rinse with water, brush gently when you need to, and take care of your special situations in the gentlest manner possible, and be blessed. But if it tastes better, make a healthy toothpaste and use a small amount and don’t worry so much. Even the purest of water can kill you, if you ingest too much. We have so much to be thankful for!