Today I made homemade deodorant and while I shared that on the cottage homestead's facebook page, an amazing friend of mine asked if made toothpaste too. Huh! I hadn't even thought of it, I mean I've used just baking soda before or just peroxide to whiten those pearly babies, but have never made actual paste.
So I put the Google to work and happily stumbled upon Pioneer Thinking, a website I need to explore a little more! While I was devoted to my toothpaste search in the back of my mind I'm thinking, I probably won't be able to make this today, there's no way I'll have everything I need in my cabinets. I WAS WRONG!!!
They have a recipe for homemade mouthwash too, but I'll need to get Vodka first. I already want to get some to make homemade vanilla............ that would be glorious. I just don't want to go out and buy the stuff!!! . :)
Mint Toothpaste Recipe
Ingredients:
- 6 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons glycerin
- 15 drops peppermint or wintergreen extract
- Directions: Mix thoroughly. Should be a tooth paste consistency. Store in a container. You'll be surprised with how fresh your mouth feels.
So here it is simply 4 ingredients, the only reason I had glycerin on hand was because I used it to make homemade dog shampoo a while back.
I also tripled the recipe.
Very easy to mix together, blends well.
As soon as I got it mixed up, I persuaded hubby into going to the bathroom with me to "brush" together. If you have ever had baking soda in your mouth you will be prepared for the taste that it has, the salt adds even more saltiness, mixed with the peppermint it is quite unusual.
However my teeth looked and felt very clean and my mouth felt refreshed long after I had brushed. And I know EXACTLY what is in my toothpaste!!! I like that.
I put it in a left over container for now but today I was thinking what could people but this in who have large families, so it is easily accessible for children? How about a plastic ketchup bottle, the kind restaurants have sitting at the tables, I think you can buy those at Dollar General or Wal-Mart.
