Back in the day of couponing, toothpaste was always free with coupons and drug store discounts. But eventually, I had to read what I was buying.
Triclosan. "Researchers have raised concerns about triclosan and its link to dioxins, which are highly carcinogenic chemicals that can cause severe health problems such as:
- weakening of the immune system,
- decreased fertility,
- altered sex hormones,
- birth defects, and
- cancer"
Fluoride: You can look up the studies regarding this element that is becoming more and more controversial, especially considering it is in our municipal water sources.
I personally wanted to eliminate these two ingredients, especially the triclosan, from our household as much as possible. I found a few homemade toothpaste recipes and have found one that I tweaked and really like so far.
In a 3-4 oz jar, mix 2 Tablespoons of coconut oil, 2 Tablespoons of baking soda, 2 Tablespoons of powdered calcium/magnesium, 1Tablespoon of stevia (most recipes included xylitol for a sweetening agent), 10 drops of liquid trace minerals and peppermint essential oil to taste. Most recipes used 20 drops, I only put in 10 for two reasons: 1) I wanted to use it sparingly, and 2) it tastes just fine with that much to me. Give all the ingredients a good stir. It is a bit drier than a paste. If you prefer, you could add more coconut oil to get a texture that made you mouth-happy.
I purchased the items I did not have on hand from Amazon, but I will replenish them as needed from a local health food store, but this will be a very long time from now. I could have gotten smaller quantities locally that would still have lasted months.
I am very happy to slowly change over to homemade products so I know exactly what is in them.
Next up: Shampoo
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