Comments on: Homemade Toothpaste Recipe – Easy and Frugal

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:29:19 +0000

Howdy. I am getting dentures for top. The denture lady told me not to use toothpaste on them. She said to brush them w/ a few drops of dawn dishwashing soap.
Sorry, great site!!! Just had to add my 2 cents…

By: diyNatural

diyNatural — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:41:57 +0000

Yeah, actually I started doing this after writing this post… I should update it. Now I mix the baking soda with HP rather than water.

By: diyNatural

diyNatural — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:40:42 +0000

I dilute it with water about 50/50.

By: Janet

Janet — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:22:16 +0000

Samantha, Do a search on the uses and cautions for using hydrogen peroxide. It does kill germs and can be used as a mouthwash but with caution. You should never swallow it, and over use or using too strong a solution can cause a wound to heal more slowly – it kills the new skin cells along with the germs. I would recommend diluting it and not using it everyday. I have read that most doctors no longer recommend it for cleaning most wounds due to the cell damage.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:21:52 +0000

using Hydrogen Peroxide for mouthwash? This is the same HP that you use with scraps right? How much do you use as a mouthwash and do you dilute with any water or just straight HP?

Interesting idea; may have to look into a bit but i do like the all-natural feeling about it.

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:37:57 +0000

Oh, and we have well water – no flouride. My children grew up using “regular” toothpaste but not drinking water with flouride in it. They are 18 and 23 and have no more cavities than average. The debate about the safety of consuming flouridated water has been around at least since my first child was born. I was always glad we had our own well with no flouride or chlorine.

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:32:32 +0000

I put some baking soda in a shot glass and keep it in the bathroom drawer. I just wet my toothbrush and dip it in the soda. My dentist told me to use a paste of baking soda and peroxide to get my teeth extra clean. So you could combine the two and save a step.

By: Terri

Terri — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:14:35 +0000

I have been searching for a toothpaste that doesn’t contain sodium lauryl sulfate for my teenage daughter that gets chronic canker sores. There are many possible contributing factors one of which is sls. I thought Tom’s natural toothpaste would work but I was surprised to find out that it contains SLS. Burt’s Bees has been the only toothpaste I could find that doesn’t contain SLS and a small tube costs over $4. Unfortunately my daughter doesn’t like the taste of the toothpaste so I was extremely happy to come across this website. I will be making up a concoction of my own based on the information posted and see what happens. Thanks to all who have contributed.

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By: Miscel

Miscel — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:44:57 +0000

I just made your homemade toothpaste this morning. I didnt use the fine sea salt, didnt have any on hand just regular sea salt. I added lemon extract to it. The taste was not bad. To me it tasted salty that’s all.
My 2 1/2 year old daughter didnt like it at all. She kept spitting it out. But I got her teeth brushed. Now to find out how the 19, 7 and 5 year old will like it. Hmmmm. I am using it because I have Fibromyalgia and have read about Flouride poisoning being a contribute to Fibromyalgia symptoms.

By: FYI

FYI — Mon, 17 May 2010 05:19:20 +0000

By adding flouride enriched (city)water you kinda defeat the purpose, but the question of what we take for granted is never ending evil to your psyche…

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:58:11 +0000

When you add water to the concoction, are you using tap water (it has flouride in it)? Also, wetting your toothbrush–more flouride. Just curious–this anti-flouride thing is new to me–are there actual studies showing the harmful effects of flouride?

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:17:43 +0000

Also… nothing works for everybody. If one person needs extra fluoride for healthy teeth, that doesn’t mean everyone does.

Actually, it’s not the fluoride in toothpaste that bothers me; it goes directly onto your teeth and is spat out. It’s the fluoride in water, most of which misses your teeth as you swallow it, and is, well, swallowed, that I wish I didn’t have to deal with.

By: diyNatural

diyNatural — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:55:58 +0000

I tried this for a few days Angela, but then quit after a few days. No good reason why, I just failed to make it part of my daily routine. Is he using organic sesame oil? That is what I used… as a matter of fact I still have a big bottle of it – maybe I’ll start up again.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:19:01 +0000

My husband has recently tried “oil pulling” for whitening teeth and as a detox. It seems to get rave reviews but I am waiting to see how he does with it.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:59:30 +0000

FYI along with fluoride not being good for you most tooth paste isn’t either as it leaves a coating on your teeth. It takes nearly 30 rinses to get this coating off your teeth. You saliva naturally has the ingredients necessary to reenamel your teeth and prevent cavities but it can’t do that when it’s coated with a chemical. Do some research and you can find that info too. Check out the Weston Price Foundation, he was a dentist.

By: Shona

Shona — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:06:24 +0000

Thanksfor the recipe, Matt. Will definitely be trying it asap. People often don’t stop to think of the dangers of flouride, as well as other chemicals in toothpaste, shampoos, shower gels etc. it is generally assumed that, because the item has made it to the shelf for sale, that it is safe for use/consumption. Another extremely toxic ingredient in toothpastes, shampoos, shower gels etc, is sodium laureth sulfate/sodium lauryl sulfate, not to mention parabens and perfumes. If anyone needs confirmation of this, they are welcome to go to http://www.naturalnews.com and see what Dr Mike Adams aka the Heath Ranger has discovered regaridng these products. I for one, am phasing out as many chemical items from my life as possible, and am already noticing a difference.

By: Mom

Mom — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:33:29 +0000

Another way to get rid of bad breath is to simply chew fresh parsley!

By: benedictus

benedictus — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:18:49 +0000

One more thing I just thought about. When I buy baking soda for cooking purposes, I buy the aluminum-free baking soda. When I bought the baking soda to make the toothpaste, I just bought the Arm & Hammer brand and wasn’t sure if it was aluminum-free. Does anyone know? If it’s not, it might be better to buy aluminum-free baking soda. Thanks!

By: benedictus

benedictus — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:19:24 +0000

Made the toothpaste last night and all went well. I went to Walmart this morning and bought an 8 pack of Glad Ware “Mini Round” tight sealing containers. There a perfect 1/2 cup size and each family member can have their own container without having to worry about germs or double-dipping!