Home Made Tooth Powder

So I made some home made deodorant and I thought I would try out some home made tooth powder. I already ditched the conventional toothpaste a long time ago and have been brushing with a coconut oil & baking soda mix. I wanted to add more to the mix to boost teeth and gum health and also whiten teeth. 

Those of you who may know me know I have a great smile so here is what I go to keep it healthy ^.^

I found this recipe on Mommypotamus (link). I switched up the recipe based on what I already had at home.

Here are the ingredients I used: 

4 tablespoons bentonite clay 
2 teaspoons baking soda- I only did 1 tsp
1 ½ teaspoons finely ground unrefined sea salt
½ teaspoons clove powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoons activated charcoal 

 Here is all the ingredients with the mixing bowl and a mortar and pestle.

 Since I did not have any organic cinnamon powder I hand ground from the sticks that I ordered on bulkherbstore.com. This was quite a task. Cinnamon is a great anti-inflammatory and has a great taste. 

 Here are the whole cloves before and after grinding. Once again if you can get the organic powder cuts down on work and time- but with the cinnamon and clove it smelled like Thanksgiving dinner to me ^.^

Cloves are especially good for oral health. Oil of cloves has been used to help with things like toothache as well. If you do not have oil I have read that you can chew a clove and place it in the area of the ache. (Please do your own research as well before attempting- I am not a dentist.) 

 This is a course sea salt I got from the local store- I ground it up a little as it was in very large granules.

 Activated charcoal (I got this from GNC)- like the Bentonite clay it is great for detoxing. Also a side tip if you are looking to whiten your teeth naturally open a few of these capsules and mix with water and brush onto your teeth. Let set for 10-15 minutes and then brush off. Just use caution with opening capsules as the black gets on everything if you are not careful. 

 I just love this clay good for so much. This is the same bag I got from a sale at bulkherbstore.com. 

 Here are all the ingredients before mixing. I want to note I only used half the dose of baking soda as I already use it in the coconut oil mixture.

 Here it is all mixed up. 

 I used an old Burt's Bees glass container to hold it. 

I use this powder in conjunction with the coconut oil and baking soda mixture.
For the coconut oil and baking soda mixture I start with a container of Extra virgin coconut oil and add bits of baking soda until it feels as though it has some "grit" to the oil texture. I test between my fingers so it is up to you to determine what you like best. I also add a few drops of essential oil in peppermint for flavor. Although it is not needed.

I use my toothbrush to scoop up some of the coconut oil mixture then dip it into the tooth powder and brush away. 

You could just mix it all together but I prefer to keep it all separated.

I have been using this now for about a month and I am really happy with it. My mouth feels super clean after brushing ^.^

Try it out at let me know what you think!