Effective Remedy to Whiten the Teeth with This Amazing Homemade Toothpowder

Nowadays we here more and more stories and true facts about the harmful materials used in beauty and hygiene products. From the previous posts you know how harmful can be triclosan and fluoride, that’s why our suggestion is as much as you can to use natural products.

Natural made toothpowder form charcoal is the best solution for clean teeth and shiny and white smile.

How to make Natural Tooth powder

Many natural cleaning solutions can be found at home. Researches made on this subject showed that ancient people like Egyptians, Native Americans and even Hippocrates the father of Medicine used charcoal or wood ash to clean their teeth.

Activated Charcoal to Whiten Your Teeth

The best charcoal for cleaning teeth is active charcoal, because it has been purified. Many of the foods we eat and drink have tannins in them and activated charcoal removes these tannins through a process of adsorption, which is a fancy way of describing how the porous surface of activated charcoal attracts (mostly unwanted) material (similar to a magnet) and holds it in its pores. This leaves the area around it clean and does not affect the enamel or calcium in the teeth. This is what the water filtration device does to clean water.

It might seem strange to you to clean your teeth with active charcoal but it has been used for a long time and its great natural alternative knowing that how harmful and sometimes toxic can be the actual toothpastes. It is cheap and beneficial; only once a week brush your teeth with charcoal powder and you will have positive results.

How to Use the Charcoal to Clean Teeth

Very simple technique- just dip wet toothbrush into charcoal powder and brush the teeth as normally you do. You can add couple drops of essential oil like peppermint oil, clove oil, cinnamon oil and 4 thieves oil may be added to enhance beneficial properties and help freshen breath, kill bacteria, and prevent cavities.

Charcoal Mouth Rinse

Mix ½ teaspoon of activated charcoal powder with ½-1 tablespoons of water. Few drops of medicinal essential oil and you have the mixture. Swish it around in the mouth for 15-30 seconds and then hold the mixture in the mouth in front of the teeth for 3 minutes. At the end rinse very well. If there is no time to make the activated charcoal tooth powder at home, charcoal capsules may be purchased. Empty the capsules for the powder or purchase food-grade charcoal powder. If there is not time to get the ingredients and make it at home, consider some tooth powders that are premade.

This solution belongs to the best alternative and natural solutions. Helps in removing plaque, bad breath, whiten and protect the teeth.