Make Your Own Toothpaste
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Easily create your own remineralizing toothpaste with coconut oil, baking soda, calcium-magnesium, and sea salt.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 5 minutes mins
- 3 T coconut oil plus 1-2 T more if necessary
- 3 T baking soda
- 3 T calcium-magnesium powder The kind I used included trace minerals.
- 3 T xylitol powder
- 3 tsp sea salt
- 15 drops orange essential oil or more to taste
- 15 drops peppermint essential oil or more to taste
Mix the coconut oil and the dry ingredients together until well blended.
Add essential oils.
Stir in more coconut oil, if necessary, to form a paste.
Store toothpaste in a baby food jar.
To use: scrape toothbrush or a popsicle stick across the paste. Brush as usual.