Homemade toothpaste, again

[Guest guest]

Since the last time this topic came up on the list, I’ve thought over the

way I’ve been making my tooth paste (or powder). For years, I’ve simply

stirred enough tea tree oil into the baking soda to make it sort of pastey,

and that was that. I’ve never had any trouble doing this as a result of so

much use of tea tree oil, but I know a lot more about EOs now than I did,

especially from taking to heart the knowledge shared by Martin and Butch.

(I MUST get a copy of Martin’s book!) So I’ve been giving some thought to a

new formulation, and I’ve been especially interested in the mention of using

soap on the teeth. Here is my latest effort, and both my wife and I really

like this! To about a third of a cup of baking soda, I added about 6-8

drops each of clove bud, fennel, and wintergreen EOs. A little less of the

wintergreen, just about 4-5 drops. Then I added a few Tbs of Dr. Bronner’s

Unscented Liquid so-called-Castile Soap, and stirred the whole thing up.

This has the consistency of toothpaste, has a great wake-up taste (anyone

remember Ipana?) and got my teeth very white for an old smoker.

 

 

 

Dave

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I just today rec'd another article concerning toothpaste on my health

newsgroup from Dr. Gerard Judd and in part it says:

 

" A good solution for clean teeth, which I have used for 5 years,

is bar soap. Wet the brush, swipe the bar two or three times with it,

then

brush the teeth thoroughly and the gums gently. Rinse with water

three or four

times. All oils are washed off the teeth and the gums are

disinfected. The

bacteria are killed by the soap. The teeth are then ready for

reenamelization

with calcium and phosphate in the diet. The enzyme adenosine

diphosphatase

delivers phosphate to the enamel surface. Do not use liquid soaps.

Their

different composition is harmful to the protoplasm.

"

 

so you may want to reconsider the liquid part of your soap

toothpaste - I also use Dr. Bonner's liquid soap for cleansing just

about everything -but I use my 'homemade' soap for toothbarpaste :-)

and find it wonderful AND easy! If you want the whole article, let me

know and I'll send it to you. Very interesting info.

 

Pam

 

, " David Lambert " <dlmbrt

wrote:

>

> Since the last time this topic came up on the list, I've thought

over the

> way I've been making my tooth paste (or powder). For years, I've

simply

> stirred enough tea tree oil into the baking soda to make it sort of

pastey,

[Guest guest]

Do not use liquid soaps.

Their

different composition is harmful to the protoplasm.

"

 

so you may want to reconsider the liquid part of your soap

toothpaste –

 

[Dave:] Hmmm, I don’t know why using potassium instead of sodium would make

a difference, but that’s interesting. Thanks for the heads-up. If you have

the link, I’d love to read the article.

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I, too, would like to know what the difference is in using the liquid

as opposed to bar soap. Susan

 

 

, " David Lambert " <dlmbrt wrote:

>

> Do not use liquid soaps.

> Their

> different composition is harmful to the protoplasm.

> "

>

> so you may want to reconsider the liquid part of your soap

> toothpaste –

>

> [Dave:] Hmmm, I don't know why using potassium instead of sodium

would make

> a difference, but that's interesting. Thanks for the heads-up. If

you have

> the link, I'd love to read the article.

[Guest guest]

Hi all

 

I've two questions, no. one is baking soda and soda bi carbonate the same

thing??

secondly is it possible to make soap without using lye?

 

thanks

Jay

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Jay - I'll try to answer your questions. Baking soda & sodium bicarb are the

same. You can make soap with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. The

first is considered lye. I'm not sure of the common name for the latter.

Namaste, Lynette of Terralyn - Bath, Body, Spirit

Reading Terminal Market

Philadelphia, PA terralyn27

 

 

[Guest guest]

there's no way around it - no lye = no soap

 

Paula ...... in Michigan

 

 

 

Hi all

 

I've two questions, no. one is baking soda and soda bi carbonate the same

thing??

secondly is it possible to make soap without using lye?

 

thanks

Jay.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

potassium hydroxide (NaOH) is another kind of lye used to make liquid soap.

Sodium hydroxide (KOH) is used to make bar soap and both are used to make cream

soap. Both are lye, just different kinds. I make and sell soaps and other bath &

body products and some soap making supplies - including both kinds of lye. I

also teach soap making classes thru the adult education program of a local

school district

 

Paula ...... in Michigan

coming soon Farm Fresh Soaps and Candles.com

 

 

 

Jay - I'll try to answer your questions. Baking soda & sodium bicarb are the

same. You can make soap with sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. The first

is considered lye. I'm not sure of the common name for the latter.

Namaste, Lynette of Terralyn - Bath, Body, Spirit

..

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sorry Paula but it's the other way round.

 

Sodium Hydroxide is NaOH, (For ard bar Soap)

Potassium Hydroxide is KOH, (For liquid Soap)

 

HTH

 

Dawn

 

potassium hydroxide (NaOH) is another kind of lye used to make liquid

soap. Sodium hydroxide (KOH) is used to make bar soap and both are

used to make cream soap. Both are lye, just different kinds. I make

and sell soaps and other bath & body products and some soap making

supplies - including both kinds of lye. I also teach soap making

classes thru the adult education program of a local school district

>

> Paula ...... in Michigan

> coming soon Farm Fresh Soaps and Candles.com

>

>

>

> Jay - I'll try to answer your questions. Baking soda & sodium bicarb

are the same. You can make soap with sodium hydroxide or potassium

hydroxide. The first is considered lye. I'm not sure of the common

name for the latter.

> Namaste, Lynette of Terralyn - Bath, Body, Spirit

> .

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Te he!! I'm a terror for droppin' me aitches!! lol

 

(For ard bar Soap)

 

Hard Bar....

 

Dawn

[Guest guest]

as soon as I hit send I started wondering if I had that right ! That's what I

get for trying to type when I'm in a hurry !! I had been working on a list of

common soap making abbreviations and had to stop because everything was

begriming to look like alphabet soup, and tried to answer that post on my way

out the door to have a fellow soap maker proof read my hand outs for my next

class. She and I were talking about some cream soap she had just made, stopped

talking for a minute and asked if what she had just said had come out backwards

<giggle, giggle> it had We blamed it on the snow we got last night

 

Paula ...... in Michigan

 

Sorry Paula but it's the other way round.

 

Sodium Hydroxide is NaOH, (For ard bar Soap)

Potassium Hydroxide is KOH, (For liquid Soap)

 

HTH

 

Dawn

 

potassium hydroxide (NaOH) is another kind of lye used to make liquid

soap. Sodium hydroxide (KOH) is used to make bar soap and both are

used to make cream soap. Both are lye, just different kinds. I make

and sell soaps and other bath & body products and some soap making

supplies - including both kinds of lye. I also teach soap making

classes thru the adult education program of a local school district

>

> Paula ...... in Michigan

> coming soon Farm Fresh Soaps and Candles.com

>

>

> .