That is really interesting. Do you mean they are brushing their teeth with coconut oil? Or just eating it?
They are using VCNO with other substances to make a tooth cleaning preparation. Personally, I don't like the idea of spitting oil down the drains, and possibly having it harden somewhere down the line in cold weather. So although I did make a mix of VCNO and bicarb (my own "recipe"), and used it from time to time, I would prefer to clean teeth with bicarb first, and then "rinse" with VCNO if I were going to do it. To me, VCNO is expensive, and I don't want to spit it out! Plus, if it does the job in the mouth, where some will doubtless remain for a while continuing its work, how do I know but that there is not plenty of power left in the VCNO to do good things on its way further down. If there was an active oral infection, discharge or whatever, then maybe I wouldn't swallow. I will find some old posts with toothpaste discussion to tell you what others are doing. Rowena Katy: I've made my first VCO toothpaste with 1/2 tbs VCO, 1/2 tbs Bicarb, some peppermint extract (all I have atm) plus about 1/4 tsp ground clove (ditto). It's more pleasant than I thought to use (although brown!), but as we are having a heatwave right now, it's sooooo liquid I just drip it onto the brush! I really like the clove flavour and I'm going to go and get some oil of clove as soon as I can. I think adding seasalt is a good idea. Grey Sea Salt is very tasty and helps to hide the strong taste of bicarb, plus you get extra trace vitamins with your toothpaste! Mike: I don't taste the coconut when mixed with baking soda and peppermint oil. So far I've done, 10 drops of peppermint oil with 1/2 T of VCO and 1/2 T of baking soda. Next time, I'll probably try 12 drops of peppermint oil with 2 drops of Tea Tree oil and the 1/2 T of VCO and 1/2 T of Baking soda. The only thing I'm not crazy about is the salty taste of the baking soda. Denise: You can get oil of clove usually anywhere they sell essential oils. Found the recipe for the toothpaste with the tea tree oil. Apparently the gal was mimicking the one Clenzology makes. It included 3 drops of tea tree oil, 2 drops of peppermint, and myrrh essential oil (pricey but can really make your mouth feel clean!) Myrrh is used as an antiseptic, great for mouth sores, etc. I made a tincture once with myrrh......boy was it ever bitter. Yuk! But maybe with the other EOs it wouldn't taste so bad....but the upside is you have a really clean mouth. Here is the link where I bought my 2 different toothpastes from if you want to check it out: http://www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com/herbal_toothpastes.htm My teeth have never, ever felt this fresh and clean before. I just tried both the Suprivicky and the Sudantha toothpastes. Can't decide which I like better. I love the clove in the Suprivicky, but the mint is really kinda different in the Sudantha. Really strange though, not used to brushing my teeth with something brown! LOL Also tried my new ionic toothbrush. Denise: You might be careful using oil of wintergreen, it is usually listed on toxic essential oil lists. I found out after buying some, decided not worth the risk. Maybe spearmint or peppermint. I've seen where people have added tea tree oil too. Clove might be nice. I just got an order today of 2 toothpastes from Sri Lanka that include clove. Excerpt from herbal monograph: Wintergreen leaf and oil can cause contact allergies. Warning: Wintergreen essential oil (methyl salicylate) is highly toxic. Oral intake of 4-6 grams of pure wintergreen oil can be fatal. If absorbed through the skin in high dosages it can produce central nervous system problems, fluid build-up in the lungs, and collapse. Nina: In the last 3 months I dumped this obnoxious prescription toothpaste and resumed my baking-soda-as-toothpaste routine. This time, however, I added coconut oil to the baking soda and stirred them together. This has been my new toothpaste. I just saw my periodontist tonight. He's been following my gums for 8 years or so. He said that the condition of my gums was "stupendous". The pockets (between teeth and gums) have gotten smaller and the gums are filling out. He sees this happen in one out of every 500 patients or so. "Fingers on one hand" number of patients. It was also the first time I have ever had my teeth cleaned where it didn't hurt as the instrument vibrated in the pockets under my gums. It felt comfortable and fine. http://mizar5.com/toothpst.htm has a few articles about making your own toothpaste. http://mizar5.com/keyes.html lists antibacterial ingredients http://mizar5.com/homemade.html Home made toothpastes I have to ask, have you read something that says to brush your teeth with CO? Does it actually get them clean? Do you mix it with something? I'm sure it would kill bad breathe since foul breathe odor is bacteria and CO is antibacterial. I use it for deoderant sucessfully, but never thought to use it for tooth cleanser. Reply: I was having gum inflammation and a couple of cavities, so my dentist asked me to use a prescription fluoride toothpaste instead of the baking soda I had been using for years. I knew better than to use fluoride and drugs, but the fact was that I was having gum surgery and fillings done, so I had nothing to brag about. I started using the dentist's toothpaste every day for the last 6 months. Gradually I began to notice that my front teeth were getting gray and mottled. It looked like the enamel was thinning out. It was quite visible - my sister remarked that it was a pity, since I used to have such beautiful teeth. Three weeks ago I had a disastrous bone density reading. In the last 6 months I had lost an annualized rate of 4% of my bone density. This is WITH the VCO. I have had several hypotheses about why I lost bone in the last 6 months so rapidly. One of them is the dentist's toothpaste. It may have gotten into my system through the gums and the mouth. Anyway, about 2-3 weeks ago I changed toothpaste. As Bruce suggested in his book, I stirred together some baking soda and some VCO. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it didn't stimulate my appetite, which I had been concerned about. It also felt quite clean. A few days ago I looked in the mirror and realized that the mottling on my front teeth had disappeared. They are very shining and white, and they look thicker and harder. Only the chipped portion in one corner is thinned out. I'm not sure if my eyes are deceiving me, or if the chipped portion is actually getting smaller by increments as well - i.e., if new enamel is growing. Is it conceivably possible for new tooth enamel to grow that quickly? I would be stunned if it were, but on the other hand, that is definitely what it looks like. . . . Melly: For toothpaste, I put together equal parts vco, and baking soda, 1 TBSP natural salt and 2 TBSPs cinnamon for better taste. This is used by my sister to whiten her teeth that have literall blackened due to the medicines she takes. In fact her teeth looked "rotten". I felt terrible for her so I made that concoction and surprisingly it really helped her. She only uses this paste when her teeth have discolored because the baking soda and salt are pretty abrasive. Ian: I experimented over the last couple of days with mixing approx equal parts VCO, Bicarb-Soda (I think this is the same as Baking Soda) and water to see if I could make it into a consistency that wouldn't set solid and whether it would separate with good results so far. I put it in the fridge and it still remained semi-liquid and has a pleasant sweet coconut flavour. Yet to see how it goes long term and whether with the added water it goes rancid over a shorter period of time. With the water added to it, it rinses off the toothbrush without leaving it oily at all. I hope to try a bigger batch when this all runs out and see how that goes. I will also try to find a more suitable bottle to put it in then a plain jar. Rowena comments: I never went further myself, but if the above method works, CS instead of water might be an enhancement. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
