Natural toothpaste

[GreenT]

Does anyone make their own toothpaste or buy all natural? I have just recently learned that fluoride is basically a poison and really is not good for you. I use baking soda and hydrogen peroxide once in a while, wondering if this would be fine as an all the time toothpaste??

[terry brown]

I have read that those would be too abrasive to use all of the time. I use them from time to time. The health food stores are full of toothpastes. I alternate between brands.

[Baby Bird]

You can also use plain old salt or a tooth powder, which is usually finely ground salt with some bit of minty flavoring. I have read that the glycerin in tooth paste is as much a problem for your oral health as the fluoride, since it coats your teeth and disrupts the pH of your mouth, something like that. Salt is actually a great antibacterial agent. Takes a little getting used to, but I have had good results (as in my first zero-cavity dental checkup in over 15 years)

[sport]

I understand that the glycerin also prevents your teeth from remineralising. I use a glycerin free toothpaste called VICCO
http://www.viccotoothpaste.com/
I get in in my local small health food store.

[KaleMama]

I have been using the minty "Xlear Spry Toothpaste"

http://www.vitacost.com/Xlear-Spry-Toothpaste

Fluoride and Sugar- Free!!!. And guess what? You can swallow it! (You don't want to but if by accident you or your children do, it's ok. ) ;) It works wonderfully and we have been using it for 1.5yrs now. It's about $3.50 per tube and works just like regular toothpaste.

[streetsurfer]

You might like bee propolis by bee rescued

[GreenT]

Thanks so much you guys!!

[RawKnitster]

I use Uncle Harry's Natural Products. They make a lot of different tooth cleaners for a reasonable price. After much experimenting I found my four favorites. In the morning I use the All Natural Tooth Powder, at night All Natural Toothpaste (peppermint). Every few days I use the All Natural Tooth Whitener (also a powder), and about once a week the Organic Oral Swish.

What didn't work for me...Uncle Harry's Miracle Non-Abrasive Toothpaste. At first I thought it was great. Turns out it wasn't doing a good job cleaning. I also tried making my own homemade tooth cleaners with sea salt and baking soda. After a couple weeks of daily brushing with these abrasives, my teeth became sensitive. Seems the enamel was getting thinner from the abrasives.