Mouthwash - dentist approved

I briefly had a stint at making my own toothpaste, used different mixes for about 3 month's and then got randomly paranoid about yellow teeth. I didn't have yellow teeth. But I was spiralling out so I decided to stop making it and go back to my colgate total toothpaste.

I did however miss the exceptionally clean filling I got from using my bicarb based toothpaste. Especially my tongue, without getting too delicate, I want it looking healthy and pink, not like I just finished drinking milk.

I always felt normal mouthwash was overkill and unnecessarily expensive. So after a few versions, I finally got my diy moutwash perfect. It lasts for about a week, but it's so easy to make I could do it everyday. Takes less than 5 minutes.

Equipment

• Sealable bottle roughly 200ml
• Distilled / filtered water
• Bicarbonate soda
• Measuring spoon
• Cinnamon Essential oil
• Clove Essential oil
• Peppermint Essential oil
• Spearmint Essential oil

Method

1. Half fill the bottle with water
2. Take a measured teaspoon and fill it with Bicarb to 4/5'ths (or the whole hog)
3. Put 1 drop of Cinnamon, 2 drop of Clove, 2 drops of Peppermint, 2 drops of Spearmint Essential oil in
4. Close the cap and shake until the Bicarb has dissolved.
5. Shake before use

This is great for me. I learnt the hard way not to put too much Cinnamon in, that stuff is wicked strong. It's also great for sensitive teeth and any inside mouth issues because of the Clove oil primarily.

This is definitely a staple for me. At my last check up at the dentist I told her what I was using and she said that sounds fine because the Bicarb is an alkaline and Clove is so good for so many things like throat infections. She said a lot of people who start out making their own mouthwash use fruit juice for some reason and she has to tell them to stop immediately. Why would you start with juice I don't know.