Smile!!! Yeah the heading doesn’t really tell you what this is about. We are here to talk about toothpaste or the wonders of toothpaste, and why toothpaste is bad for your teeth! This is something everybody wants to know because everybody likes a smile. People also like teeth! That is why there are cosmetic teeth whitening services and white fillings available. Everybody wants to have nice white teeth!. Even though white teeth aren’t necessarily healthy teeth, they give the illusion that you’re more attractive than you are. You can have anybody: male, female, somewhere in-between- and if they have nice white teeth they will stand out because of their dental. Similarly, you can have somebody who is very attractive, but with bad teeth they can look less attractive. Lets add some images and get some perspective: Would you prefer: 1) somebody you consider very attractive smiling at you with these teeth, 2) Or somebody who is less attractive smiling at you with these beauties? Okay, obviously the second picture has been photoshoped to look awesome but hopefully you get my point.
I’m not saying that having toothpaste will make you look like the horrible teeth picture let me just add ,those teeth probably belong to someone who grinds their teeth, drinks cola or soda of some kind, and never actually brushes their teeth and has poor dental hygiene. However, toothpaste is not as good for you as dentists would have you believe and there are other things that you can use instead of toothpaste that are better for your teeth. Let’s start off with what is bad with toothpastes then shall we: Fluoride- in adverts, they give the impression Fluoride is brilliant. So- what is wrong with Fluoride? Let me enlighten you. According to the Akron Regional Poison Centre, ingestion of 1/10 of an ounce of fluoride can kill a 100lb adult. Now 100lb is a very small adult but this stuff is also in children’s toothpaste. Accidently swallowing and ingesting this stuff can leave you with some horrible symptoms, such as diarrhoea etc. What is fluoride? – Sodium fluoride is a by-product of aluminium manufacturing. It is usually made by neutralising hydrofluoric acid with sodium hydroxide and then drying the crystals. If that means anything to you! Triclosan – This is used around the western world as a pesticide - on fruits and veg to stop things eating them, besides humans. Something that kills things surely isn’t good to put in your body! Wouldn’t you agree? But then again, we all drink and smoke so what do I know? We also continue to eat things that have pesticides on them and we have done alright so far. So big thumbs up there!! Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) - according to the American College of Toxicology, SLS can stay within the body for up to five days! Accumulating in several vital areas, like the heart and brain- those are pretty much the most vital areas in the body! When combined with other chemicals SLS transforms into another chemical named nitrosamines. This is carcinogenic and can cause you to absorb harmful nitrates! What this means is that it is FRIGGING POISONOUS!!!! Propylene glycol- this is an active component in antifreeze- ANTII FREEZE!!!!! What the hell!! Why are we putting this in our bodies? I know the other ones were killing bugs so, maybe you’ll get away with that. But antifreeze kills cats and dogs every year! Cats and dogs are significantly bigger than slugs or ants. Manufactures of this product won’t let people work with it without rubber gloves. It’s like those chillies that are hotter than the sun. Why would you put something in your body that you can’t touch normally? That is ridiculous!!The solution? The best way is to make our own toothpaste. What should we make it out of? Good question! It is really, really easy to do with natural ingredients: baking soda, water, sea salt, and peppermint extract and peppermint oil Baking soda-Baking soda can be used with some water to remove the stains on the surface of the teeth. It can also be used with hydrogen peroxide to enhance its whitening effects. Baking soda can be used by individuals with regular toothpastes too. It is often used in some teeth whitening products. Sea salt- sea salt has its own natural source of fluoride. Although what I have said above says not to use it, when it comes in a natural product you know it hasn’t been artificially made and that the amount in it is enough not to horribly effect nature. If it did all of the fish would be dead! Pretty good argument if you ask me! Peppermint extract and peppermint oil – this will mainly give the gloop that you make (from the baking soda seas salt and water) a nice taste and leave your breath feeling fresh. The Recipe: 1) Half a cup of baking soda, 2) one tablespoon of salt, 3)2 tablespoons of peppermint extract, 4) Peppermint oil 5-6 droops to flavour, Method: Mix all the ingredients with water until it is at a good consistency for you. You could use other flavourings too, such as normal mint- I’ts really up to you. Now, this last one I’ll mention, but you will probably think what the hell? Coconut oil! Yes, coconut oil! I know what you’re thinking bladdy hell this stuff can be used for everything. Yes, yes it can! In fact I doubt it’ll be long before they start putting it in medical first aid bags and hospitals. Athlete suffers compound fracture- first aider goes in kit, “Don’t worry we will have you up in no time.” Rubs coconut oil on the fracture and it’s healed! At the hospital- Nurse: “We don’t know what the infection is we have tried all manner of IVs” (that’s doctor talk). Doctor, “Have you tried coconut oil?” Nurses and other doctors look at one another as if he has gone mad, 10 minutes later they rub coconut oil on him……. Good as new! But seriously moving along. Coconut oil pulling can have great effects for oral health! How do you use coconut oil? Mix coconut oil with some warm water so it melts down from a solid into a liquid. Once it has melted down, you put it in your mouth and swish it around like you would some mouthwash. Again, add some peppermint for the fresh breath feel- it can be quite potent though so no need to use too much. The good thing about using oil is that mouth wash also has lots of chemicals and alcohol in it- swallowing it is always a bad idea! If you swallow some coconut oil by mistake it won’t do you any harm, it may actually do you some good. To have a look at the benefits of coconut oil, check out my blog on its benefits. Going back to picture one, this person looks to have a lot of bacteria around his gums and they are particularly inflamed. Coconut oil has properties in It that are good for the gums and can help fight bacteria in and around the gums, therefore it can help to reduce the spread of gum based diseases, such as gingivitis. There we go. Thanks for reading Until the next time xx Bibliography Picture 1 taken from www.pinterest.com Picture 2 taken from www.ianreeddentist.co.uk American collage of toxicity Akron Regional Poison Centre
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