Making your own toothpaste is easy and saves you money
Glycerin is a sweet, viscous liquid available at almost any drug store. It is one of the primary ingredients in homemade toothpaste, and acts as a sugar-free sweetener and lubricant that gives the paste the correct consistency. Making your own toothpaste can save you a lot of money. In fact, by 2010 prices it can cost as little as $2 to make enough toothpaste to last a family for a year. Prepare this recipe in minutes using common household ingredients and modify it to suit your taste.
Instructions
1. Take about a dessert spoon of salt, grind it up as fine as you can with a salt mill or pestle and mortar.
2. Mix one part salt to six parts baking soda in a bowl. The salt is the abrasive part that removes built-up food and the baking soda acts as cleanser.
3. Add a few drops of peppermint oil or whichever flavor you prefer.
4. Add glycerin a little at a time, mixing until the consistency is smooth and paste-like.
5. Spoon the mixture into a screw top pot or squeezable bottle and use twice a day to keep your teeth shiny, healthy and clean.
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