How to keep your teeth he althy and white without the use of dangerous chemicals and expensive dental procedures? The answer is simple: go back to the experience of our ancestors, who used tooth powders based on natural ingredients such as wine vinegar and pumice. The composition also included crushed talc, eggshells, gypsum, s alt, snail shells and other ingredients. In Europe, for example, products were made on the basis of chalk and medicinal herbs.
Since then, many years and even centuries have passed, but modern industry in the manufacture of such products widely uses chalk, and various oils (anise, eucalyptus, menthol) are added for aroma. And there are tooth powders, which include sea s alt, aluminum chloride, soda and beneficial trace elements that have an adsorbing effect and give freshness.
What is tooth powder good for?
Today, nanotechnologies make it possible to produce products that are completely composed of derivatives of natural medicinal plants. For ease of use, the packaging is equipped with special dispensers. Fundshelp to cope with caries, strengthen tooth enamel and gums, qualitatively clean from stones, stains and raids. They whiten and polish teeth well, and also reduce the risk of gingivitis and periodontal disease.
Use tooth powders to restore the acid-base balance in the mouth and reduce bleeding gums. Crushed sea crab shells are added to most modern cleaners, which have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects, and also protect the enamel from the penetration of harmful microorganisms.
When buying, be sure to study the composition of the tooth powder. Medicinal properties will have a product containing white clay. You can write endlessly about its healing qualities - it strengthens enamel, removes stone, removes an unpleasant odor, this is especially true for smokers and coffee lovers. Powder based on pink clay will help relieve inflammation. It is very good if the composition contains a collection of medicinal plants and soda - these are faithful and devoted companions in the struggle for he alth.
How to use tooth powder to achieve the desired effect?
Before brushing your teeth, take the powder and dip the brush into it, then moisten it with water and apply as directed twice a day. Means in the form of applications are applied to the tooth enamel for 15 minutes, then the oral cavity is thoroughly rinsed. Whitening tooth powders are used no more than 3 times a week. With their help, you can get rid of yellowness, stains, tobacco, plaque from coffee and tea.
Effective and safe product can be prepared independently from available and trusted ingredients to strengthen the gums and enamel. You will need the following herbs (dessert spoon each):
- licorice root;
- peppermint leaves;
- sage leaves;
- hop cones;
- nettle leaves;
- celandine;
- tansy;
- thyme;
- violet (grass) and coltsfoot.
All listed plants need to be ground in a blender or coffee grinder. To the mixture, add a small spoonful of pink and white clay, as well as 10 g of s alt (only fine). Store the powder in a glass container. Use once a week for prevention.
