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TOOTHPASTE
Toothpaste is an essential product for routine dental care, yet it often receives little attention. You might pick up whatever is on sale, promises whiter teeth or offers your favorite flavor. However, commercial toothpastes often contain chemical additives such as saccharin, harsh whiteners or bleaches and artificial flavors and colors. These additives may cause an allergic reaction in sensitive individuals. Making a custom toothpaste allows you to select ingredients to fit your specific needs, such as gum problems or sensitive teeth. Antiseptic, anti-inflammatory essential oils, such as tea tree, peppermint and thyme, along with the gently abrasive actions of sea salt, clay and baking soda, can sweeten your breath, remove plaque, keep your gums healthy and destroy harmful bacteria without chemicals.
TOOTH POWDER: The dry dental powders that currently seem to be out of vogue are fairly inexpensive and come in refillable dispensers. The products are mostly made of chalk (a mild abrasive), flavoring and a small amount of soap dust for cleansing purposes. A tooth powder would be an easy homemade dental care product. Just shake a nickel-sized amount into the palm of your hand, dip a dampened brush into the substance and scrub your teeth vigorously.
EXTRA TIP: If you are short on toothpaste, you can also brush your teeth with a little fine-ground salt and apple juice. The salt tightens the gums, and the apple juice gently whitens the teeth. Rinse thoroughly.
TOOTHPASTE APPLICATIONS
First, floss your teeth. Moisten your toothbrush and apply some toothpaste to it. Brush your teeth in small, circular motions for two minutes, then brush your tongue a few times. Rinse and gargle with mouthwash.
Recommendations by Dr. Paul Keyes for using home-made toothpaste with a tooth brushing technique for preventing gum disease and tooth decay:
Add glycerin to baking soda to form a pasty mixture that can be applied to a toothbrush with a spoon or other instrument. A few drops of flavoring oil can be added to the glycerin-soda mixture for flavor.
- Put a capful of hydrogen peroxide in a glass, cup or tumbler.
- Moisten bristles of multi-tufted toothbrush by dipping in peroxide.
- Rub moistened bristles over cake of unscented Neutrogena soap.
- Cover bristles with soda-glycerine mixture.
- While using a mirror, brush outer and inner sides of teeth in small circular motions.
- Re-dip brush in peroxide as needed.
- Work mixture between teeth with a flat toothpick or gum stimulator.
Another Suggestion:
Equal parts salt and baking soda made into a paste using 3% Hydrogen Peroxide (Food Grade).
Another Suggestion Using Hydrogen Peroxide Rinse:
Into a wide mouth jar, add 1 cup Baking Soda and 1 Cup Sea Salt. Shake well. Wet your toothbrush, shake off excess water, dip it into powdered mixture and brush for 2 minutes. Swish a few Tablespoons of Hydrogen Peroxide around in your mouth. The Hydrogen Peroxide may or may not foam, depending on the amount of bacteria in your mouth. Gargle and spit out the peroxide. Rinse with water a few times, making sure to gargle. Follow with dental floss. This will help to eliminate bleeding, tender gums. It may also help to prevent colds and sore throats since it kills germs.
TOOTHPASTE INGREDIENTS
GENTLY ABRASIVE CLAY FOR PLAQUE REMOVAL
Mineral-rich cosmetic clay is available in most health-food stores and comes in the form of a white powder. It is gently abrasive, but also suitable to use on sensitive teeth. The cosmetic clay can remove stubborn plaque deposits and contains minerals that help to strengthen tooth enamel, the basic shield against tooth decay.Herbal-Remedies: Pascalite Bentonite, Healing Powder, 16 oz.
Pascalite is used in soap and toothpaste, applied as a poultice to insect bites, sunburns, infections, cold sores, canker sores and acne, and as a suppository for hemorrhoids. Users found it a potent skin cleanser and conditioner, drank it for heartburn and ulcers.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Cosmetic, Facial and Spa Quality Clays - White Cosmetic Clay
The most versatile and easily applied clay that is most commonly found in standard skincare preparations and cosmetics. White Cosmetic Clay which is also traded as White Kaolin Clay is a very fine and light clay that has natural absorbency properties and is frequently found in powders, body packs, skin care products, and deodorants. Choose from 3 sizes.
Vegetable glycerin provides a base for diluting the essential oils and gives the toothpaste a creamy consistency, so it can be spread easily over the teeth. It also imparts a sweet, natural flavor that children will enjoy.Mountain Rose Herbs: Vegetable Glycerine (16 oz to 5 gallons)
This pure 100% USP grade vegetable glycerine (glycerin) is used in cosmetics and body care products to assist in retaining moisture and is helpful in pulling oxygen into the skin. Vegetable glycerine is a natural emollient that adds a cooling effect on the skin and has become a predominant ingredient in most skin care products and soaps. Vegetable glycerine is also the principal medium for the manufacturing of non-alcohol based herbal extracts, which are called glycerites. This makes for a sweet alcohol free extract that can be easily administered to children, animals and those with alcohol sensitivities. Kosher certified and suitable for food and cosmetic use. Choose from 3 different sizes.
Tincture of Myrrh is available at health-food stores. It's anti-inflammatory and astringent effects can help to combat the swollen and bleeding gums that are typical in the early stages of periodontal disease.Herbal-Remedies: Myrrh Tincture, 100% Organic, 2 fl. oz.
MYRRH (Commiphora molmol) is a cleansing agent which counters toxins in the body. It is often used as a main ingredient in mouthwashes and gargles to help with sore throats, infected gums, pyorrhea, and halitosis. It is beneficial for Candida albicans (thrush) and for athlete's foot. Other uses: for leg ulcers and other sores; as a tonic and stimulant for bronchial and lung diseases; as a natural anesthetic; to cleanse the stomach and colon; as an antiseptic poultice on boils, sores and other wounds.
Herbal-Remedies: Myrrh Gum Powder, 4 oz. Bulk
Myrrh is a common ingredient of toothpowders, and is used with borax in tincture, with other ingredients, as a mouth-wash.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Myrrh Essential Oil (1/2 oz to 16 oz)
Used in pharmaceutical products, including mouthwashes, gargles, and toothpaste; also used in dentistry. Extensively used as fixatives and fragrance components in soaps, detergents, cosmetics, and perfumes, especially oriental types and heavy florals. Properties: Anticatarrhal, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, astringent, balsamic, carminative, cicatrisant, emmenagogue, expectorant, fungicidal, pectoral, sedative, stimulant (especially pulmonary), stomachic, tonic, uterine, and vulnerary.
Orange essential oil helps to freshen the breath and leaves a delicate, fruity aftertaste.Herbal-Remedies: Orange Oil, NOW Foods, 4 oz.
NOW Foods Sweet Orange Oil is naturally cold-pressed from fresh orange peels. This essential oil is 100% pure. Oranges are mentioned in ancient Chinese writings as early as 2400 BC, and like most citrus fruits, were heavily traded and widely popular as a food and a fragrance. It takes 1,000 lbs. of fresh oranges to make 10 lbs. of Orange Oil.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Orange Essential Oil (1/2 oz to 16 oz)
Sweet Orange Oil is extensively used as a fragrance component in soaps, detergents, cosmetics, perfumes, and in the food and drinks industry. Properties: Antibiotic, anticoagulant, antidepressant, antigenic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, calmative, carminative, cholagogue, choleretic, depurative, digestive, diuretic, fungicidal, humectant, hypotensive, sedative (nervous), stimulant (digestive and lymphatic), stomachic, and tonic.
Bitter Orange Oil is used in certain stomachic, laxative, and carminative preparations. Employed as a fragrance component in soaps, detergents, cosmetics, colognes and perfumes. Extensively used as a flavoring material, especially in liqueurs and soft drinks. Properties: Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, choleretic, fungicidal, sedative (mild), stomachic, and tonic.
Cloves are an ancient toothache remedy. Clove oil is a mild anesthetic that temporarily deadens the nerves in the teeth. Clove-Oil toothpaste is a boon for very sensitive teeth and for pain caused by sweet, cold or hot foods and drinks.Herbal-Remedies: Clove Essential Oil, 2 fl. oz.
Today in America Clove is used to treat worms, viruses, candida, and various bacterial and protozoan infections, but is most commonly used externally to treat toothache and mouth and throat inflammation. Chewing Clove will freshen breath. Clove oil is a powerful antioxidant, and is helpful in regulating the body's use of insulin. Clove also helps prevent the breakdown in the retina of a substance called docosaheraenoic acid which slows down macular degeneration and aids vision in old age.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Clove Bud Essential Oil (1/2 oz to 16 oz)
In Chinese medicine the oil is used for diarrhea, hernia, bad breath and bronchitis. Used in dental preparations, and as a fragrance component in toothpastes, soaps, toiletries, cosmetics and perfumes, the production of printing ink, glue and varnish. Properties: Analgesic, anthelminthic, antibiotic, anti-emetic, antifungal, antihistaminic, anti-infectious, antineuralgic, anti-oxidant, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antiviral, aphrodisiacal, carminative, counter-irritant, expectorant, general stimulant, larvicidal, parasiticide, spasmolytic, stimulant, stomachic, tonic, and vermifuge.
GENERIC TOOTH POWDER RECIPE
1 Cup (3 Parts) Baking Soda (Cleanser & Sweetener)
1/3 Cup (1 Part) Salt (Abrasive)
2-3 Drops Peppermint or Wintergreen Essential Oil (Flavoring) [Optional]
Thoroughly mix baking soda and salt and funnel the compound into a short small-mouthed container such as a soda bottle. For flavoring, add the essential oil drops to the powder and mix well to give the powder a pleasant flavor. The home-made tooth powder can be mixed half and half with a commercial tooth powder, if desired.
TOOTH POWDER RECIPE #2
3/4 Cups Baking Soda
30 Drops Peppermint Essential Oil
20 Drops Thyme Essential Oil
10 Drops Myrrh Essential Oil
10 Drops Fennel Essential Oil
Mix the Essential Oils with the baking soda. It can be put through a mesh sifter or strainer a few times to mix it well and store it in a small plastic container with a well fitting lid. Dip a wet toothbrush and brush your teeth. Hydrogen Peroxide can be used to wet the toothbrush, if desired. The Essential Oils give the baking soda a better taste and is good for the gums. Tea-Tree Essential Oil, which is very antiseptic, can be substituted for the Thyme Oil. Mandarin Orange Oil can be substituted for the Fennel, if you want a black licorice taste. Myrrh is essential to this recipe for its healing and tonic properties. This formula when used with hydrogen peroxide brush wetting solution can help to whiten teeth and restore health to gums.
For a Mouthwash Solution using this formula, substitute the Baking Soda with 250 ml inexpensive Brandy and add the Essential Oils. After brushing, rinse mouth and spit out. Do not drink.
HERBAL TOOTH POWDER RECIPE
3 Parts Baking Soda
1 Part Sea Salt
3 Parts Calcium-Magnesium-Vitamin C Powder
3 Parts Finely Ground Prickly Ash Bark
1 Part Echinacea Powder
1/2 Part Goldenseal Powder
Peppermint Essential Oil (To Taste - Optional)
Combine ingredients and shake well. Use about 1/4 teaspoon on a wet toothbrush. Great for restoring gum and tooth health.
OLD FASHIONED TOOTH POWDER RECIPE
2 Tablespoons Dried Lemon or Orange Rind
1/4 Cup Baking Soda
2 Teaspoons Sea Salt
Place rinds in food processor, grind until peel becomes a fine powder. Add baking soda and salt. Process a few seconds more until you have a fine powder. Store in an airtight tin or jar. Dip moistened toothbrush into mixture. Brush as usual. To make into a toothpaste, use 1 Teaspoon of Tooth Powder and add 1/4 Teaspoon Hydrogen Peroxide. Mix into a paste and brush as usual.
HEALING CLAY TOOTH POWDER RECIPE
Clay is so rich in minerals. It is wonderful for demineralization. It is also highly alkalizing without resorting to using baking soda. If you don't want to risk the systemic effects of ingested baking soda or having baking soda inadvertently absorbed through oral tissue or swallowed. Here is an alterative suggestion using clay. There are different colors of clay with slightly different properties.White clay is great for general dental use for adults and children.
Green clay is slightly more cleansing and toning to the gums.
Pink and red clay are soothing.
Yellow clay is great for regenerating tissue - it is very high in natural sulfur which has a strengthening effect on gum tissue.
As a powder it can be used straight or mixed into a paste with water, with salt water, with bee propolis, with colloidal silver or liquid calcium/magnesium etc. It can be rinsed out - or left on for a while and rinsed out - there is no danger to swallowing it - actually good for you - many people take up to a tablespoon or more internally for cleansing and as a mineral substance that adjusts homeostasis.
CLAY-MSM TOOTH POWDER
2 Tablespoons White Clay Powder
1-2 Teaspoons Very Fine MSM Powder
1 Teaspoon (or more to taste) Xylitol Powder
1-5 Drops Lemon, Peppermint or Fennel Essential Oils (To Taste)
Mix ingredients well.
Herbal-Remedies: Xylitol, 100% Pure Natural Sweetener, NOW Foods, 2.5 lb
Xylitol 100% Pure Natural Sweetener resembles sugar in taste and consistency, but has a third fewer calories and is a great sugar alternative for diabetics.
GENERIC TOOTHPASTE RECIPE
This recipe is an extension of the Generic Tooth Powder Recipe.
1/2 Cup Tooth Powder (Recipe Above)
3 Teaspoons Vegetable Glycerin
10-20 Drops Essential Oil For Flavoring (Peppermint, Wintergreen, Anise, Cinnamon, etc.)
To tooth powder, add the glycerin and flavoring oils. Mix the ingredients thoroughly in a bowl and add just enough water to make the concoction the consistency of toothpaste. Spoon the substance into a small refillable plastic squeeze bottle or any container that dispenses easily and won't leak.
The amount of glycerin you add will control the "pastiness" of the cleanser and obviously the type of flavoring will determine the taste. Both ingredients are inexpensive and available at any drugstore or online (see product links below). Your grocery store can supply you with salt, food coloring and baking soda.
You can adjust the amount of glycerin to make the paste more or less "stiff", according to your use. The amount of salt can also be adjusted, depending on the abrasiveness you desire. Food coloring is optional and cinnamon oil can be used in place of peppermint or wintergreen, but use it carefully. Adjust the flavoring, adding one drop at a time to your taste.
Commercial toothpastes generally incorporate a slick, easy flowing combination of chalk, soap, glycerin and flavorings. Your homemade creation will not be as smooth, but you will find it more satisfying, less wasteful and much less expensive..
Commercial toothpastes have large quantities of fluoride in them. Notice the warning label on your commercial toothpaste tube. Check it out - it states that if swallowed, contact poison control!!!! Contrary to what we have been led to believe, fluoride is NOT good for us. It is a poison. Do the research.
TOOTH SUPER CLEANSER
Hydrogen Peroxide (A Few Drops To Make A Paste)
Baking Soda
Make a paste by combining the two ingredients. Use this paste on your teeth and also gently rub along your gums two times a week.
TOOTHPASTE RECIPE FOR SENSITIVE TEETH
1/4 Cup White Cosmetic Clay
1/4 Cup Vegetable Glycerin
20 Drops Tincture of Myrrh
4 Drops Orange Essential Oil
4 Drops Clove Essential Oil
1. Put all ingredients in a bowl, and whisk them thoroughly until smooth.
2. Fill a plastic toothpaste tube (available at camping equipment stores) with the paste. Fold the end of the tube over several times until it is firmly sealed. Or fill a jar with the paste.
3. Store in a cool, dry place away from bright light. Use within 6 months.
TOOTHPASTE RECIPE FOR FRESH BREATH
1/4 Cup White Cosmetic Clay
1/2 Cup Vegetable Glycerin
1/4 Cup Baking Soda
20 Drops Tincture of Myrrh
8 Drops Peppermint Essential Oil
8 Drops Spearmint Essential Oil
1. Put all ingredients in a bowl, and whisk them thoroughly until smooth.
2. Fill a plastic toothpaste tube (available at camping equipment stores) with the paste. Fold the end of the tube over several times until it is firmly sealed. Or fill a jar with the paste.
3. Store in a cool, dry place away from bright light. Use within 6 months.
TOOTHPASTE RECIPE FOR PERIODONTAL DISEASE
1/4 Cup White Cosmetic Clay
1/2 Cup Vegetable Glycerin
1/8 Cup Baking Soda
1/8 Cup Finely Ground Sea Salt
20 Drops Tincture of Myrrh
4 Drops Tea-Tree Essential Oil
4 Drops Thyme Essential Oil
1. Put all ingredients in a bowl, and whisk them thoroughly until smooth.
2. Fill a plastic toothpaste tube (available at camping equipment stores) with the paste. Fold the end of the tube over several times until it is firmly sealed. Or fill a jar with the paste.
3. Store in a cool, dry place away from bright light. Use within 6 months.
MINT TOOTHPASTE RECIPE
6 Teaspoons Baking Soda
1/3 Teaspoon Salt
4 Teaspoons Vegetable Glycerin
15 Drops Peppermint or Wintergreen Extract or 4 drops Essential Oil
Mix thoroughly. Should be a tooth paste consistency. Store in a container. Makes your mouth feel fresh.
HERBAL TOOTHPASTE RECIPE
4 Tablespoons Arrowroot Powder
4 Tablespoons Orris Root Powder
Purified Water
1/2 Teaspoon Clove Oil
1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon Oil
1 Teaspoon Ground Sage
Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl. If the paste is too thick, add more water, add a drop at a time until the desired consistency is reached. Transfer paste into a jar with a good fitting lid. Makes 4 oz.
VANILLA & ROSE GERANIUM TOOTHPASTE RECIPE
1/2 Ounce Powdered Chalk or White Clay
3 Ounces Powdered Orris Root
4 Tablespoons Vanilla Tincture
15 Drops Rose Geranium Essential Oil
Honey, enough to make a paste.
Combine all ingredients and mix until you have a paste the consistency you like. Store in an airtight container. use a clean wooden spatula (such as a popsicle stick or a narrow tongue depressor) to scoop paste onto your toothbrush. Store the stick in the same container if you plan to reuse it.
VODKA-HERBAL TOOTHPASTE RECIPE
2 Tablespoons Baking Soda
1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt
1 Teaspoon Vodka
2 Drops Oregano Essential Oil
2 Drops Wintergreen Essential Oil
2 Drops Peppermint Essential Oil
Blend well. A few drops of Oregano Oil can be used in a orthodontic irrigator, if desired. Note: If you have bonding on your teeth, do not use Oregano Oil as it will cause staining.
ALL NATURAL TOOTHPASTE RECIPE
1/4 Teaspoon Peppermint Essential Oil
1/4 Teaspoon Spearmint Essential Oil
1/4 Cup Arrowroot Powder
1/4 Cup Orris Root Powder
1 Teaspoon Ground Sage
Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add water until the paste is a desired consistency. Store at room temperature in a tightly covered jar. You can also substitute 1/2 teaspoon each of Cinnamon and Cloves Essential Oil for the Peppermint-Spearmint combination, if desired.
MOUTHWASH FOR FRESH BREATH
Unpleasant mouth odor is often the result of a coating on the tongue, not on the teeth. When you brush your teeth, brush your tongue, too, to remove the coating and harmful bacteria. You can also easily make an antiseptic mouthwash with tea-tree and peppermint essential oils that will not only freshen your breath but also fight against gum inflammation.
1/2 Teaspoon Tincture of Myrrh
1 Drop Tea-Tree Essential Oil
1 Drop Peppermint Essential Oil
1 Cup Warm Water
Add ingredients together. Each time you brush your teeth, gargle with this solution afterward.
LEMON MOUTHWASH RECIPE
3/4 Cup Vodka
20 Drops Lemon Essential Oil
1-1/4 Cup Distilled Water
30 Drops Bergamot Essential Oil
Combine the vodka with the essential oils in a bottle. Shake well and allow them to sit for 1 weeks. Shake once a day. When ready to use it, dilute the mixture with 3 parts water to 1 part mixture. Use it as a gargle or mouth rinse. Do not drink.
NATURAL MOUTHWASH FOR BLEEDING GUMS RECIPE
Make up the following mixture. Add it to a glass of warm water and use as a mouthwash. Do Not Swallow!
2 Drops Lemon Oil
1 Drop Lavender Oil
2 Drops Eucalyptus Oil
ANTISEPTIC MOUTHWASH RECIPE
1 Drop Peppermint Essential Oil
1 Drop Thyme Essential Oil
1 Drop Eucalyptus Essential Oil
1 Drop Wintergreen Essential Oil
1 Tablespoon 190 Proof Ethyl Alcohol
6 Tablespoon Distilled Water
Pour all into to glass jar with tight fitting lid. Shake before each use.
HERBAL ANTISEPTIC MOUTHWASH RECIPE
Use this mouthwash after dinner by simply swizzling some around in your mouth. Then, if you enjoy herbal liqueurs, go ahead and swallow it; you'll find that it's delicious. This mixture contains more than 20 antiseptic compounds and could help prevent tooth decay.
1 Pint 100 proof Vodka
2 Tablespoons Eucalyptus
2 Tablespoons Cardamom
2 Tablespoons Rosemary or Spearmint
1 Tablespoon Cherry, Birch or Wintergreen
1 Tablespoon Horsemint
1 Tablespoon Thyme
1 Tablespoon Wild Bergamot
In a glass jar, mix the herbs into the vodka. Close the jar and put it away for one month to six weeks in a dark place in your cupboard. You can shake the glass jar daily to blend mixture. When ready to use, you can dilute the mixture water, if desired or use it straight, according to your taste.
HOMEMADE MOUTHWASH RECIPE
4 Ounces Water
4 Ounces Vodka (vodka may be substituted for water OR a pure Rosemary tea infusion)
4 Teaspoons Liquid Vegetable Glycerine, Optional (Simply sweetens the mouthwash.)
10-12 Drops Wintergreen Oil, Peppermint Essential Oil or Spearmint Essential Oil
5 Drops Myrrh (Optional - Myrrh can assist in mouth and gum care)
Notes: This recipe makes a rather minty mouthwash but as it contains no added flavorings, it is not as sweet or strong as commercially available mouthwashes. You can adjust your flavoring to suit your tastes by adding more or less mint oil to the mixture.
HERBAL TEA MOUTH RINSE
Rinse your mouth with a cooled tea. Mint is a great choice.
ANTI-BACTERIAL BREATH SPRAY RECIPE
1/4 Cup Distilled Water
1/4 Cup Vodka
5 Drops Clove Essential Oil
5 Drops Anise Essential Oil
5 Drops Cinnamon Essential Oil
5 Drops Orange Essential Oil
Mix all ingredients and place in a bottle with a spray mister top.
ORAL-HYGIENE TIPS
Replace your toothbrush with a new one about every 4 weeks to prevent bacterial and yeast buildup.
Use unwaxed dental floss or an oral irrigation device to remove stubborn plaque deposits and food particles from between your teeth every day.
If you cannot brush your teeth, eat an apple or chew non-sticking, sugar-free gum to promote saliva flow and inhibit acid formation that damages the teeth.
To avoid eroding the gumline, use a soft toothbrush. Never brush your teeth so hard that your gums bleed, and don't brush teeth more than 3 times a day.
MOUTH CARE WITH SEA SALT
The tissues of the mouth can benefit greatly from sea salt.
For bleeding gums - make a paste of 1 teaspoon baking soda to 1/2 teaspoon sea salt. Brush with this mixture 3 times per day instead of the toothpaste. You can also ad a few drops of Tea Tree Oil.
DENTAL ABSCESS OIL BLEND RECIPE
Put 1 drop of Chamomile oil on a cotton ball and apply directly to the abscess. Also rub over the jaw and cheek area with the following:
3 Drops Lavender Oil
2 Drops Tea Tree Oil
TOOTHACHE OIL RECIPE
Clove oil is great to use for toothaches. You can make your own by mixing together equal amounts of whole cloves and vegetable oil and allowing it to sit for several weeks. Cinnamon oil can be made the same way.
COLD SORE OIL RECIPE
Put 1 drop of Geranium Oil on a cotton ball and apply it directly to the sore, if possible as soon as it is suspected. Repeat every day. Also, massage the whole of the body including the face and neck with the following:
10 Drops Geranium Essential Oil
10 Drops Lavender Essential Oil
2 Drops Thyme Essential Oil
8 Drops Lemon Essential Oil
COLD SORE LOTION RECIPE
5 ml Lavender Water
1 Drop Lavender Essential Oil
1 Drop Bergamot Essential Oil
1 Drop Geranium Essential Oil
1 Drop Chamomile Essential Oil in Jojoba Oil
Store in a brown glass bottle.
QUALITY SUPPLIES & PRODUCTS
Mountain Rose Herbs: Essential Oils (1/2 oz to 16 oz)
Essential oils used in the above recipes can be ordered here.
Herbal-Remedies: Orange Oil, NOW Foods, 4 oz.
NOW Foods Sweet Orange Oil is naturally cold-pressed from fresh orange peels. This essential oil is 100% pure. Oranges are mentioned in ancient Chinese writings as early as 2400 BC, and like most citrus fruits, were heavily traded and widely popular as a food and a fragrance. It takes 1,000 lbs. of fresh oranges to make 10 lbs. of Orange Oil.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Orange Essential Oil (1/2 oz to 16 oz)
Sweet Orange Oil is extensively used as a fragrance component in soaps, detergents, cosmetics, perfumes, and in the food and drinks industry. Properties: Antibiotic, anticoagulant, antidepressant, antigenic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, calmative, carminative, cholagogue, choleretic, depurative, digestive, diuretic, fungicidal, humectant, hypotensive, sedative (nervous), stimulant (digestive and lymphatic), stomachic, and tonic.
Bitter Orange Oil is used in certain stomachic, laxative, and carminative preparations. Employed as a fragrance component in soaps, detergents, cosmetics, colognes and perfumes. Extensively used as a flavoring material, especially in liqueurs and soft drinks. Properties: Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, bactericidal, carminative, choleretic, fungicidal, sedative (mild), stomachic, and tonic.
Herbal-Remedies: Pascalite Bentonite, Healing Powder, 16 oz.
Pascalite is used in soap and toothpaste, applied as a poultice to insect bites, sunburns, infections, cold sores, canker sores and acne, and as a suppository for hemorrhoids. Users found it a potent skin cleanser and conditioner, drank it for heartburn and ulcers.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Cosmetic, Facial and Spa Quality Clays - White Cosmetic Clay
The most versatile and easily applied clay that is most commonly found in standard skincare preparations and cosmetics. White Cosmetic Clay which is also traded as White Kaolin Clay is a very fine and light clay that has natural absorbency properties and is frequently found in powders, body packs, skin care products, and deodorants. Choose from 3 sizes.
Herbal-Remedies: Myrrh Tincture, 100% Organic, 2 fl. oz.
MYRRH (Commiphora molmol) is a cleansing agent which counters toxins in the body. It is often used as a main ingredient in mouthwashes and gargles to help with sore throats, infected gums, pyorrhea, and halitosis. It is beneficial for Candida albicans (thrush) and for athlete's foot. Other uses: for leg ulcers and other sores; as a tonic and stimulant for bronchial and lung diseases; as a natural anesthetic; to cleanse the stomach and colon; as an antiseptic poultice on boils, sores and other wounds.
Herbal-Remedies: Myrrh Gum Powder, 4 oz. Bulk
Myrrh is a common ingredient of toothpowders, and is used with borax in tincture, with other ingredients, as a mouth-wash.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Myrrh Essential Oil (1/2 oz to 16 oz)
Used in pharmaceutical products, including mouthwashes, gargles, and toothpaste; also used in dentistry. Extensively used as fixatives and fragrance components in soaps, detergents, cosmetics, and perfumes, especially oriental types and heavy florals. Properties: Anticatarrhal, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, astringent, balsamic, carminative, cicatrisant, emmenagogue, expectorant, fungicidal, pectoral, sedative, stimulant (especially pulmonary), stomachic, tonic, uterine, and vulnerary.
Herbal-Remedies: Clove Essential Oil, 2 fl. oz.
Today in America Clove is used to treat worms, viruses, candida, and various bacterial and protozoan infections, but is most commonly used externally to treat toothache and mouth and throat inflammation. Chewing Clove will freshen breath. Clove oil is a powerful antioxidant, and is helpful in regulating the body's use of insulin. Clove also helps prevent the breakdown in the retina of a substance called docosaheraenoic acid which slows down macular degeneration and aids vision in old age.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Clove Bud Essential Oil (1/2 oz to 16 oz)
In Chinese medicine the oil is used for diarrhea, hernia, bad breath and bronchitis. Used in dental preparations, and as a fragrance component in toothpastes, soaps, toiletries, cosmetics and perfumes, the production of printing ink, glue and varnish. Properties: Analgesic, anthelminthic, antibiotic, anti-emetic, antifungal, antihistaminic, anti-infectious, antineuralgic, anti-oxidant, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antiviral, aphrodisiacal, carminative, counter-irritant, expectorant, general stimulant, larvicidal, parasiticide, spasmolytic, stimulant, stomachic, tonic, and vermifuge.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Aloe Vera Gel (8 oz to 5 gallons)
This incredibly stable Aloe Vera Gel with a pourable consistency is highly beneficial for dietary, cosmetic, and household use. A helpful and indispensable household ally for treating burns, bites, and other skin maladies. Pulverized from the inner fillet of certified organically grown Aloe Vera plants, and further filtered to produce a clear and consistent Aloe gel with a well rounded, and fresh odor. Contains 99.7% pure organic Aloe Vera, and natural preservatives and stabilizers consisting of Potassium Sorbate, and Citric Acid at a percentage not to exceed 0.3%. May occasionally contain pieces of pulp and inner fillet. The 8 ounce retail bottle is packaged with a pump top and the other sizes are packaged in bulk. Choose from 4 different sizes.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Baking Soda (1 lb to 50 lbs)
A natural source Sodium Bicarbonate that complements body care recipes by adding a smooth texture to creams and lotions. Also acts as a wonderful pH stabilizer and subdues viscosity thus making your products easier to handle. Choose from 3 different sizes.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Grapefruit Seed Extract (1 oz to 1 gallon)
This Citricidal brand Grapefruit seed extract is one of the most widely applied ingredients for its anti-bacterial & preservative qualities. It has marvelous stabilizing properties and has become a regular part of most of our body care formulations. This Grapefruit seed extract is combined with glycerin where as most suppliers have their extracts based in propylene glycol. A much cleaner alternative. Choose from 5 different sizes.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Vegetable Glycerine (16 oz to 5 gallons)
This pure 100% USP grade vegetable glycerine (glycerin) is used in cosmetics and body care products to assist in retaining moisture and is helpful in pulling oxygen into the skin. Vegetable glycerine is a natural emollient that adds a cooling effect on the skin and has become a predominant ingredient in most skin care products and soaps. Vegetable glycerine is also the principal medium for the manufacturing of non-alcohol based herbal extracts, which are called glycerites. This makes for a sweet alcohol free extract that can be easily administered to children, animals and those with alcohol sensitivities. Kosher certified and suitable for food and cosmetic use. Choose from 3 different sizes.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Dead Sea Salt (1 lb to 55 lbs)
A luxuriant sea salt extracted and solar dried from the saline and mineral rich marshes of the confined Dead Sea. Dead sea salt is a nutrient rich, extremely fine, and partially moist salt perfect for bath products and scrubbing blends. Because of its moisture content we have found it easily mixed with other ingredients with little or no separation. This salt is extremely wealthy in numerous key elements and has proven to be one of the best therapeutic salts available. Choose from 3 different sizes.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Himalayan Pink Salt (1 lb to 55 lbs)
Himalayan Pink Salt is one of the purest salts available for culinary, therapeutic and cosmetic uses. This delectable salt is hand mined from the pristine Himalayan mountain range and the crystals range dramatically in color from off-white to a lustrous pink, which indicates a quantifiable amount of 84 trace elements & iron. The benefits are endless but Himalayan Pink Salt is primarily used for gourmet cooking and in bath preparations. Choose from 3 different sizes.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Sea Salt, Fine or Coarse (1 lb to 50 lbs)
An excellent food and cosmetic grade sea salt from the coast of California. All natural, solar evaporated sea salt that makes the perfect scrub, bath salt, or for inclusion in your custom formulated bath blends. Lovingly create your own bath salts by mixing dried herbs, flowers and botanicals, or add your own essential oils to create an euphoric bathing experience. Choose from coarse or fine. Choose from 3 different sizes.
Mountain Rose Herbs: Aromatherapy Essential Oils
The essential oils offered by Mountain Rose Herbs are 100% pure steam distilled plant oils with an unsurpassable fragrance, exceptional depth, magnificent keynote, and are free of carriers, diluents and other inputs. Here you will find some of the worlds most magnificent oils from reputable distillers and suppliers we know, trust, and have a wonderful working relationship with. Mountain Rose Herbs essential oils are processed from freshly harvested material within clean distilleries, thus promising you some of the most magnificent oils available on the market.
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