I appreciate the content! I got some tips for you friend. Calcium bicarbonate does not naturally occur in nature and anything that takes a huge lab to produce is most likely not natural. In nature things come in compounds and are not isolated even natural salt has trace minerals. Isolated compounds have worse absorption and less bioavailability. These ingredients enter the blood through the mouth because anything that touches our skin absorbs in our bodies. natural antibiotics and antibacterials in the form of a trusted essential oils are perfect( although most essential oils are not pure these days) natural paste can be formed by having an saturated fat like organic grass fed tallow or coconut cold pressed. The essential oil mixed with the carrier oil is good. You can also make a paste with fresh herbs by grinding but the shelf live isn't as long or powder with water. Natural abrasives are activated charcoal( from wood ash not petroleum) the ashes in the tree are medicinal, egg shells made to powder( is very soft), or fine salt either Celtic Sea salt or Himalayan. You can also make tooth powder with an abrasive and ground spices like cinnamon, clove, peppercorn or something else that's considered an antibacterial. Mouth wash is a watered down tea or sloshing around oil with oil pulling for 4-5 mins. For bad breath make lemon/ lime water For tooth pain clove or peppermint tea For natural remineralization eat healthy and your saliva will secrete minerals to remineralize your teeth. The gut and mouth are connected and share both good and bad bacteria. Use a natural toothbrush like animal hair or plant fiber to stop micro plastics from entering your bloodstream/gum line.
I followed your recipe from your website but it is very runny. I double checked the weights. Any ideas on how to get it to a more pasty consistency? Thanks 😊 Edit: Also didn't use any water since it was already pliable enough.
Even without water, yours was runny? Some people hadn't seen that I had more water than needed in the ingredient list and added it all and it was runny. I'd suggest adding more baking soda and calcium carbonate, as needed. It could be that your particular glycerin is more liquid than mine.
Hi Tracy, Could I ask where you bought your calcium carbonate. As I can only find ones that are grey and quite gritty. Did you powder you xylitol first as well? Thank-you
Hello Tracy, I just made my first batch. It seems like my glycerin is runnier than yours, because I didn't need to add any water at all, as s matter of fact I had to add more calcium carbonate to my mix to make it pasty. Overall it's fantastic and we all just brushed our teeth and loved it. Thank you for sharing this recipe ❤ Cheers!
I make my own cosmetics (soap/lotion etc) and I want to also make my own toothpaste and after much research I ended up with this formula, what do you think? I have yet to make it but I make my own plant glicerites and I was thinking about making a chamomile glicerite and using that for even more benefits. I added 25% xylitol because I read that this had the highest remineralization and cavity fighting benefits. This is my formula: 24% Calcium Carbonate 0.5% Aloe Vera Powder 0.5% Propolis Powder 25% Xylitol Powder 33.5% Chamomile Glicerite 11% Mint Hydrolate 2% Inulin 1.5% Arginine 2% Iris Powder
@Thethingswellmake I appreciate every effort to encourage people to make their own, especially with something like oral care, but one of the biggest reasons for making your own is to NOT be putting glycerin on your teeth which every store bought toothpaste has. The glycerin coats the teeth and prevents them from absorbing minerals and nutrients from food - as well as from the bentonite etc. Doesn't it defeat the purpose if you're adding glycerin to homemade toothpaste? Personally I would rather encourage people to try making tooth powder instead. I know people mostly have toothpaste ingrained in their thinking (or tooth soap, as it was originally called) but tooth powder is so much easier to make and safer as a dry product isn't going to be growing mold. I just wonder if it wouldn't be better to steer people away from toothpaste altogether and educate them on all the benefits of powder over paste. Lets make tooth powder the norm once again. My hat is off to you for all you're doing to encourage diy. Thanks. :)
I cover this topic in the post for this recipe, if you’re curious and want to read it.(thethingswellmake.com/best-homemade-toothpaste-recipe-dentist-formulated/) I have other recipes up for those who don’t want a glycerin based toothpaste, including several tooth powders and toothpaste tablets based on this recipe. Neither of those use glycerin. That said, I did a lot of investigation on the topic and I’m convinced that the idea of glycerin coating the teeth in a dangerous way is a myth. (Glycerin is water-soluble and gets rinsed away with water and salive.) Its source came from a book that also claims that sugar has no bad effects on tooth enamel. (I guess he’d prefer sugar in a toothpaste to glycerin.) The problem is, many times, especially when it comes to blogs on the internet, people like to parrot ideas without doing real investigation into if what they are saying is actually truth. Incidentally, my son is about to turn 13 and has been using a glycerin based toothpaste all of his life and has never had any issues. He’s never had a cavity or other oral issues. He, as most kids would, refuses to use powders. There are pros and cons to all of the different products that you can use. This is a lot easier to use than a powder and many people are lazy and dip their toothpaste directly into the powder itself contaminating it. This can lead to bacterial growth which I find more problematic than glycerin. Toothpaste tablets are probably the best option, but a lot of people don’t like the mouthfeel. (Though it’s pretty much the same as a powder.)
I wholeheartedly agree with you from the beginning to end …. As far as the surfactant you’re using … it is much more natural correct? Also for the person above it’s two types of glycerins The best one to be used will be the vegetable glycerin
Hi, thank you for so much Great information. If we don’t use water do we still need a preservative? And would you know….. is glycerin considered a cosmetic or a drug?
I have never worked with Sodium Lactate, but I believe it's more like Sodium Bicarbonate. It's not a surfactant. The SCG is a surfactant that helps give "foaming" to the toothpaste more like what you'd buy. You can just leave it out if you don't want to use it. You can also try using a different solid surfactant like SCI. I'd choose a mild one that you have seen as an ingredient in other toothpastes to be sure. (I'd suggest avoiding SLS, despite its wide use, because it is harsher and can cause irritation.)
This is spooky. I was looking at your older toothpaste recipes earlier today. How funny you've just uploaded this new recipe :) I will make this one once I have the ingredients. Thank you Tracy :)
You're welcome! I have a toothpaste tablet recipe about to come out in a few days too! It will use most of the same ingredients. 😊 I'm also reworking the entire oral care section, so I think I'll be republishing the mouthwash post and the old toothpaste post with updates too!
@@Thethingswellmake Excellent will look forward to the new recipes 😊 Was thinking of making the laundry detergent too. Does it clean well? I know commercial detergent has enzymes etc which increase cleaning power, not that our clothes get very dirty anyway 😀
@@2711marcus I've been using it for years now and save a lot of money with it. I'm able to buy 5 liter bottles of concentrated sls for around 30 euros and it lasts me for years. I use the same recipe for most of the general cleaning in my house and it's based on the ingredients in Dr. Bronner's Sals Suds. I don't notice any real difference- other than my clothes don't smell like artificial perfume anymore. That makes me happy because I can't stomach them. (I just got a free bottle at the supermarket the other day and gave it away! 🤣🤣) To be honest, though, I'm not good at getting stains out with any detergents. I've gotten better and now use eucalyptus essential oil for grease stains and follow up with my homemade coconut oil bar soap. That combo works pretty well!
@@Thethingswellmake I hate the smell of commercial detergents most of them are so overpowering. I will make some. The one you use is with SLS , Coco betaine and Decyl Glucoside? Eucalyptus oil? Would never have thought of using that. Thank you for the tip 😊
@@2711marcus I had a horrible time with grease stains. I then learned about applying the eucalyptus oil directly to the stain. Lemon oil works too, but I think eucalyptus works better for me. You can follow it up with bar soap, but it doesn't usually need it. I then just throw it in the wash as normal. Yes, I use SLS, coco betaine and decyl glucoside. Any of the glucosides would probably work the same. I love it because it's easy to thicken it with salt and it looks like a "normal" detergent (minus artificial colorings) without needing any gums or other types of thickeners.
Thank you so much for this I have been looking high and low for a natural toothpaste that didn’t use oil. I was actually searching for garlic noodles and this video came up. I had just about given up thank you. Following you now that I found you
Yes, but obviously the texture and flavor will be different. I have recipes up for toothpaste with bentonite, but I (like many people) don't like the mouth feel of the clay as much. Also, the topic of using bentonite is a bit controversial as it's difficult to know if it is contaminated with heavy metals (and even if that can be problematic or not in the case of bentonite).
This is a good option, and I would use it on mine. To address the contamination issue that she mentioned, perhaps adding Activated Charcoal would help neutralize any contaminants, since this is one of the properties of charcoal. Often I take capsules to help detox the body. Besides, I believe it is known as a great whitening agent.
Can i also just add water until it forms a thick enough paste to roll into balls with gloves and put on parchment? I want to avoid baking silicome if possible.
A very nice work ,! thanks, I really appreciate you for this great work and detailed explanation of the process. Pls how possible is it to carry out this project in commercial quantity especially in a developing economy like West Africa? Thanks
Hi, you forgot to mention how much surfactants you put in? Or did I just miss it? Besides that I am so so so excited to make my own I have been distancing me from bad store bought toothpaste and really want to make my own ❤🌿
Hello, thanks for this information. I have been looking for a safe DIY, (no preservative needed), recipe. I do have one question though…… According to the EWG, the ingredient “Sodium Carbonate” is prohibited in food, so…… Is it safe in toothpaste? Thanks
You don't want to use sodium carbonate. That's washing soda and is harsher. You want to use sodium Bicarbonate, also known as baking soda. Baking soda is perfectly safe!
Unless you plan on eating the toothpaste, I wouldn't be concerned about it. (I'm assuming these links are based on people who actually consume the Xilotol.) This is only meant to be in contact with your teeth while you are brushing, and then you spit it out. It has been shown to have cavity fighting properties, and gives the toothpaste the sweetness that most people prefer in a toothpaste. Feel free to leave it out, though, if you feel that stongly against using it.
There is no water- only glycerin for "moisture" and binding of the ingredients, so no preservative is needed. This also has a high pH, making it inhospitable for most bacteria and other microbes.
@@Thethingswellmake thank you for the reply. Glycerin in certain levels is self preserving but your formula calls for 20 g of water mixed in a little bit at a time. That’s what my question was because you have water as a portion of your formula.
I'm not sure about the magnesium citrate and what it is like. Magnesium carbonate should work fine. It is a fluffy powder and has a high pH. I'd need to look into magnesium citrate more before recommending it. I'm assuming (from the "citrate" in it) that the pH would be lower. I prefer a higher pH for a toothpaste. I'm not sure how abrasive or the texture it would give to the toothpaste without studying it more or looking into it.
La hice Tracy pero me quedó demasiado líquido asi que le duplique el carbonato de calcio, claro recién escuchando nuevamente el video escucho que el agua se añade de a poquito, la próxima vez voy a prestar atención a eso. Y la probé y me encantó, mil gracias
Sí, al final no usé todo el agua. Quería tener bastante preparado para que la gente no tuviera que buscar más, pero igual debería bajar la cantidad un poco. Yo iba probando con cantidades más altas de bicarbonato y también me gusta así. Es ir experimentando con las cantidades para encontrar la consistencia que te guste. 😏
Me encanta que vuelvas a subir recetas eh echo muchas de tu blog y también voy hacer esta, vivo en estados unidos donde puedo en encontrar sodium cocoyl glutamate mire en tu blog pero no tienes link. Saludos.
El problema es que no encontraba nada en el Amazon de los EEUU. (Miro allí primero porque también deja la opción de buscar un producto parecido en el país de cada persona.) Como vivo en España, es difícil saber el mejor sitio de encontrar cada cosa en cada país. Hace unos años, era imposible encontrar nada aquí en España, pero la verdad es que se ha hecho mucho más fácil últimamente. Compro casi todo de un sitio que se llama Cremas-Caseras. Yo intentaría buscar en alguna página web que vende productos para jabones o algo así. De todas formas, puedes probarlo primero sin el tensioactivo. (Incluso puedes usar unas gotas de jabón natural líquido.) Lo bueno del SCG es que parece que tiene un sabor ligero así que no se nota en la pasta. En el pasado, he probado con algunos que se han notado mucho. (Igual usé demasiado. No me acuerdo la cantidad que usé.) Siento no poder decirte mejor.
Gracias Tracy por esta nueva receta, te pregunto: podría poner SCI en vez del otro tensioactivo, vivo en Ecuador y no hay toda la variedad de ingredientes que tienes alli
Sí, SCI es perfecto y se usa en pasta de dientes. Lo acabo de probar y tiene un sabor muy lijero así que no creo que se note nada en la pasta. Creo que será ideal. 😊
To be honest, I'm not very good at measuring things out when I'm not formulating a recipe. With this sort of thing, I just squeeze a bit into the bottle. It also depends what I'm cleaning. Sometimes, I just squeeze a little onto a sponge and use it like that- and then rinse with a wet rag.
@@Thethingswellmake I guess you don't need to be precise with it 😁Have you made a cleansing face bar? I was thinking of making one as it can have a lower ph than soap.
I haven't specifically made one for the face, but I do have a shampoo bar recipe up that could be used in that way. I never use soap on my hair because of. thehigh pH! thethingswellmake.com/diy-shampoo-bar/
