Tooth Powder-Final

Tooth Powder

After trying so many different toothpastes of the D.I.Y. variety I have finally put together one I like and that works for me!

I've used coconut oil mixed with baking soda, coconut oils mixed with activated charcoal, soap mixed with activated charcoal and peppermint oil. I also tried herb powder combinations twice.

I'm always looking for that "perfect" paste or powder! There have been drawbacks to every one I tried. The coconut oil styles have a bad habit of sticking to the sink so this means lots of extra cleaning. The ones with activated charcoal in them really were great except for that issue. 

Activated charcoal is great for whitening teeth and keeping the bacteria out. Soap was an awesome toothpaste-it foamed and made the teeth feel great! Problem? Well for one, taste was an issue but when I mixed it with peppermint drops it wasn't too bad. Main problem? Glycerin, it makes things stick to your teeth. It actually puts a film on your teeth that can keep them from accessing nutrients! Boo! Keep glycerin out of your combinations if you want a healthy mouth! 

Here is my final herbal tooth powder:

• 3 T. magnesium, calcium carbonate & zinc (powdered together)
• 2 t. Activated Charcoal
• 1 t. Baking Soda
• 1 t. Sea Salt
• 1 t. Ground Cloves or 20 drops Clove Oil
• 1 t. Calendula infused Sesame Oil
• a few drops of extract made from: Burdock Root,  Nettle Root,  Marshmallow Root and Yarrow
• a few drops of Rose Hips Extract
• 10-20 drops Peppermint Oil
• Stevia powder to taste

I mortar-pestled the ingredients and that's it- tooth powder! Place in glass jar (s). This is enough to last 6 months to a year depending on how much you use. A little goes a loooong way!

To use: Simply pour out a small amount into the cap, your hand, or the sink to rub your wet brush into. Brush 2 minutes and rinse well! Follow with your tongue scraper. Don't have one? Get one! It really helps keep the bacteria that accumulates off the back of the throat. That in turn keeps you from getting sore throats, colds etc. Try it-it works!

Note: Don't stick the brush into the container or you can contaminate the powder with fecal matter. Don't believe me?  Check this out: mythbusters ! You will be shocked! Unless you use an ultraviolet light or food grade bleach or some other thing like a zapper or silver-you use a contaminated toothbrush everyday. Yep! Yucky but true.


This tooth powder so far has worked really well. No sink mess, tastes nice, leaves my mouth clean feeling and I know I've fed my teeth with all the good nutrients of the ingredients. I'm not real great at "selfies" but here goes:

 My recent dental appointment I was complimented on my teeth! Very little tartar build up. No cavities. My teeth feel strong and my gums never bleed when I floss. All in all I'm very happy with my powder. I've even started to like the taste of clove! ;)

I started this because the DIY toothpastes I tried were messing up my sink! I'd quit toothpaste a while back due to all the SLS, fluoride, glycerin and cancer causing toxins in them. Finding a simple replacement turned into a 3 year long quest!

In 1994 I read Hulda Clark's "Cure for All Cancers" and have followed her guidelines for years. Her instructions for teeth are here: Dr. Hulda Clark's Mouth Care Instructions.  Some great advice! You can get food grade peroxide at most health food stores or there is a peroxy product made for braces wearers that works really great too!  One dentist I went to recommended rinsing with betadine but I couldn't quite wrap my mind around that one! Powder is still the best solution I've found for me.

My daughter sent me several links for all kinds of companies who make "all natural toothpastes". Some were really interesting! Like the Earth Paste for example, but at $4.95 a 4 oz tube it seems like a very expensive proposition to me! I even ran across a goat milk farm (toothpowder) that makes a tooth powder very similar to mine! Really cool! I put mine together researching what would help my teeth. It never dawned on me to try to find a powder for teeth other than the old Pepsodent! But now I know if I ever want to be lazy I can order something! :) I recently found a few more:

 dirty-mouth-primal-toothpowder
detox-tooth-powder
all-natural-tooth-powder
the-dirt-trace-mineral-tooth-powder

Seems like everyone is getting into the powder idea! Meanwhile I wish you the very best on your journey to healthy teeth and a clean mouth!

God bless you and yours!

Marla Riedling

MJR Soaps