Making your own cosmetics and other hygiene products is becoming an increasingly common practice. Deodorants, body masks, hair care … And toothpaste in all of this? We tested an easy-to-make powdered toothpaste recipe for you. Verdict?
Making your own cosmetics involves many advantages. Knowledge of products, use of natural ingredients, savings … For apprentice chemists who want to get started, this simple recipe from toothpaste powder is ideal!
Focus on ingredients
Four natural ingredients are needed to make this toothpaste recipe:
– siwak powder
– vegetable coal
– baking soda
– spearmint essential oil
Siwak is a plant known for its purifying properties. In powder, it cleanses the mouth and soothes the gums. Vegetable charcoal has a whitening action and helps fight against bad breath. Finally, baking soda polishes the enamel and also helps maintain their whiteness with its anti-stain properties. These ingredients are available in organic stores, or in kit form like those that Aroma Zone has just launched to make its cosmetics at home.
The recipe for homemade mint toothpaste
Here’s how to make homemade mint toothpaste: In a bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of siwak, 3.5 tablespoons of baking soda and three big pinches of charcoal. A very fine gray powder is then obtained. To add the little “minty” side of traditional toothpaste, pour around thirty drops of spearmint essential oil and mix again. Transfer it to a clean airtight jar. The preparation is ready, all you have to do is test it!
A salty taste but clean teeth!
After moistening your toothbrush, you just need to dip it lightly in the mixture. When brushing, the preparation has an unpleasant salty taste due to the baking soda. But in the end, the result is there: the teeth are clean and the breath is fresh! The product can be kept for 6 months.
* The recipe and ingredients were provided by the “Siwak powder toothpaste” kit Aroma Zone
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