Yes…my pretty little marker board with my pretty little smile out of my pretty little “oo,” and the toothpaste was a FLOP! 😦
Despite it’s ultimate FAIL, I learned from this “mad scientist” experiment, a my mother calls it. Here is the GOOD, the BAD and the YUCKY:
The GOOD–
If you can tell, the consistency began very solid. Then, it became soupy!
Okay, I was kidding. There really wasn’t anything good about it at all. It was kind of cool to see how all of the ingredients started out solid-y, and then turned to eventual soup (which it was not supposed to do), but…yea, that wasn’t exactly “good.”
On a good note, the baking soda, peppermint extract, and coconut oil did do a good enough job brushing my teeth. My mouth felt clean when I rinsed with cold water, just not “fresh,” like the mint would give it.
The BAD–
Well, I kind of just told you that, didn’t I? haha 🙂 The bad of it was that I used nearly HALF a bottle of $3.48 peppermint extract on trying twice to get the toothpaste to turn out right and yummy…which ultimately didn’t work. I gave the rest to my mom to use for cooking, since she’s the cook in the household. The Bad was also that I brushed my teeth multiple times with the failed homemade toothpaste, in order to test at different consistencies, measures, and recipe remixes. Nasty!
And, finally, the YUCKY–
I did determine that the peppermint EXTRACT was the main cause of it being so downright yucky (and also soupy). I will try again with peppermint OIL. Baking Soda does not taste exceptionally good, but adding alcohol (in the extract) is absolutely TEN TIMES worse! Don’t do it.
Here was my ingredient list:
Coconut Oil, Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, and Peppermint Extract. Consider the Extract a "bye-bye."
I was disappointed…
because I had all my items set out on the counter, and I had read and researched tons of recipes for homemade toothpaste, and I was PREPARED and EXCITED to go natural on this dental hygiene product.
I am NOT deterred…
because I know what was wrong with my recipe (stinkin’ peppermint extract), and I have read the different testimonies of people who have made their own toothpaste and it turned out well. Their pictures even turned out great, like these from Tammy’s Recipes. I am encouraged in my failure, and I am further inspired to pursue my natural lifestyle.
So…the search and the journey continues on.
Do you have any homemade toothpaste bloopers or tips to share? I would love to learn from your experience!
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