Tooth powder
Ingredients:
4 tbsp. Multani mud(or any other clay powder)
3 tbsp eggshell powder*(or calcium,magnesium powder)
2 tbsp. dried mint leaves(powdered)
1 tbsp. cinnamon powder
1 tsp. clove powder
1 tbsp. baking soda(optional)
1 tbsp. stevia sweetener(optional)
essential oils for taste(optional)
* dry shells of desi eggs for a few days, chop them then sieve.I consider a natural source of minerals(such as the eggshells) is preferable to the synthetic mineral supplements
essential oils for taste(optional)
* dry shells of desi eggs for a few days, chop them then sieve.I consider a natural source of minerals(such as the eggshells) is preferable to the synthetic mineral supplements
Tooth paste
Ingredients:
2 tbsp. baking soda
2 tbsp. eggshell powder
1 tbsp. stevia sweetener (optional)
10 drops peppermint essential oil(or more)
coconut oil as required
sources: www. wellnessmama.com
www.facebook.com/Homemadeguru
Assalamualykum
ReplyDeleteI'm Shanze (from ISB)
the toothpaste and toothpowder you taught were very nice and we used them a lot and after using these at home stuff I just did not want to use the commercial toothpaste
jzakillah for sharing your recipes!
Wa alekum assalam,
ReplyDeleteI'm really happy to hear that you managed to introduce these simple and yet efficient homemade products into your daily routine.I hope you'll keep experimenting with the other recipes as well and find them as satisfying as these ones.
Amna
Assalamu Alaykum, Javeria from Islamabad. Alhamdulilah have been using your tooth paste recipe and Alhamdulilah kids are using it without a fuss. I made a batch yesterday but when i used it later, it was quite hard. Its very cold here in Islamabad and the coconut oil was hard ..i had to microwave it to use it in the recipe. So any ideas what to do now to make the toothpaste soft and spreadable? Another question i had was about the egg shell powder. i make the powder in the small blender i have but its still not 'powder' form. it comes in between teeth. Was wandering if there is any other way to make it into powder and one thing i was wondering was about its safety. If its swallowed, will it cause any harm like kidney stone since its still in the form of small granules instead of powder.
ReplyDeleteWa alekum assalam J,
DeletePlease let me start by apologizing first for my tardy reply. Thank you for the interest and trust that you're showing in my posts.
As far as the hardening of the toothpaste is concerned, you may use any other liquid oil to form a paste, with the only suggestion that choose the one with the least outstanding taste and be careful to add very little at a time.
I chop my egg shells in a chopper so I can't really imagine how it would look chopped in a blender but I have tried crushing it in a pestle and mortar(the big wooden one) and it turned out quite fine especially after sieving it. If you're still not satisfied just go for the calcium/magnesium supplements, crush them and add them to your paste.
Regarding the safety of ingesting egg shells I would just like to mention that my grandmother was used to give us a daily dose of 1/2 tsp of dried and chopped eggshells as a calcium supplement and we never complained of any ailments as a result of it. Nevertheless I took a look on the net regarding this issue and have found that eggshells are completely digested in the stomach(think of how vinegar dissolves the shell and stomach acid is more acidic than vinegar) and turns out it's even an antacid so as far as I'm concerned I am completely at ease, but once again I must mention, if there is still any doubt in your mind regarding this, just switch to the store bought supplements.
Hope this helped ,Amna
P.S was wondering if you have any recipes for lotion and shampoo made with ingredients we can easily find in Pakistan. Jazakillah
ReplyDeleteP.S. Shampoo making has been a series of attempts and fails till now.I haven't found the right recipe yet, but am still looking.
DeleteAs far as lotion is concerned, let me not procrastinate any more, I'm giving myself time till the end of this week to post a lotion recipe. Please keep in touch,Amna
Thanks for the really useful information, I've added your blog to my feed reader.... Tooth Ache
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