Activated Charcoal Toothpaste and Other Natural Toothpaste Alternatives

Most of the store bought shampoos, soaps and toothpastes are packed with ingredients such as parabens, microbeads, sodium laurel sulfate which are very harmful. If you want a healthier alternative for a toothpaste try this one. Its main ingredient is activated charcoal.

Activated Charcoal

This is a substance made of carbon. The main difference between ordinary charcoal, such as the burnt woody stuff you light the barbecue with, and activated charcoal is the surface of the material.

Activated charcoal is mainly composed of carbon atoms so it has a very fine porous structure on a particle scale. This means that a small amount of activated charcoal has a massive surface area! In chemistry, surface area is one of the factors that affects reactivity. The higher the surface area, the more room there is for chemical interactions to occur.

In other words the activated charcoal is able to bond with all kinds of substances and molecules that you’ve ingested. It’s great for detoxing your body.

Activated charcoal’s odor-absorbing, stain-removing, and abrasive properties make it a suitable toothpaste alternative. Check out this DIY recipe!

 

Other Alternatives

The food you eat also has great influence on the health of your teeth. You should get plenty of dietary fiber from fruits and vegetables and try to avoid processed sugars.

Fibrous foods such as apples and carrots are great for physically rubbing the plaque and stains off your teeth. If you struggle with gum inflammation, try to intake more vitamin C or make your own turmeric-based toothpaste.

 

Sources: healthyholisticliving.com; youtube.com

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