My sensitive teeth are no longer sensitive. I am really happy about that. Who would have thought that using regular toothpaste would actually be the cause of this pain?

So I ditched my Sensodyne toothpaste about 1.5 months ago and started using my coconut oil recipe found in my original post. I never had any tooth pain when I quit cold turkey. However when I would accidentally and thoughtlessly pick up my daughters Weleda toothpaste and start brushing I would start having tooth pain again!

My only gripe about using my home made toothpaste is that my teeth are now getting stained and discoloured. I am a coffee/tea drinker and those beverages do stain the teeth.

Considering the amount of tooth whitening products on the market there is a great deal of interest in achieving pearly whites. I will start with just brushing with pure baking soda and water and go from there.

Here are some more natural tooth whitening strategies:

1. Pure baking soda and water
2. Eating strawberries
3. Lime juice and salt
4. Hydrogen Peroxide

I am a bit more hesitant to try the acid whitening techniques as they may cause more tooth pain.

One thing for sure, I will never go back to commercial toothpaste. Obsessing about pearly whites is a vanity issue and I won’t go there!

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I have thought for years that I would be stuck using Sensodyne toothpaste for my extremely sensitive teeth. Whenever I have tried to switch toothpastes to a natural toothpaste, my teeth would start hurting within 2 days. They would hurt so much that even breathing air through my mouth would cause extreme pain. I was also sensitive to hot and cold foods and even walking would cause my teeth to feel like they would fall out. Weird, I know. Lately even with the use of Sensodyne, my teeth were hurting when I was eating my lacto-fermented Sauerkraut. I was even considering blending my kraut in a blender and drinking it with a straw.

Learning about Weston A. Price and his work I understand that many traditional cultures did not use toothpaste or even brushed their teeth. They ate a nutrient rich diet high in seafoods, organ meats, mineral rich broths, healthy saturated fats and properly prepared grains (soaked, sprouted or sour leavened). These traditional cultures had near perfect teeth (free of dental decay and perfectly aligned teeth)  without the help of toothpaste or braces.

I was stumbled across a “toothsoap” video that explains how toothpaste can inhibit remineralization. I was taken aback by the discovery that the glycerin in toothpaste can inhibit remineralization of the teeth.

My children are not regular users of toothpaste either. My oldest has used natural toothpaste on and off in her young life. But my youngest hates toothpaste and just brushes with water. Both girls have no cavities or decay. So I set aside my Sensodyne toothpaste and created my own with Coconut Oil.

Coconut Oil Toothpaste

1 teaspoon of coconut oil

1/8th teaspoon baking soda

2 drops of stevia

3-5 drops of peppermint oil

Mix all ingredients together and store in a small jar.

I have been using this toothpaste for 2 weeks. The coconut oil makes your mouth feel moisturized and your teeth very polished.

I have no sensitive teeth and I can eat my sauerkraut without pain!

This post is part of Fight Back Fridays hosted by Food Renegade

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