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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