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[veganvalentine]

I've heard the brushing your teeth with baking soda is a good/cheap way to whiten them. Whose actually done this and can give me some tips. I'd like to try it but don't know exactly what to do... tia!

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[caliginous]

wet your toothbrush, dip in baking soda, brush. It tastes awful (salty), but it works fairly well. I make my own toothpaste with baking soda, a drop of tea tree oil, and several drops of peppermint oil, plus Matcha powder. You can skip the matcha and just flavor the baking soda if you want, just use food grade oils and start small and work your way up, EO's are strong

[veganvalentine]

That was very helpful, thank you. I have a dentist appointment soon so I'll ask about it there before I start.

[stealingsnow]

Definitely do some research on fluoride before deciding to use it for anything.

[skincare_expert]

Agreed. With that entire entry pretty much. Baking soda is supposed to be very good for whitening. If you think about it, pretty much it does the same thing as a whitening toothpaste: gently takes off the outermost layer of enamel on the teeth. So, you end up taking stains and discolorations off. So long as its just surface stains, of course.

[janerunner83]

Check with your dentist first.

[wendye]

This has never worked for me, but I am an avowed coffee addict.

[sherbearlove]

blech...i can't imagine that tasting very yummy