Home Remedies For Whitening Teeth

Apparently our diet can do a lot to cause our pearly whites to become, well, not so pearly. Coffee, wine, pop, smoking and not brushing consistently can all cause our teeth to become stained.

If you've poked around my website for any length of time you'll have noticed that I recommend one thing as a preventative for just about every condition. Whole foods! Yup, whole foods definitely contribute to natural health and will keep our teeth white. But on to the whitening.

Teeth Whitening Home Remedies

Strawberry Polish

Strawberries offer plenty of whitening action for teeth. Strawberries contain malic acid which removes a lot of the stains on our teeth.

Baking soda is very useful for teeth whitening. Try it combined with the strawberries!

• Strawberries (a few)
• Baking soda (a bit)

Mash the strawberries and add the baking soda. Brush teeth with this mixture. Rinse well afterwards.

Tooth Scrub

This toothpowder is good to use in between the Strawberry Polish.

• 2 teaspoons herbs (any combination of horsetail, sage, echinacea, oregano, citrus peel)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 10 drops essential oil of choice (good ones are tea tree, orange or peppermint essential oils)

Grind the herbs very well and sift out large particles. Regrind. You want to be able to have a finely ground powder. Mix in the baking soda and essential oils one drop at a time. Stir well.

To use, place some Tooth Scrub on a moistened toothbrush and brush teeth.