As promised, here is my follow up on our toothpaste making adventure! And it was an adventure with 3 helpers 6 and under. My youngest sister and I partnered together to get the ingredients and make this homemade toothpaste from the Weed ’em & Reap website. Then we launched our pioneering adventure with the help of my 2 daughters and her daughter. We worked to measure out the ingredients and let the ladies pour. We tried two different mixing methods (her blender and my mini food processor). We stopped half way through to have everyone try it and decide whether or not we wanted to double the batch. And we doubled it and we’re using it!

We did not have the Essential Oils on hand that the recipe calls for so we added some ground cinnamon for some flavor. We also decided to add some turmeric after reading that that is a natural tooth whitener. Ours came out much thicker than we expected, especially after reading all of the comments about watery mixes. We left it thick since that would be similar to if we decided to leave out the coconut oil and water (we included both) to make tooth powder.

She has been using the toothpaste, but still follows with her straight baking soda that she’s been brushing with for years. Her children just ran out of their tube of toothpaste (thanks in large part to a trip into the toilet during morning brushing time!!) and have just started using it. They are not sold on it.

My daughters and I have been using it since we made it about 2 weeks ago. They aren’t completely sold on it either and every once in a while they still ask for their strawberry toothpaste. I didn’t let them finish their “regular” toothpaste before switching! But, if told that their strawberry toothpaste is an option, but won’t make their teeth white like the new toothpaste the will choose the new. And, it’s true!! Both girls would have some yellow build up on their front teeth even right after brushing and they don’t now! I think my teeth are whiter than they were before, although it’s not a startling difference and my husband can’t see it! Also, although my tooth sensitivity is not completely gone, it is reduced and that is a HUGE deal to me. It’s a huge deal not just for my own comforts sake, but also because it means it might be strengthening the girls teeth and that is my BIGGEST goal!!

So, we will keep using it. I do want to work on the consistency next time because I think it will be easier for them to use and it might also help it last a little longer. Since it is so thick and is taking getting used to, I and Daddy are doing a lot more brushing than we used to do. Although, that may pay off in cleaner teeth, too! Overall, this is a big success. It was SUPER easy to whip up and I’m SUPER excited to get more oils from Northridge Oak to help with flavoring and perfect the consistency to get even more buy in and enthusiasm from the girls!