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Inga (Sydney, Australia) on 10/23/2008

After reading material on this site extensively, I am a bit confused and grappling with some issues relating to dental health, which I cannot seem to get a clear picture of.

1. Brushing with baking soda (and/or salt) - isn't it abrasive to tooth enamel? Does it make a difference if one dissolves it in water first?

2. Brushing with bar soap - does not soap also have glycerine in it (the reason why it is recommended in the first place due to even health stores toothpastes having glycerine in it - harder to rinse off etc)?

Doesn't bar soap have detergents in it also, and therefore presumably not advantageous?

3. Why is Hydrogen Peroxide not recommended as a rinse when one has metal fillings?

Looking forward to your reply. Thanks.

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Replied By Kristen (Hollywood, California) on 01/14/2011

Dr brauners pure Castile soap, or I have heard the kiss my face soap. Not glycerin soap.
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Replied By Sue (Fairfax, Va Usa) on 05/28/2011

I, too, am perplexed as to which bar soap is best for brushing teeth. If glycerin is to be avoided, all the other (natural) ones I have seen contain oils, and I wonder if that would have a similar effect to oil pulling? I have some metal fillings, and am not in good enough health at the moment to deal with any sort of detox from them. Does anyone have solid info on a bar soap that would clean the teeth without risking some sort of oil-pulling reaction? Thanks so much.
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Replied By C. (Charlotte, NC) on 03/25/2015

Dr Bronner's liquid soap for tartar on teeth. I didn't realize I had tartar! I floss, brush with a coconut oil/sea salt/baking soda mix/oil of oregano, and rinse with regular peroxide. The tartar is in between my teeth, on the back side. I couldn't see it but I could feel it. Tt was causing some weird type of vibration in my mouth. Somehow I got the idea to turn off the light in the bathroom and check my teeth with my flashlight. And there it was. Yuck!

So I started my online research. The one thing I came upon time and again (that wasn't very expensive and that I already have in the house) was Dr. Bronner's liquid soap. Those who reported using it said it would SLOWLY wear the tartar away. I've brushed with it before in a pinch so the taste wasn't unknown to me. I was willing to try again. I'm happy to say that so far it's been working, and yes, slowly like everyone said. It really just depends on how much tartar is involved and (I guess) how old the tartar is.

It's been about 2 weeks now, brushing with one drop of the peppermint liquid soap at least twice a day. It makes a LOT of suds. My teeth feel silky and clean. I have also ordered a food grade peroxide to rinse with. I wish I could have taken pictures before I started up to now. But how in the world would I have gotten the camera into my mouth???

I am so thankful because I don't want another bloody dental cleaning, caused by the girl having to scrape sections where the ultrasonic didn't work well enough. Will post more in another week or two.

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