Aromatherapy Pharmacy - Aromatherapy & Essential Oils Guide

If you want to see healthy teeth and gums, go to parts of Africa where there isn't a tube of toothpaste in sight. Traditionally, certain sticks and rock salt have provided mankind with a most effective dental cleansing treatment. Today, the essential oils can provide a natural alternative to commercial products. Of course, it helps if you keep off the sweet things.

2 dessertspoons clay

1 teaspoon salt

2 drops Peppermint essential oil

2 drops Lemon essential oil

Green or white clay work equally well. Mix these together in a blender and keep in a box. Dip your toothbrush into the powder and wet with a tiny bit of water before brushing the teeth as normal.

Myrrh has been used for treating mouth problems for a very long time indeed. It is marvellous for keeping gums healthy and treating those that are not.

2 drops of essential oil of myrrh to 1 tablespoon of vodka and mixing well. Add only 2 drops of this to each glass of water you use to rinse the mouth.

Here is a recipe for a tooth powder based on a very old Swiss method. It helps to keep the teeth white:

1 tablespoon ground, dried orange peel

1 dessertspoon ground, dried sage

1 dessertspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon salt

5 drops Lemon essential oil

1 drop Peppermint essential oil

If you are having gum problems add to the above ingredients 15 drops of tincture of myrrh (available from the chemist) into which you have added 1 drop of myrrh essential oil. Mix it all together well in the blender.