Originally posted by Kelee:

fluoride has always been a TOXIC by-product, of the fertilizer industry. they had to pay to have it disposed of at SAFE sites. now its sold to toothpaste companies.. yum



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http://www.fluoride-history.de/chemicals.htm

http://www.fluoridation.com/calgaryh.htm



Making homemade toothpaste
http://www.tammysrecipes.com/homemade_toothpaste

We made our own toothpaste!!! It was fun, easy, frugal, and tasty! I'm totally hooked.

I have been wanting to make some more natural toothpaste, but all of the recipes I had seen online called for glycerin or other ingredients that I didn't have on hand. When I came across Julie's post about making toothpaste, I was excited!

Here is how I made my homemade toothpaste:

2 tablespoons coconut oil
3 tablespoons baking soda
1/2 small packet of stevia powder
20-25 drops of peppermint oil*

1. Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl, using a fork.

*Add about half of the amount of peppermint oil to start, and test the toothpaste to see how much you want/like. I used NOW brand peppermint oil, and ended up stopping at 25 drops which is still not as strong as I am used to, though it does taste nice and minty! Julie noted in her instructions that using part spearmint oil will make the toothpaste not as "hot" as using all peppermint oil.
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What can you do to stop fluoridation of our water supply? There are some good ideas here:
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