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I don't remember where I read about it, I think it was Backpacker. Apparently if you squirt toothpaste on a cookie sheet and then run it through a dehydrator or bake it at really low heat you can get all the liquid out and have toothpaste pills which you then rehydrate in your mouth and brush with. Does anybody know more about?
Amigi'sLastStand
09-02-2006, 20:45
Why not just buy powdered toothpaste?
http://www.bearep.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=1996
Why not just buy powdered toothpaste?
http://www.bearep.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=1996Seven dollars for toothpaste? What, are you some kind of rip-off artist? Yeah, like I'm gonna pay $7 for toothpaste.:eek:;)
Frolicking Dinosaurs
09-02-2006, 21:16
Two words - baking soda (http://www.armandhammer.com/). Gets the job done and is multi-use.
Amigi'sLastStand
09-02-2006, 21:21
$7??? Do you think I would sell toothpaste for $7!?!?! Are you crazy? I'd break it up into 1 oz incriments and sell those for $7 ea. What kind of business man do you think I am?;)
Sam Walton was once confronted by at a press conference by a socialist reporter ( The Worker, I think ) and she asked him how he could sleep at night by buying plastic trinkets for .50c and selling them for $5 in his stores. He looked her dead in the eye and said, "What do you think I am, stupid? Are you crazy lady, I wouldn't pay more that .05c for those." She was referring to key chains, I think.
Two words - baking soda (http://www.armandhammer.com/). Gets the job done and is multi-use.
Amen. And in bear country - the only choice.
StarLyte
09-02-2006, 22:20
I don't remember where I read about it, I think it was Backpacker. Apparently if you squirt toothpaste on a cookie sheet and then run it through a dehydrator or bake it at really low heat you can get all the liquid out and have toothpaste pills which you then rehydrate in your mouth and brush with. Does anybody know more about?
Nah don't go thru that.....you can always consider baking soda. That's what I'm going to use next time so I can stop putting my toothpaste in my bear bag.
hint> boars like toothpaste.
just use one drop of Dr. Bronner's Soap. Works like a charm.
River Runner
09-03-2006, 02:41
I don't remember where I read about it, I think it was Backpacker. Apparently if you squirt toothpaste on a cookie sheet and then run it through a dehydrator or bake it at really low heat you can get all the liquid out and have toothpaste pills which you then rehydrate in your mouth and brush with. Does anybody know more about?
I did that for my last trip. Worked great.
I put small dollops of toothpaste on top of a plastic sandwich bag & stuck them in the dehydrator for a few hours. Mine turned out a little tacky, but they could probably be dried longer for a drier "dot".
I put four dots in a tiny zipper seal bag for a weekend trip. They weigh nearly nothing. They did get a little squashed in my pack, but peeled off the zipper lock bag easily. I just inserted them in my mouth and started brushing, and the dot rehydrated into a foam just like brushing my teeth at home.
Lighter and cheaper than those tiny toothpaste tubes. :sun
River Runner
09-03-2006, 02:46
just use one drop of Dr. Bronner's Soap. Works like a charm.
I tried that once - never again! It's a great soap, but a nasty tasting tooth cleaner. :eek:
Nightwalker
09-05-2006, 00:44
I tried that once - never again! It's a great soap, but a nasty tasting tooth cleaner. :eek:
At one drop it's okay. At two it starts getting nasty. :eek:
Lanthar Mandragoran
09-05-2006, 11:37
Why not just buy powdered toothpaste?
http://www.bearep.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=1996
Ditto:
Eco-DenT DailyCare & SpecialCare Toothpowders (http://www.eco-dent.com/dailycare-specialcare-toothpowders.htm)
David S.
03-09-2009, 01:13
Sorry to dig this up...just doing a search regarding toothpaste. I have found lately that in a pinch, just H20 and a toothbrush is really all I need. I can get my teeth feeling nice and clean with nothing more than just a toothbrush and water. Its a surprisingly effective way to clean your teeth when you otherwise really don't want to go about finding a place to spit. Say for instance, your in your sleeping bag and realize your mouth feels really disgusting. Just brush up with plain water and drink as you go. Works like a charm. Toothpaste only helps keep the one you love...loving you back.
Rockhound
03-09-2009, 02:03
I don't remember where I read about it, I think it was Backpacker. Apparently if you squirt toothpaste on a cookie sheet and then run it through a dehydrator or bake it at really low heat you can get all the liquid out and have toothpaste pills which you then rehydrate in your mouth and brush with. Does anybody know more about?
A lot of naysayers here, but let me just say if you heard about it from Backpacker magazine then it must be true.:rolleyes:
Rockhound
03-09-2009, 02:12
Maybe if you buy it by the case you can get a discount.
Your teeth seriously, definitely need fluoride in toothpaste. Anything preference after that I don't really care.. Just please ask your dentist people, fluoride in toothpaste (especially since you're not drinking fluoridated tap water out of a stream) is extremely important.
shelterbuilder
03-09-2009, 08:50
Two words - baking soda (http://www.armandhammer.com/). Gets the job done and is multi-use.
FD - most of these young kids wouldn't have a clue if I said "tooth powder", but when I was a kid, that's all my aunt and uncle used. I'm not sure how it was made, but I suspect that the major component was.....baking soda!
Personally, I've used Dr. Bronner's for years. (I'm carrying it anyway for dishes and clothes and bathing.) Just don't use too much - more than 1 or 2 drops is a bit much!!!
Celeritas
03-09-2009, 10:02
Your teeth seriously, definitely need fluoride in toothpaste. Anything preference after that I don't really care.. Just please ask your dentist people, fluoride in toothpaste (especially since you're not drinking fluoridated tap water out of a stream) is extremely important.
I'm sorry, but you're misinformed. That's just what they WANT you to think. Flouride is a poison. http://www.naturalnews.com/005900.html
Also, I remember reading about a common chemical (can't remember the name right now, starts with a T..) found in most commercial toothpastes that when mixed with flouride produces formaldahyde. Scary, huh?
I think I might actually go the Dr. Bronner's route. I didn't think of it before, but I already use it for everything else so why not?!
Baking soda.
And, take Backpacker's advice with a grain of salt (& a high index of suspicion that it may be, , , , inaccurate or of questionable value).
superman
03-09-2009, 20:06
In 1965, Colgate sold a small can of powdered toothpaste. It tasted great. It looked super in the footlocker display... with the tube of shaving cream.:-?
Feral Bill
03-09-2009, 21:09
I'm sorry, but you're misinformed. That's just what they WANT you to think. Flouride is a poison. http://www.naturalnews.com/005900.html
Also, I remember reading about a common chemical (can't remember the name right now, starts with a T..) found in most commercial toothpastes that when mixed with flouride produces formaldahyde. Scary, huh?
I think I might actually go the Dr. Bronner's route. I didn't think of it before, but I already use it for everything else so why not?!
Fluoride is not fluorine. Lots of people are afraid of fluoride, but that does not make it dangerous. Make your own choice, brush your own teeth.
I don't remember where I read about it, I think it was Backpacker. Apparently if you squirt toothpaste on a cookie sheet and then run it through a dehydrator or bake it at really low heat you can get all the liquid out and have toothpaste pills which you then rehydrate in your mouth and brush with. Does anybody know more about?
I use baking soda or salt. Both do the job as well as others while you're on the trail.
superman
03-09-2009, 21:23
I'm sorry, but you're misinformed. That's just what they WANT you to think. Flouride is a poison. http://www.naturalnews.com/005900.html
Also, I remember reading about a common chemical (can't remember the name right now, starts with a T..) found in most commercial toothpastes that when mixed with flouride produces formaldahyde. Scary, huh?
I think I might actually go the Dr. Bronner's route. I didn't think of it before, but I already use it for everything else so why not?!
I see your from Connecticut. I seem to recall one of your people claiming that the best way to get rid of cavities was to put them through a wood chipper.(damn DNA messed up that theory):)
The Weasel
03-09-2009, 23:26
Tooth powder is available at most Wild Oats and similar stores. I think the brand is "Tom's". I use it exclusively on the trail.
Weasy
superman
03-09-2009, 23:38
I carry a small tube of the same kind of colgate toothpaste that I use at home. Since I'm 62 years old and have all my own teeth with no cavities I'm not going to change now.:banana
Here's a recipe for home made tooth powder I found on the web, haven't tried it but it looks ok.
Step1
Combine three tablespoons baking soda, one tablespoon salt, and four drops clove oil in glass or metal bowl.
Step2
Use spoon to mix well, mashing mixture against the sides of the bowl to insure that oil is well distributed.
Step3
Store powder in small, air-tight jar.
Step4
To use powder, place a teaspoonful in the palm of your hand and pick up with a moistened toothbrush
Jayboflavin04
03-10-2009, 00:37
i was a chemistry student in college. A professor told me that the flouride in toothpaste is the by-product of the aluminum manufacturing process. The mass flourinating of H20 is also done with industrial chemical by-products.
I use the same toothpastes that everyone else uses, just throwing that stuff out there for you folks. I just hate the idea of someone else making the decision on "what is best for me"!
you don't need any powder. Just carry a small tube of tooth paste. Its not a big deal.
Panzer
middle to middle
03-10-2009, 21:06
Baking soda works well as tooth cleaner and has other good uses, it will settle your stomach from some of that nasty trail food.
boarstone
03-10-2009, 22:03
Two words - baking soda (http://www.armandhammer.com/). Gets the job done and is multi-use.
baking soda, hundreds of uses...toothpaste--only one.
baking soda, hundreds of uses...toothpaste--only one.
Baking soda yes and them light weight hikers leave the toothbrush at home use you fingers to brush:p