dry/powdered tooth paste
Rather than bring along a small tube of regular paste; any suggestions on a dry type that might, for the same weight, last longer? brand names welcomed. Thanks, Mark S.
It's called SALT.
Just kidding, but you can use salt as an alternative if you run out of toothpaste. I just wouldn't do it on a regular basis, but is excellent at polishing teeth periodically.
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Baking soda works also...
You can use baking soda. if you can handle the taste.
A little baggie with baking soda mixed with a drop or two of peppermint extract or oil would work. Be sure it's an edible oil, and not some "aromatherapy" fragrant oil which are not good to eat.
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Brushing with baking soda takes me back to childhood...my mom would make me brush with baking soda and peroxide every now and then to whiten my teeth (she was way ahead of Crest and Colgate). She also made me soak my elbows in lemon juice periodically. Now I'm totally self-conscious about the color of my teeth and scalyness of my elbows.
Scaly elbows are indeed unattractive. Your mother was onto something.
I've been using baking soda for at least 4 months now, trying to get used to it before my thru. I went to my dentist for a cleaning last week and they said my teeth looked great and there was hardly any plaque, so it seems to work really well. I like it better, anyway...too many chemicals in toothpaste.
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Originally Posted by Appalachian Tater
Have you ever checked out someones elbow.... and thought damn, he/she would be a knockout...... if it werent for those ratty ass elbows??????
........I dont remember ever even noticing elbows at all.....
That's always the first thing I check out, it's a good proxy for their general hygiene. And I have a feeling this is something you'll be paying more attention to in the future!
i was checking out toothpowder the other day, and it IS baking soda, with a lot of other crap thrown in. i brought baking soda with me last year and i'm sticking with it as it doubles as deodorant. only downside is there's no fluoride ion.
to you all!!! Now that I know my mother was right, people really do notice my horrendous elbows, I'm going to need counseling to overcome my poor body image
Last edited by Pennsylvania Rose; 02-22-2008 at 11:54.
Toothpaste drops in a food dehydrator
Just smile.
http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/e...&u=&ist=Powder
yeah, that's the stuff i saw. its baking soda. they also throw in some tartaric acid and a few carbonates to make it fizz, so you think it's working i guess. i can't see spending 6 bucks for baking soda. i really actually like the idea of dehydrating regular toothpaste- at least you get the fluoride ion.
baking soda with a pinch of salt. My great grandparents (and probably yours) used it.
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someone on BPL put drops og toothpaste on a strip of wax paper and dried in a dehydrator. Just add water they say. The thread also said it sould be done the same way by laying it on your dashboard in the sun. Let me know if it works!!!
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Just take a little travel tube of toothpaste with you. It weighs all of 1 or 2 ounces?
really. the only reason to use an alternative would be if you prefer that to toothpaste. As a weight saver, not worth it.Just take a little travel tube of toothpaste with you. It weighs all of 1 or 2 ounces?
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