The common dental care includes mouth wash, brushing and floss. However, there is another very effective natural cleaning agent which can eliminate all the harmful bacteria in your mouth. The procedure is called oil pulling and it has become very popular nowadays. Using coconut oil as mouth wash has been used for more than 3.000 years in the ancient Ayurveda medicine. Washing your mouth with just one tablespoon of coconut oil will help you get rid of the harmful bacteria in your mouth and will also protect your teeth.
The natural paste made of coconut oil will prevent tooth decay, lower the risk of tooth damage and gingivitis, and will also eliminate the bad breath cause by the bacteria in your mouth. However, you need to use natural coconut oil only, and not the commercial chemical coconut oil.
Therefore, you should use organic virgin coconut oil which is easily available and cheap. The procedure is very simple.
In a bowl, melt 30 grams of coconut oil( a few tablespoons) and add 3 tablespoons of baking soda (about 45grams). Mix well using a fork until you get homogenous paste, similar to the commercial toothpaste.
However, you should bear in mind that coconut oil solidifies at temperature below 24-26 degrees and that is why many people choose to throw away the remains in the trash, instead of pipes. But, the good news is that coconut oil does not stick to the pipes.
The resulting coconut oil paste can be used to get rid of bad breath due to its powerful antimicrobial effects which can effectively remove the harmful bacteria from the mouth and tongue. Also, it will provide you with felling of freshness and cleanliness as effectively as the commercial toothpaste, but without the negative effects of the harmful chemicals that commercial toothpaste contains.