Natural Toothpaste

[mountainm]

was it wild strawberry root, or maybe I also dreamt it too

I seem to recall strawberry root was used for teeth whitening (dunno if it works) so not necessarily cleaning. But haven't got Culpeper with me to confirm

 

[Bearded Bugs]

Sorry to resurrect the old thread guys, I've been looking for toothpaste info.

Powdered charcoal has been used for donkeys to clean teeth with believe it or not. Not very palatable though.

Do you use the ash from the fire as well as the broken up charcoal?

 

[Harvestman]

Isn't there mention of cuttlebone as toothpaste on another thread here? The "I live by scrounging off others and I'm ok, Jack" thread? I may have mis-remembered the thread title slightly.

 

[lannyman8]

i would use wood as with some fresh smelling herd crushed into a paste, and just for good measure bung some salt crystals in too.....

 

[Harvestman]

A fresh smelling herd, eh? Crushed to a paste? That's a lot of paste...

 

[lannyman8]

A fresh smelling herd, eh? Crushed to a paste? That's a lot of paste...

over a year then yes, but you would only need 3 0r 4 mint leaves a day....

the silica in the ash does all the work after all...

 

[lou1661]

Leadwood ash and a brush made from Magic Guarri, anything else is excessive.