Comments on: Baby Steps: Replacing your Toothpaste

By: Miss B

Miss B — Fri, 21 May 2010 01:39:13 +0000

@Mrs. M, I too have had lots of cavities in my past and I was informed by my dentist that it has more to do with the pH levels in your mouth (some people's are more acidic than others allowing plaque to be stickier). They said to use baking soda to brush with a couple times of week because it balances the pH level. So, it sounds like this might be a perfect switch for your family!

By: orange county tooth whitening

orange county tooth whitening — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:09:53 +0000

I really like your article, I always read this. I viewed your site quite so many times. Replacing toothpaste is not bad as long as we replace it for a much better one.

-heather-

By: orange county tooth withening

orange county tooth withening — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:19:03 +0000

Interesting views. Will certainly try doing that myself.

-heather-

By: Becca

Becca — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:00:04 +0000

We love Trader Joe's toothpaste. It is cheap- I believe $1.99/tube, and all natural.

By: Lindsay @ Passionate Homemaking

Lindsay @ Passionate Homemaking — Sat, 24 May 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Hey Steph, curious to hear your thoughts on children using fluoride toothpaste. I have read, I believe in the Maker's Diet, that it is important for children to use a little fluoride for proper teeth development, but that adults should not use it. Any thoughts?

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:00:00 +0000

I made Tammy's recipe for toothpaste and LOVE it. I live in TExas, and it does somewhat melt, but if you put enough baking soda in there and make it more like the texture of mashed potatoes, it works fine. I also made her recipe for deodorant, and let me tell you that stuff works, even in our 90+ degree Texas weather!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:00:00 +0000

We've been using Kiss My Face organic toothpaste for about 6 months now. I love the taste of it, and if I happen to use Crest that my husband still uses on occasion it tastes horrible to me.
Thanks for the info!

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:00:00 +0000

This will be a tough one for me - I am always at war between saving money and using better products! Right now I have easily a year's worth
of free toothpaste from CVS deals - I donate a lot and still have all we need! However, I do want to do what is healthier for my family, so I think I'll
give this one a try! Next time I'm at Whole Foods, I'll pick up one of the suggested toothpastes and give it a try!

On a side note, I tried the cinammon scones last week and they were wonderful! I used oat bran flour as that's what I had on hand and it was very yummy!

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:00:00 +0000

We recently switched to the peppermint Peelu toothpaste from Azure. The taste does take some getting used to! :) It's certainly not a sweet flavor.

I had a childhood friend whose mom had a little container of baking soda for the kids to brush their teeth with. (But the kids just knew it as "Magic Tooth Powder.") :) They just sprinkled that on their toothbrushes. She said it would whiten their teeth. I still wonder how effective it was as a toothpaste...

Thank you for this post!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Oh yes, also wanted to say that in regards to the cavities issue, I wrote a post about it a while back, as I'm just beginning to study the effects of nutrition on cavities, though I haven't done so nearly enough yet. Here's the post:
http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2008/02/cavities-and-nu.html