How to Make Simple Mouthwashes

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If you can't find the right mouthwash or find it too expensive, you can try making your own. The great thing about homemade mouthwash is that you know what's in it and can avoid such ingredients as saccharin or coloring. Making mouthwash is fast, fun, and it works just as well as the commercial varieties.

Ingredients

Baking Soda Mouthwash

Mix baking soda and water. You may have to experiment to get the texture you want.

Add mint flavoring or whatever flavor you want your mouthwash to taste like. Just be sure that your flavoring has no sugar in it.

Measure out 1 tablespoon of mouthwash and gargle for 30 seconds to 1 minute.

Rosemary-Mint Mouthwash

Boil the water.

Add herbs and seeds, infuse for 20 minutes.

Cool, strain and use as a gargle/mouthwash.

Double or triple the recipe and add 1 teaspoon of tincture of myrrh as a natural preservative, if you wish to make up a larger quantity.

Spearmint Mouthwash

Boil the water and vodka.

Add glycerine and aloe vera gel.

Remove from the heat, let cool slightly.

Add spearmint oil.

Pour into bottle, cap tightly.

Shake well.

Toothpaste Mouthwash

Get a small glass of drinking water.

Squeeze a little of your everyday toothpaste into your glass. Use roughly the same amount you'd need to brush your teeth.

Do not swallow this toothpaste!

Put a small amount of water in your mouth along with the paste. Work with your cheeks and tongue to break up the toothpaste. Then swoosh inside your mouth for 30 seconds (do not gargle). If needed, use a toothbrush to help break it down but be careful not to gag.