Oil pulling is an Ayurvedic technique to achieve overall good health
and for curing not one or two but a variety of illnesses including joint
pain, arthritis, migraine, sinus infection, skin conditions including
eczema and other allergies. And when it comes to improving, it can
improve eyesight, mental clarity, hair growth, digestion and the thing
you are looking for – whiteness of your teeth. Not only do you get
bright teeth when you pull oil but also remove removing bacteria, plaque
and gingivitis, all to get a healthy happy shining mouth! The oil that
you use to swish your mouth with pulls bacteria, parasites and other
toxins from your teeth and mucus membranes. So, how to do oil pulling?
It’s simple, very simple to do.
You will need:
A spoonful of any oil (cold-pressed, organic oil). You may choose one from the following list:
You need to do oil pulling first thing in the morning just after you wake up and have not yet brushed your teeth or eaten something.
Baking soda has been used since ages to whiten yellow teeth. And this is effective, very effective! But you should also know the drawback of using baking soda on your teeth. Baking soda’s abrasive nature can wear down the enamel of your teeth. But this abrasiveness of baking soda is helpful in removing the topical stains as well as plaque of your teeth. If you use lemon juice with baking soda, this further wears down your teeth as the citric acid in lemon juice unlocks some of the calcium present in the enamel thus whitening your teeth to some more extent. While baking soda can instantly whiten your teeth, its long term use can be detrimental to the protective enamel of your teeth. If you, however, decide to use baking soda as the remedy for your yellow teeth, make a paste using baking soda, lemon and salt mixture
You will need:
Banana Peel
Are you a fan of bananas? You will be after you hear about this home remedy! Applying a banana peel to achieve white teeth can be done by gently rubbing the inside of the peel on your teeth for about two minutes once or twice a day. Those awesome minerals that bananas are already known for, such as potassium, manganese and magnesium, are absorbed into your teeth and help keep them looking their best! The same results have also been linked to the inner layer of orange peels.
You will need:
A spoonful of any oil (cold-pressed, organic oil). You may choose one from the following list:
- Sesame oil; or
- Coconut oil; or
- Olive oil.
You need to do oil pulling first thing in the morning just after you wake up and have not yet brushed your teeth or eaten something.
- Take the oil in your mouth.
- Swish your mouth with this oil. Do it with energy putting efforts.
- Pull the oil through the teeth.
- Pull it from one side to other.
- Keep on doing this for at least 15-20 minutes daily.
Baking soda has been used since ages to whiten yellow teeth. And this is effective, very effective! But you should also know the drawback of using baking soda on your teeth. Baking soda’s abrasive nature can wear down the enamel of your teeth. But this abrasiveness of baking soda is helpful in removing the topical stains as well as plaque of your teeth. If you use lemon juice with baking soda, this further wears down your teeth as the citric acid in lemon juice unlocks some of the calcium present in the enamel thus whitening your teeth to some more extent. While baking soda can instantly whiten your teeth, its long term use can be detrimental to the protective enamel of your teeth. If you, however, decide to use baking soda as the remedy for your yellow teeth, make a paste using baking soda, lemon and salt mixture
You will need:
- Baking soda- a pinch
- Salt- a pinch
- Lemon juice- few drops
- Mix baking soda, salt and lemon juice to get a paste like consistency.
- Brush your teeth with this mixture.
- You may then brush your teeth again with your regular toothpaste, just to correct the taste of your mouth.
Banana Peel
Are you a fan of bananas? You will be after you hear about this home remedy! Applying a banana peel to achieve white teeth can be done by gently rubbing the inside of the peel on your teeth for about two minutes once or twice a day. Those awesome minerals that bananas are already known for, such as potassium, manganese and magnesium, are absorbed into your teeth and help keep them looking their best! The same results have also been linked to the inner layer of orange peels.