Xylitol, Bicarbonate of Soda, Kaolin Clay, Peppermint Powder, Neem Bark Powder, White Oak Bark Powder, Myrrh Gum Powder, and Peppermint & Tea Tree Pure Essential Oils
Herbal Tooth Powder
So why tooth powder? Well some of us are trying to get away from the Fluoride, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, and other chemicals in tooth paste, even many so called natural tooth pastes. This is the tooth powder you would make yourself, if you could. I has a great sweet minty taste. No artificial sugar or real sugars, honey, etc. It is sweetened with FDA approved Xylitol (from corn). Xylitol is not a sugar though it taste like sugar, it is a carbohydrate. It has a record of reducing cavities in it’s users. It has many health benefits for strengthening bones and teeth. This tooth powder also has a nice balance of herbs, soda, and clay. Unlike some herbal tooth powders, you won’t look like you just chewed on a hunk of bark (even if you did). It doesn’t get stuck in your teeth. I is finely ground and really whitens your teeth. It doesn’t have that overwhelming taste of baking soda that leaves you gagging, either. My kids say it taste really good. It has all the right herbs to fight bacterial, freshen breath, and reduce inflammation and help heal sore gums. If you have a tooth ache, this powder will help reduce the pain. I think you will like the bottle because it prevents your little ones from dipping their tooth brush in it. Just pore a little in your palm or your little one’s palm and the powder in the bottle stays clean and dry. Our tooth powder comes in a large 4 oz. container, so it last a long time. Visit these web sites to read more:
http://www.xylitolforyou.com
http://www.everyday-gourmet.net/FAQ_about_Xylitol.html
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/71584.php
http://www.oramd.com/hiddendangers.htm
http://www.natural-health-information-centre.com/sodium-lauryl-sulfate.html
100% Soapnut Powder
Mount of Olives Soap Nut Powder
This is ground Soap Nuts. Actually not nuts but the fruit of the tree. Great for the environment and your septic tank. This powder can be used to clean almost anything. Most people use it to in place of laundry detergent and fabric softener. Great for people with sensitive skin since your body absorbs the soap chemicals from your clothes when you perspire. The more you use the Soap Nut Powder, the softer the clothes get as the residue from the commercial laundry detergent is removed from the fibers of the fabric. Our powder comes with a 1 teaspoon scoop and is labeled with directions for use in the laundry, dishwasher, and for making a liquid concentrate. It only take one teaspoon to wash an extra large load of clothes. You do have to make it like a tea for best results. I add a cup or two of hot water from the tap to the teaspoon of powder before I fill the washer. Then I fill the washer with clothes and water (any temperature). As the washer fills, I add the Soap Nut Powder tea. If you have kids or usually pre-treat stains, you should continue to do this. I hear this powder works great on cloth diapers, also. I don’t have cloth diapers, so I haven’t tried it.
Some recommend that you pour it through a sieve so large particle don’t clog the washer. I don’t myself, I figure the washers held up to all my kids and the particles are nothing like the stuff from our yard and land the washer gets off our kids clothes. The only time I have heard any negetive reports about using Soap Nut Powder has been when people used in straight without making tea and used cold water. The hot water makes it work and you use less. Also, this is all natural. Don’t expect to be able to leave your clothes after washing for another day in the washer before drying or they will lose their fresh clean smell and need rewashed. There are no chemicals to preserve the clothes.
When you make the concentrated liquid cleaner(tea) it can be diluted for many purposes. It can be used to clean hair, skin, babies, and pets. It leaves hair soft even without hair conditioner. It is reported to help those with eczema, psoriasis, and other skin conditions. Make the soap nut tea and add to the bath water for bathing babies, children, or pets. It has properties that will discourage pest like fleas or lice when used for bathing. It leaves your dog feeling like it has puppy fur again, because it is so soft and shiny. My six year old likes to take baths and get her hair wet. It left her hair real soft and shiny.
My kids tell me it cleans great in a spray bottle for the kitchen. I still like to add lemon oil to the spray cleaner, but its not necessary for general cleaning. To make up spray cleaner, use 1/4 cup Soap Nut Tea per 32 oz. bottle of water. Add 1 teaspoon lemon essential oil for extra greasy cutting and disinfecting if you want. I would try it both ways and decide how you like it. Use it to clean spots from furniture and the carpet. If you add the lemon oil, it will remove crayon from walls.
The best part of all is that it actually cost less than commercial laundry soap and softener. The cost is about 17 cents for a large load of laundry. When you add together the laundry soap price and the softener price you save, it cost on average about 1/2 or 1/3 less to wash clothes. Because the container is so small, it takes very little space to store it compared to two large containers for the laundry soap and fabric softener.
Recipes:
All Natural All-Purpose Spray Cleaner with Soap Nut Tea
1/4 cups Soap Nut Tea
32 oz. Spray Bottle with enough distilled water to fill it
1 t. lemon essential oil (optional for extra grease cutting & removing crayon from wall)
Add 1 T. alcohol of some kind for a preservative (optional)
Add all to the bottle and shake. Shake often or before uses.
All Natural All-Purpose Spray Cleaner with Natural Castile Soap
1 or 2 T. Liquid Castile Soap (I use the Olive Oil hand soap)(use less for glass cleaning)
32 oz. Spray Bottle with enough distilled water to fill it
1 t. lemon essential oil (optional for extra grease cutting & removing crayon from wall)
Add 1 T. alcohol of some kind for a preservative (optional)
Add all to the bottle and shake. Shake often or before uses.
