I read somewhere that the alcohol in regular mouthwash can cause cancer in the mouth tissues. Plus, Listerine is bright green because of 'D&C yellow no. 10' and 'FD&C green no.3'. And the active ingredients are eucalyptus extract, mint extracts, and thyme extract. Hm! Sounds like I could make it myself!
My recipe--
2 drops peppermint oil
2 drops tea tree oil
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup warm water
Mix in a cup and stir with a spoon to mix up oils and water. Enough for two uses. It is colorless and tastes more salty while in your mouth, but afterwards you feel the peppermint and tea tree tingly sensation.
ANDAND if you use this homemade mouth wash, you will protect the oceans from pollution. The two ounces of mouthwash you use everyday might seem like nothing in the grand scheme of things, but imagine the supermarket aisle of mouthwash- a whole wall of green chemical-laced alcohol. Each bottle will eventually get bought, swished, and spit out into a drain that leads into the ocean. Iono about you, but I'd rather be swimming in a little peppermint oil than alot of 'Poloxamer 407'.
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