I have been using Earthpaste and I love that I can recreate it with your recipe. I have used coconut oil and baking soda before and found that the coconut oil got inside the electric toothbrush head and tended to grow bacteria. The inside was a bit hard to clean. Any suggestions on cleaning the coconut oil off?
Hi, Katie! 🙂 Do you mean like on the base of the brush deep inside the bristles (I have a regular toothbrush–can’t stand electric ones because it feels like they jar my head, lol)? I’ve noticed Earth Paste does that and, yes, my homemade toothpaste. I alleviate it by rinsing it off with hot water when I’m done brushing. I will also regularly run my toothbrush through the dishwasher (probably once/week) and that removes anything I missed. If the head pops off of yours, you could do that too (pending there aren’t any electrical elements in it). Hope this helps. 🙂 Let me know know what happens.
Great idea about the dishwasher. I haven’t had the problem with Earthpaste or baking soda alone.
Finally made your recipe! How thick/thin should it be without the additional 2 tbsp of water? Mine was pretty runny (pasty), while yours looks very thick.
Yeah, mine came out too thick (I actually watered it down after taking the pics and trying it for a couple days). It should be approximately the same consistency as store-bought toothpaste. You could add clay a bit at a time so it thickens up.
What is best to stir in bentonite clay and essential oils? I know you can’t use a metal spoon with the clay or wood or plastic spoon with oils. Help I’m not sure how to blend it.
I have been using Earthpaste and I love that I can recreate it with your recipe. I have used coconut oil and baking soda before and found that the coconut oil got inside the electric toothbrush head and tended to grow bacteria. The inside was a bit hard to clean. Any suggestions on cleaning the coconut oil off?
Hi, Katie! 🙂 Do you mean like on the base of the brush deep inside the bristles (I have a regular toothbrush–can’t stand electric ones because it feels like they jar my head, lol)? I’ve noticed Earth Paste does that and, yes, my homemade toothpaste. I alleviate it by rinsing it off with hot water when I’m done brushing. I will also regularly run my toothbrush through the dishwasher (probably once/week) and that removes anything I missed. If the head pops off of yours, you could do that too (pending there aren’t any electrical elements in it). Hope this helps. 🙂 Let me know know what happens.
Great idea about the dishwasher. I haven’t had the problem with Earthpaste or baking soda alone.
Finally made your recipe! How thick/thin should it be without the additional 2 tbsp of water? Mine was pretty runny (pasty), while yours looks very thick.
Yeah, mine came out too thick (I actually watered it down after taking the pics and trying it for a couple days). It should be approximately the same consistency as store-bought toothpaste. You could add clay a bit at a time so it thickens up.
woah I didn’t thought DIY toothpaste is possible… Thanks for the write up
Where do you buy bentonite clay?
Hi, Barabara. We live out in the country where many things are hard to come by, so I buy ours online. I stick to the Redmond brand. 🙂
Can you use Kaonite clay instead? I already have it on hand and I’ve heard they’re similar
Hi, Gloria! Do you mean kaolinite (aka kaolin) clay? If so, then yes, it should be fine. 🙂
Will the coconut oil clog up sink?
No it should not. To be safe you use hot water. Coconut oil turns into its liquid form when the temperature rises.
What is best to stir in bentonite clay and essential oils? I know you can’t use a metal spoon with the clay or wood or plastic spoon with oils. Help I’m not sure how to blend it.