Face of a human is said to lend identity to a person and it is the only thing which makes a person look either beautiful or ugly. People spend huge amount of money is order to keep themselves look beautiful. However there is something which equally contributes in the beauty of a person. It is the smile of a person. A person can have a beautiful smile only if the teeth of a person are beautiful. Now in order to make the smile beautiful you will have to maintain your teeth. Well maintenance of teeth is not that easy and it would really take a lot of pain if the situation got worse. We eat a lot of things in our daily life and many a times it happens that the food particles get stuck in our teeth. This leads to formation of germs and finally it ruins the teeth.

For this purpose toothpaste are used in order to clean our teeth. Toothpaste helps us to make our teeth clean and also kills the various germs that are present in the mouth. There are various toothpastes that are available in the market. However homemade toothpastes are something which is generally preferred over the ones that are available in the market. By using homemade toothpastes you can save a lot of money as well as make your own toothpaste according to your requirements. There are various recipes of homemade toothpastes. Some of the most common ones are: -

1. Mint Toothpaste – In order to prepare this toothpaste you will require 6 teaspoons of baking soda, 1/3 teaspoon of salt, 4 teaspoons of glycerin and 15 drops of peppermint. With all these ingredients you will have to mix them all thoroughly. You should make sure that while preparing this mixture you maintain the paste nature of the mixture. In order to add to its flavor you can add a few more drops of peppermint or wintergreen. Now your toothpaste is ready.
2. Vanilla and Rose Geranium toothpaste – In order to make this you need ½ ounce of powdered chalk, 3 ounces of powdered orris root, 4 teaspoons of tincture of vanilla. You also require 15 drops of rose geranium and enough honey so as to make a paste. Then mix all the ingredients and continue mixing until it becomes a complete paste. Then store this paste in an airtight container and your paste is ready to use.

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