ORAL HYGEINE, TOOTHACHES and ESSENTIAL OILS
Gums and Oral Health
The world is obscessed with sweet smelling breath. But then again, we should be.
Oral health can indicate the health of your entire body.
If you have healthy gums and teeth, your over all health is generally pretty good too.
If you have poor teeth and gums, you should seek medical attention and review your overall diet and nutrition.
What to do when you have the occasional sore gum or tooth? There are several essential oils known to help with
many oral and gum problems. Simply add to a couple ounces of warm water and rinse or and gargle several times a day.
A Simple refreshing mouth wash
Lemon - 4 drops
Peppermint - 2 drops
Add to 2 cups distilled water, Shake well before each use.
Swish a mouthful for about 1 minute and spit out.
This is an interestingly refreshing mouth rinse.
Therapeutic Gum Mouthwash
Myrrh - 6 drops
Tea Tree - 10 drops
Peppermint - 1 drop
Lemon - 3 drops
Almond oil - 1 teaspoon
Mix together and apply a small amount on your gums once a day, after brushing your teeth and
rinsing your mouth with mouthwash. If the source of irritation, or gums do not heal, please see your dentist.
Therapeutic Breath Freshing Mouthwash
Myrrh - 2 drops
Tea Tree - 2 drops
Peppermint - 1 drop
8 Ounces distilled water.
Mix together and swish about a 1/2 ounce in your mouth after brushing your teeth or
after eating as needed. Shake well before using.
Blend well in a Plastic PET or glass bottle.
From - Aromatherapy Vibrant Health by Roberta Wilson
Toothache
Oooo-
Owwww! Nothing is more annoying and painful than tooth or gum pain.
Everyone at one time or another can either have a tooth that is painful
or painful gums around a tooth.
Don't
you just hate it when the tooth brush slips and you jab your gums?
Next thing you know you have a very painful spot in your mouth.
Rinsing
your mouth with warm water with a drop or two of an essential oil will
help to speed the healing and to relieve the pain.
The
following oils can be used in a mouth rinse: Myrrh,
Chamomile,
Peppermint
and Tea Tree.
Simply add 1-2 drops to about 2 ounces warm water and swish around your
mouth. This can be repeated several times a day if needed.
Clove
oil is often times used for toothaches. Myrrh
is most commonly use oil for mouth sores.
To use Clove
oil add a drop to a cotton ball and apply to the affected tooth, or
press against the gum around the affected tooth.
To use Myrrh
for mouth sores, mix 1-2 drops in a small amount of warm water and rinse
the mouth several times a day.
Another remedy for a Toothache put one drop Peppermint
and 1 drop Roman Chamomile in 2 ounces of warm water. Soak a small cotton ball and
apply the solution soaked cotton to the affected area or tooth in the mouth.
Toothache Oil
Carrier
oil - 1 tablespoon (such as Sweet Almond or Sunflower)
Tea
tree - 6 drops
Chamomile
- 4 drops
Myrrh
- 2 drops
Peppermint
- 2 drops
Place
all oils in clean container, shake to blend. Apply 1 drop on aching tooth
and surrounding gum.
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