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June 15, 2016 | 11 Comments

DIY Natural Teeth Whitening with Activated Charcoal & Peppermint Essential Oil

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I’m always looking for more natural methods when it comes to my family and doing things around the house.  Teeth whitening is no exception. If you read the post about my perspective on essential oils here, then you know I’m making a conscious effort to eliminate chemicals in our home. It’s not something I’m doing overnight, but I’m going to go through each room in the house and slowly switching out products.  I love that this DIY teeth whitening method is natural! I’ve found the activated charcoal to be very effective and love adding my Young Living Peppermint Essential Oil to freshen it up.

DIY Natural Teeth Whitening with Activated Charcoal & Peppermint Essential Oil

Here are a few facts about activated charcoal:

  • It’s a natural treatment used to trap toxins and chemicals from the body by absorption.
  • It dates back to ancient Egypt.  They used it as a natural detoxifier to help cleanse the body and assist with the healing process.
  • One teaspoon of activated charcoal has the surface area to cover 10,000 square feet!
  • It’s made from coconut shells and other natural sources.
  • Activated charcoal is sometimes used to help treat a drug overdose or a poisoning.

So as you can see, it’s a pretty effective natural source for pulling out toxins, bacteria, and stains from your mouth. I’ve been using it for a little over a year now and will never go back to the “traditional” teeth whitening methods.  Although they worked, it always left my teeth feeling extremely sensitive and the ingredients are not things I want in my mouth.  I love that activated charcoal can be used for teeth whitening without causing sensitivity!!

DIY Natural Teeth Whitening with Activated Charcoal & Peppermint Essential Oil

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • A toothbrush
  • Once capsule of activated charcoal
  • Peppermint essential oil
  • Paper towel or paper plate

What to do:

  • Wet your toothbrush.
  • Place your toothbrush on a paper plate or paper towel.
  • Put one drop of peppermint essential oil on it.
  • Empty one capsule of activated charcoal onto the brush.
  • Start brushing and do so for about 3-5 minutes (don’t add water-your saliva will create enough liquid).
  • Once finished, rinse your mouth with water.  You may need to floss to get remaining traces of the activated charcoal out.

That’s it!! I typically brush with this recipe once a day for 3 days every few months and have a noticeable difference.  Be sure to take a before picture so you can see the difference once you’ve done a few brushes.



If you haven’t used essential oils before, they’re pretty amazing for many different reasons! I have an awesome webinar I’d love to send you if you’d like to know more about them and how they work.  Just shoot me an email at hello(at)southernmadeblog(dot)com or put your email address in the comments below.

If you’re ready to dive in, get some oils, and start learning, we have an amazing members-only community where you will have continued education, be able to ask questions at any time and be entered in oily giveaways! This month I’m giving my new members $20 back and sending them a resource book! There’s no better time to make the investment! You can get your starter kit here –> www.southernmadeblog.com/essentialsoils.

Happy Wednesday, y’all!

DIY Natural Teeth Whitening with Activated Charcoal & Peppermint Essential Oil

 

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Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    June 15, 2016 at 7:50 pm

    What brand of charcoal do you use?

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    • Ashlie says

      June 15, 2016 at 9:33 pm

      I’ve been using the Solaray brand. I just linked it up in the post. :)

      Reply
  2. Caroline harries says

    June 15, 2016 at 9:08 pm

    so interesting! I have never even heard of activated charcoal? I keep hearing orange oil is a winner, but haven’t tried that yet either!

    Reply
    • Ashlie says

      June 15, 2016 at 9:33 pm

      There are so many DIY recipes I want to try with the oils. I LOVE orange too!!

      Reply
  3. Maggie Bailey says

    June 16, 2016 at 12:37 am

    Girl you need to share a photo of you with this on your teeth and after!! I’m dying to know what it looks like on haha! Very interesting post, thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Ashlie says

      June 22, 2016 at 10:48 am

      I need to do a round, so I’ll have to take a picture! :)

      Reply
  4. Donna says

    April 1, 2017 at 4:12 pm

    Thanks sharing! Is there a reason to only do it 3 days and a month apart? Can I do it for more days in a row?

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    • Ashlie says

      June 11, 2017 at 9:29 pm

      You can do it as often as you’d like to get your teeth the shade you’d want. :)

      Reply
  5. Ashlie says

    July 10, 2018 at 11:39 pm

    Thank you!

    Reply
  6. Kelsey says

    September 2, 2018 at 1:20 pm

    I would like the email about the essential oils.

    Reply
    • Ashlie says

      February 1, 2021 at 11:10 am

      Hi, there! My friend, Vanessa, is a wealth of info on essential oils. Her handle on Instagram is @thefranklinmama. Reach out to her and she can answer any questions you may have. :)

      Reply

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