Eggshell & Tallow Toothpaste

• Hand made grass-fed beef tallow
• Cold-pressed organic coconut oil
• Organic, pasture raised, local Utah eggshells (ground to a powder w/ a mortar & pestle)
• Baking soda
• Organic Ceylon cinnamon

This natural toothpaste may assist in:

• Strengthening enamel
• Remineralizing teeth
• Repairing cavities
• Reducing plaque buildup
• Improving bad breath
• Boosting the quality of your oral microbiome (the root of mouth health - pun intended)

• Surround your teeth with a natural source of hydroxyapatite and trace minerals from eggshells - which is exactly what enamel is made of.
• Whiten teeth with the power of coconut oil, paired with the abrasive, buffing power of eggshell powder (will not damage teeth or enamel)
• Cultivate a healthy oral microbiome with coconut oil and tallow saturated fats
• Contains zero questionable ingredients. Toothpaste should be edible.
• Helps address the root of cavities, gum disease, and bad breath

Use this as a daily toothpaste, or one you use at night. I like to use it at night, and then crunch up the remaining eggshell pieces in my teeth so my teeth can be immersed in a mineral and saturated fat-rich zone all night. Pair this toothpaste at night with some mouth tape to prevent mouth breathing all night -- A RECIPE TO REVERSE CAVITIES, GUM DISEASE, BAD BREATH, AND GENERAL ORAL UNHEALTH. Eating real, unprocessed foods is also essential to achieve a healthier mouth

The microbiome - The quality of our oral health is based on the quality of our saliva. Healthy saliva produces a healthy mouth. What determines the quality of our saliva is the bacteria that live inside our mouth (the oral microbiome).

The types of bacteria we host in our mouth is largely determined by DIET, ORAL CARE ROUTINE and how we BREATHE (mouth breathing = a recipe or dental decay, a blog post for another day).

These "good", health-promoting microbes are naturally attracted to saturated fats and protein, whereas bad bacteria have a proclivity for carbohydrates (chains of sugars).

The mouth is the gateway to the body. Besides spinal integrity, bone density, or grip strength, one of the biggest signs of excellent health and life longevity is a healthy mouth, teeth and gums. When you have oral disease, you will most likely acquire disease elsewhere in the body as well.

Minerals - Eggshells contain many of the same minerals that your teeth,enamel and bones is made of.

Hydroxyapatite (HA) - It is an amazing source of natural hydroxyapatite. Keyword; natural. Steer clear of anything synthetically derived, especially HA.

Teeth & Bone Building Blocks - Hydroxyapatite makes up over 90% of the foundation of your tooth's enamel and 60% of our bones. In our body, hydroxyapatite is present in bones and teeth; teeth (which are exposed bones) are made primarily of hydroxyapatite crystals interspersed in a collagen matrix.

TLDR; Bathe your teeth in exactly the same raw ingredients that they are made of.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) - This is the usual foaming agent used in most toothpastes, which causes issues inside of the mouth. SLS disrupts the oral microbiome and also sloughs off the inner lining of the cheek tissue. SLS can cause irritation, allergic reactions and a drying effect.

Essential oils - These oils can be great and have their time and place for our health, but daily, long-term exposure to essential oils can often lead to microbiome disruption, whether it’s essential oils in your toothpaste or moisturizer, which is why I do not include them in my products (besides one version of soap)

Microbiome disruption? - Plants are natural astringents, and have amazing antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, but can not only affect and remove "bad bacteria", but can also do the same to our "good" bacteria. There is a microscopic world living in us, on us and around us, and we need to really cultivate the best microbiome to give ourselves a chance and true and optimal health.

NEVER XYLITOL - When it comes to sweeteners, especially ones used in tooth pastes, most use something called a sugar alcohol. One of the most popular of these is xylitol. Other sugar alcohols are mannitol, sorbitol, lactitol, isomalt, maltitol, etc.

These are synthetic and processed sugars that are known to be not only gut microbiome disruptors (disrupts quorum sensing), but oral microbiome disruptors as well. Though its not a sugar alcohol, I also feel the same about stevia, and think it is not natural or healthy, as it takes chemicals, solvents and an indistrial process to produce, just like sugar alcohols.

The gut is the mouth. It is where it begins. Remmber, we have one central tube running right through us. It is all connected, and the majority of it begins in the mouth.