Homemade Toothpaste

This takes just two minutes to make. Really easy and is good for you. No aluminum tubes to worry about.

The recipe is taken from Adria Vasil's book, Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most Environmentally Friendly Information, Products and Services in Canada.

6 tsp (30 ml) baking soda
(your whitener)
1/3 tsp (1.5 ml) salt
(your mildly abrasive antiseptic)
4 tsp (20 ml) vegetable glycerine
(your gel)
15 drops** of an organic essential oil  ....wintergreen or spearmint
(for fresh flavour that comes from the earth)  
** I use only 5 drops when it is a really good oil

Everyone in the family needs their own little jar of toothpaste in which to dip their toothbrush.