Lehman’s has always carried it -
http://www.lehmans.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&itemID=6158
and here’s a couple links to more - (I find tooth powder makes my teeth feel cleaner that any pastes or gels...and pastes and gels contain the carrageen simply for a binding agent - has no cleaning properties. Maybe that’s why powders seem to clean better? they just have the cleaning agents in them)
I really like Thom’s of Maine’s - or any other - toothpaste that have myrrh in them - there’s a reason myrrh was including as one of the Magi’s gifts, equated in value with frankincense and gold. It’s an excellent antibacterial agent. (Did you read that warning on your toothpaste tube yet?) ;o)
Got a freepmail request for my toothpowder recipe, so in the interests of freaking everyone out with a list of strange ingredients, here it is:
Toothpowder
4 Cups powdered Clay – Bentonite, Montmorillinite, Green, etc (Kaolin doesn’t work so well, it’s just different)
1 cup fine Sea Salt (or any salt without chemical additives)
Note: Friends who are making this right now say it seems too salty to them... try using 1/2 c. and adding more bit by bit as desired.
1 cup Baking Soda
This is the basic recipe. Various powdered herbs can be added, which can help kill bacteria, add whitening action, reduce gum inflammation, deoderize mouth odors, etc. The proportion of herb powder is variable; my recipes below.
Some possibilities: (ALL powdered!)
Sage
Cloves
Peppermint
Lemon, Orange or Grapefruit peel
Fennel
Spearmint
Ginger
Black Pepper
Long Pepper
Neem
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Rosemary
Added to the above ingredients are essential oils, which not only provide a good flavor, but have anti-bacterial and anti-viral potency. Make sure you use pure, 100% natural essential oils, NOT “fragrance oils”.
A sample of useful essential oils:
Clove
Cinnamon
Peppermint
Lemon
Orange
Grapefruit
Fennel
Wintergreen
Spearmint
Rosemary
Cardamom
Here are the recipes I made recently:
I mixed 4 cups of powdered Clay as described above with 1 cup each Baking Soda and fine Sea Salt and put through a stainless steel strainer to mix thoroughly. Next I added these powdered herbs:
2 T. Trikatu (a mixture of ginger, black pepper, and Pippli or Long Pepper)
3 T. Lemon Peel
2 T. Rosemary
2 T. Triphala (a mixture of three Ayurvedic herbs with strong purification energy) Note: Don’t worry about this one unless you happen to be a very curious herb type
1 T. Neem (another powerful anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal herb)
again put through a strainer, and then divided into three bowls.
Bowl 1- Wintergreen:
2 T. powdered Fennel
80 drops Wintergreen EO
20 drops Lemon EO
Bowl 2 - Peppermint
2 T. Powdered Peppermint
80 drops Peppermint EO
20 drops Lemon EO
Bowl 3 – Clove (note: this one was pretty hot!)
1 T. Powdered Cloves
2 t. Powdered Cardamom
1 t. Powdered Cinnamon
80 drops Clove EO
20 Grapefruit EO
Each mixture I whisked thoroughly and put through the strainer, then whisked again and put through the strainer yet again. Store in glass jars with tight fitting lids and put in small jars to use.
If you run out of toothbrushes, just rubbing this on the teeth and using dental floss seems to get teeth cleaner than with a toothbrush and “regular” toothpaste.
P.S. You can always adjust the amount of Essential Oils to your liking. The amount I used seems like a lot but isn’t really that strong, considering the amount of Tooth Powder. You also don’t need a lot of the powder, a little goes a long way.