Oral Hygiene‏

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Permalink Reply by Komrad Venessa Wicked☭ on April 29, 2010 at 11:43pm

No one would want death breath.

Permalink Reply by Komrad Gas Mask Killer☭ on May 2, 2010 at 9:56pm

Homemade Tooth Brush

Imagine substituting your tooth brush with a twig, toothpaste with natural juices and your tongue cleaner with the same chewed twig.

Daatun is basically a 6 to 7 inch long piece of a stem of the Neem, Guava, or Banyan or Gulmoha tree, preferably freshly plucked from the tree. The Natural Toothbrush is also taken from the root of the Araak (Salvadora Persica) tree. Cut off the top of pouch and slide the toothbrush out. Gently chew the end of the brush to soften the bristles. After use each day, just peel back another layer at the point (removing any germs that came from the mouth) and start again. Place it in a holder so it retains its natural moisture (if the toothbrush should dry out, simply place in water for 10 minutes to re-hydrate).

Permalink Reply by Komrad Venessa Wicked☭ on May 13, 2010 at 7:00pm

Emergency Preparedness From The Home Preparedness Consultants -
Living Better On Less – Imagine Life Without a Toothbrush.

At the beginning of the 20th Century two things were certain: the average American family of four had one toothbrush per household, and that family was lucky to have two full sets of teeth between them.
The greatest advances in oral hygiene have been made in just the last 70 years. Exported Chinese hog bristles made it possible for toothbrushes to be cheap. Tooth powder (a big step up from baking soda) was replaced by toothpaste when someone realized paste could be dispensed from a squeeze tube used for artist paints. Now we have arrived at $80-120 rechargeable oral hygiene systems that include spinning brushes, gum stimulators, water flushers and sprayers. Wow, your mouth can now feel as good as your feet after a run in Dr. Scholl’s gel inserts or Michael Jordan $120 signature model athletic shoes.
You can imagine what life would be like without a toothbrush. Halitosis is better than no breathe at all, but not much. Good toothbrushes cost about $1. Pick up some extras this week for your inventory, along with some extra toothpaste. Remember, if you are true to your teeth, they will never be false to you.

Permalink Reply by Komrad Scarlet Zombie☭ on June 29, 2010 at 9:13am

Mint mouthwash
Bankes' Herbal, 1525

"For the stinking of the mouth and filth of the gums and of the teeth, wash thy mouth and gums with vinegar that mints have been sodden in; after that, rub them with the powder of mints or with dry mints."

Redaction:
1 pint jar filled with mint sprigs (Mentha Citrata, orange bergamot mint)
1 pint red wine vinegar
Vinegar was poured over the mint and left to steep all winter; for use, the vinegar is poured off and used to rinse the mouth.

Finely cut dried mint is provided to rub the teeth with.

Mentha citrata is not the North American Bergamot, but a variety of plain European mint that is carries a whiff of the bergamot citrus fruit. While I can't document that this particular variety existed in Europe before 1601, its existence as a cultivar is quite possible. Walafrid of Strabo (9th century) points out how vigorously mint hybridizes: "Mint. . . in all its varieties. How many there are I might as well try to count the sparks from Vulcan's furnace beneath Etna."

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