Friday, May 22, 2020

a healthy homemade mouthwash

To take the time to make certain cleansing or personal  products at home can be experiments in themselves. I find some are not worth the time or effort, but this homemade mouthwash is easy to make with simple ingredients and works great. 

Mouthwash:
1 cup filtered water
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
 2 teaspoons baking soda
7 drops of liquid stevia
5 drops of peppermint oil
5 drops of clove oil
1/8 teaspoon vanilla

I just mix all ingredients together with a whisk until dissolved and then funnel it into a pretty jar to set on my bathroom counter. (If your water is cold you may consider warming  it before adding the salt so it will dissolve better.) 

once again ...and even more frozen whiteness

  There is a wilder solitude in winter  When every sense is pricked alive and keen.         --May Sarton ("The House in Winter" A ...