Show Us Those Pearly Whites
You try to eat right, buy organic, use chemical-free sunscreens, and exercise. Then there is the question of that big tube of bubble gum flavored toothpaste sitting on your sink.
Here’s an interesting conundrum – most toothpastes contain sugar, which is exactly what we are supposed to be protecting our teeth from.
Why not go “au natural” with your teeth cleaners? Organic toothpastes are gentle on your tooth enamel and some of the botanicals and minerals in them actually have medicinal properties.
The first toothpaste is attributed to Dr. Julien Botot who concocted his formula using a gillyflower blend way back in 1755 for King Louis the XV of France. It must be pretty good to have survived all these years and the taste is light and royally pleasing!
Weleda has toothpaste with ratanhia, a natural root extract that actually helps strengthen your gums. Myrrh and mineral extracts act as an astringent, leaving your mouth feeling minty fresh.
Who knew you could get your teeth so pearly white with licorice. Auromere has a licorice-flavored Ayurveda herbal toothpaste. This one tube is loaded with 24 different bark, root, plant and flower extracts that brighten and clean with nothing artificial, no gluten, fluoride, or dyes.
Now that you have a “garden” variety of toothpastes to choose from, share a little and send off a tube and new toothbrush to those that are serving our country through our good deeds banner.
The mundane task of brushing your teeth gets a bit brighter when you use products that are good for you. However, if you are a soldier stationed somewhere far away, life's small necessities are often hard to come by. Give 2 the Troops sends care packages filled with everyday products that a soldier yearns for. Milkshake's Good Deed of the Week on Tonic encourages anyone and everyone to donate money towards a care package or better yet, purchase one of the products we highlighted today and send direclty to the nearest Give 2 the troops branch.
