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½ tsp peppermint dried
½ tsp thyme dried
½ tsp cloves, crushed
½ pint dry sherry (or I prefer vodka)
10 drops of oil of peppermint
Steep herbs in alcohol for 10 days and then strain off herbs, add peppermint oil and then bottle and label. Keep away from children
Use sparingly to swish around mouth. Do not swallow
Sage Tooth Powder
A couple of handfuls of fresh sage leaves
1 handful of sea salt
Grind the sage leaves with a mortar and pestle (or put in your grinder). Bake in the oven until hard. Grind again into a fine powder. Put in a sealed jar and use instead of toothpaste.
Or rub sage leaves across the teeth to clean them
Or Rub a strawberry over your teeth
Or mix 2 TBS salt with 3 TBS bicarbonate of soda and use as a toothpaste.
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