Rinse with Hydrogen Peroxide for White Teeth and Healthy Mouth
by David Askaripour
I was hanging out with a friend over the weekend and he started telling me — almost out of the blue — about how awesome hydrogen peroxide was for your mouth and teeth. Oh yes! I remember how the conversation started. I was telling him how I spent $500 last month on the dentist to fill 2 cavities.
He’s been using hydrogen peroxide for a while now, rinsing with it about 2 times per day to strengthen and whiten his teeth. He said that the peroxide actually fortifies cavities (essentially, repairing them) and hardens the enamel on your teeth to prevent cavities from forming.
It’s funny, because a few months ago I heard a few actors in a movie talking about how hydrogen peroxide is good to gargle with to help fight mouth infections and sore throats.
So, after my friend’s advice and remembering the movie… I decided to look further into the hydrogen peroxide issue today. And from what I found, it’s true.
Hydrogen peroxide (3% hydrogen peroxide) helps with the following:
- Strengthens teeth
- Fight mouth bacteria
- Heal canker sores
- Soak and wash vegetables / fruits in to kill bacteria and neutralize chemicals
- Brush teeth with for extra protection
- Soak toothbrush in for a few seconds to disinfect (daily)
Of course, don’t be surprised if your dentist tell you this is bullshit. Why? Because they don’t want you taking care of your own teeth with your own natural remedies. They want you to have cavities and they want your teeth to be black as dirt. Why? Because that makes them more money.
Here’s what you do
- Clean your toothbrush with hydrogen peroxide to disinfect it
- Rinse 30 seconds - 1 minute with 3% hydrogen peroxide
- Brush your teeth in up-and-down motion
You’ll have to experiment with the hydrogen peroxide usage. Some people use it a few times a week, some people use it 2 times a day. Some people rinse for 30 seconds and others hold it in their mouth for 10 minutes. I’m going to start off with aforementioned guidelines once a day and see how it goes.
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May 20th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
know what else strengthens teeth? xylitol (sweet extract from birch tree). we use it in shakes etc… it is also an ingredient in many toothpastes.
I’ve never had a cavity. Lucky me!
May 20th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Vitamin C appeared to boost production of hydrogen peroxide, which killed cancer cells and left healthy cells unharmed.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
hey dan, i’m not so sure 30% solution is the best for you. i read that at 30%,you run the risk of the peroxide having the opposite effect — stripping the enamel. i’ll have to do more research, but i’m sticking to 3% for now.
May 24th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Xylitol has also been shown as a great way to fight ear infections in children, it’s used as a sweetener in sugar free gum, it’s commonly found in strawberries and I think raspberries. Some people think that it promotes the growth of microbial cultures which compete with the ones like S. mutans which causes plaque and cavities.
June 4th, 2008 at 7:31 am
My mother always had us brush with Hydrogen Peroxide when we were going up. If your mouth is really unclean it will foam all over the place. It eventually gets bearable (the taste). But your mouth does feel extra clean afterwards.
You can also by a mouthwash (can’t think of the name right now) but it’s similar to hydrogen peroxide, but it has a minty taste…start with that (it’s still nasty) but at least it’s got some mint flavor.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
This is good advice. Straight peroxide is best. The products sold over the counter contain sodium lauryl sulfate which with repeated use causes mouth irritations such as canker sores, ouch!
July 10th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Where can I get this? It is pretty helpful to me, a coffee lover
July 11th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
you can buy this at any health food store or whole foods
July 31st, 2008 at 1:42 am
you do need to be careful with excessive use of h2o2 since it can lead to oral cancers. It is ok for occassional rinsing or swishing if you have sores but not for daily use.It can also damage the enamel if over used. If your enamel starts to look chalky you may want too lay off of it for awhile and use a fluoride rinse to strengthen the damaged enamel