Toothpaste Natural Tea Tree Oil & Neem With Baking Soda Wintergreen - 6.25 fl. oz. Desert Essence

Desert Essence Natural Tea Tree Oil & Neem Toothpaste Ingredients
When you look at the ingredient list for most conventional toothpaste brands, you’ll see a long list of hard-to-read and understand chemicals and harsh abrasives. Our mouths are delicate and important, so when you are committed to living a more natural lifestyle and want clean ingredients going inside your mouth, Desert Essence Natural Tea Tree Oil & Neem Toothpaste is one of the most popular choices available. The ingredients are fully disclosed on their packaging and easy to understand because they are clean and natural and also effective for preventing cavities and tooth decay. Tea Tree Oil is an essential oil that is derived from steaming the leaves of an Australian plant called Melaleuca alternifolia. Tea Tree Oil has been used for centuries as a natural medicine. Its ability to kill a variety of bacteria, viruses, and fungi make it an excellent addition to natural toothpaste. Neem extract (Melia Azadirachta) has also been used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine for its health boosting properties. Neem is believed to fight against gum disease (gingivitis) and has soothing properties. Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) is a salt that offers numerous health benefits, especially for oral care. It’s a fine powder that works as a gentle abrasive that helps remove plaque buildup, food particles, debris, and bacteria from the teeth, gums, and delicate skin inside your mouth.

Do Natural Toothpastes Actually Work?
Natural toothpastes do exactly what toothpastes are designed to do – remove debris and plaque while eliminating the causes of bad breath - and they do it just as well as conventional toothpastes. They simply clean your mouth and teeth without the use of harsh abrasives, artificial additives, and toxic chemicals. In natural toothpastes such as this one, you’ll find botanically-derived ingredients from nature such as Tea Tree Oil, Neem, and Wintergreen. You’ll find baking soda instead of dehydrated silica gels or hydrated aluminum oxides (yuck!).

Are Neem Oil & Tea Tree Oil the Same Thing?
Simply put, no… Neem Oil and Tea Tree Oil are different. Neem Oil comes from the Indian subcontinent such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, etc. It has been used in Ayurvedic medicine in that region for thousands of years due to its many health benefits including keeping gums healthy and warding off gingivitis. Tea Tree Oil comes from a plant in Australia and is typically used to kill bacteria, viruses, and fungal infections. Both oils have strong aromas that are quite unique. In this natural toothpaste by Desert Essence, they have taken great care to let the Wintergreen essential oil take center stage, adding a clean, fresh flavor that gets your mouth through the day!

Toothpaste without Fluoride
In Desert Essence Natural Tea Tree Oil & Neem Toothpaste, you won’t find fluoride which has been linked to numerous health issues. Fluoride-free toothpaste is just effective as toothpaste containing fluoride in removing plaque, debris, and bacteria that cause bad breath. However, if you have weak enamel and are experiencing cavities, your dentist will probably recommend that you use toothpaste with fluoride. On the contrary, if you have great teeth and are simply aiming to maintain them, the best thing you can do is keep them clean and using natural toothpaste such as Desert Essence Natural Tea Tree Oil & Neem Toothpaste is a perfectly natural and beneficial choice for you.

Baking Soda Toothpaste on Pimples
You might have come across this trendy idea from friends or the internet. Some people believe that placing natural, baking soda-based toothpaste on pimples helps heal them. This is partially true in that baking soda helps dry the skin on and around the blemish which makes the pimple look smaller. Plus, the wintergreen essential oil in this Desert Essence toothpaste or the mint flavors in other toothpastes may help numb the zit so it doesn’t hurt as much. However, toothpaste is not meant to be put on skin and when left on overnight, as the rumor suggests, it might irritate the delicate skin on your face. Toothpaste, such as this Natural Desert Essence Tea Tree Oil & Neem Toothpaste is best used in your mouth care routine. And, once you try its fresh minty wintergreen taste and feel the zesty clean, you’ll want to save every last bit for your teeth anyway!