This lovely saponified oil captures the nourishing, moisturizing properties of Olive with an enhanced ability to remove plaque from teeth. Saponification is a natural chemical reaction that occurs when the oil is treated with a highly alkaline solution.

Teeth thrive when they are bathed in a sea of sweet saliva, and baking soda buffers and neutralizes food acids. In addition to being an effective cleaning polish, baking soda is gentle. It has significantly lower abrasiveness than the cleaning agents of chalk and silica that are used in commercial toothpastes, and baking soda’s natural alkalinity neutralizes bacterial acidity. Relative Dentin Abrasivity (RDA) measures how abrasive a substance is on the tooth’s dentin. A higher RDA value indicates an increased chance of tooth abrasion. Baking soda’s RDA is a mere 7, which means it is too soft to damage the teeth. In comparison, Crest is 106, Colgate Total’s is 70, and Arm & Hammer Dental Care toothpaste with 65% baking soda is 35.

Double the coolness of Peppermint, Wild Mint is a wealth of menthol that gives all mint oils their icy potency. A single sniff or a drop on the tongue is a refreshing pick me up. As with Spearmint and Peppermint, Wild Mint inhibits bacterial growth and promotes sweet breath.

Traditional Tea Tree is an herbaceous Herculean do-all. It is naturally packed with magnificent mouth attendants. Potent plant compounds of cineole and propanol work to refresh the mouth, prevent tartar build-up, and banish the bacteria that cause bad breath. Steam distilled in Australia and studied extensively for its effective oral activity by the Australian Dental Journal, Tea Tree oil evokes a super-clean, piney-clean aroma.