9 Homemade Step-by-Step Recipes with Turmeric for Teeth Whitening

Author of the article:

Soldatova Lyudmila Nikolaevna

Candidate of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Clinical Dentistry of the St. Petersburg Medical and Social Institute, Chief Physician of the Alfa-Dent Dental Clinic, St. Petersburg

A snow-white smile is an adornment no worse than any diamonds; it makes a person more attractive and attracts others. Therefore, it is not surprising that many people want to have bright white teeth, like the stars on TV. But there is a problem - even healthy enamel can turn yellow or darken over time. Its color is changed by dyes found in food, cigarette tar, some medications and much more.

You can get rid of an unpleasant shade with the help of professional bleaching, but this is quite harmful and is not always affordable, although it is effective.

There is an easier way - to properly plan your diet. Some products can naturally lighten enamel. In this case, you will not get a Hollywood smile, but you will be able to make the yellowness less intense. In addition, the diet will also be good for those who have undergone whitening procedures - this is a great way to maintain a radiant result.

Plus, a balanced diet means good health and a slim figure, try it. So, what foods whiten teeth?

Oranges

The fruit contains a lot of vitamin C and many useful substances; it contains no fat or dyes. Orange is a good snack, and in addition, it can lift your spirits. In addition, the fruit acts as a natural bleach. You can simply eat it, add it to salad or drink water.

Pineapples

Pineapples, like oranges, contain special enzymes that destroy pigment. In addition, they increase salivation and neutralize harmful bacteria, which also helps maintain white teeth.

Strawberry

This berry contains an acid that can discolor yellow stains on teeth. There are many recipes for teeth whitening using strawberries. The easiest option is to rub it on the enamel surface and wait a few minutes. Next, you should rinse your teeth. The acid not only bleaches the pigment, but also works as a disinfectant. It has a positive effect on the health of the entire oral cavity, preventing the growth of bacteria.

Nuts and seeds

These foods are an excellent source of fat, protein and fiber. They are very beneficial for dental health, as they have a slight abrasive effect. In a gentle mode, nuts and seeds polish the enamel and remove the soft yellow coating from it. After eating them, it is better to rinse your mouth so that nut particles do not remain in the spaces between your teeth and become food for bacteria.

Apples

Apples mechanically clean teeth. In addition, when we bite and chew them, a natural massage occurs on the gums. Plus, malic acid can lighten your teeth a little. You can simply eat an apple or, for greater effect, rub it on the surface of the enamel and leave for a few minutes. Next, you should rinse your teeth. You should not carry out this procedure too often, since acid can also be a good irritant for the gums.

Celery

Celery provides gum massage, cleans teeth, and also stimulates salivation. Saliva prevents the formation of yellow plaque, as it washes away bacteria that settle on the enamel. In addition, celery contains calcium, vitamins, and fiber, which are necessary for the health of both teeth and the body as a whole.

Carrots and broccoli

These products also perfectly remove soft plaque from tooth enamel, plus they increase salivation, which helps cleanse the oral cavity of food debris and accumulated bacteria. Carrots and broccoli help eliminate bad odor. They contain a lot of calcium, vitamin C and fiber, which help maintain healthy teeth.

Turmeric

Turmeric is a plant of the ginger family, which, due to its spectacular taste, is often used both as an independent seasoning and as part of various spicy mixtures and sauces; it is one of the main components of curry.

How does it whiten?

The effect is due to the presence in the yellow root of substances that fight pathogens of oral diseases. In particular, it is curcumin, which also gives the root its bright yellow color. Teeth whitening by half a tone is realistic, since slight darkening or yellowing is caused by the accumulation of soft plaque. Regular toothpaste cannot remove it, but turmeric can easily be removed and will not damage the enamel.

Note to those who decided to try a folk remedy: haldi powder copes with primary gum diseases, so if bleeding occurs, make it a rule to add brushing your teeth with turmeric to your hygiene procedures 2-3 times a week.

Products that stain enamel

The enemies of your snow-white smile are the most common drinks and foods: tea, coffee, red wine, colored lemonades, berry juice, dark berries, soy sauce, chocolate and others. In addition, any sweets spoil dental health, since sugar creates a good breeding ground for bacteria. They produce acid that destroys enamel. Teeth become yellow and brittle.

So, if you want your smile to be snow-white, watch out for the consumption of these products. Especially if you have recently had a whitening or hygienic cleaning. In this case, you should stick to a white diet. Otherwise, the enamel will quickly return a yellow tint.

Recommendations

Three times use is allowed. In doing so, follow 3 simple rules:

1. Brush your teeth before eating. Since the procedure carried out after eating provokes the destruction of enamel, the acid formed in the mouth interacts with turmeric.
2. Get a separate brush for the powder and be careful: it leaves yellow stains on all surfaces it touches, so immediately wipe the powder off your hands and clothes with a dry cloth.
3. Do not use turmeric every day, otherwise you will achieve the opposite effect - yellow enamel.

The cleansing powers of turmeric are great, but be careful in proportions so as not to harm your teeth (especially when using it in combination with other ingredients).

Turmeric can be replaced with curry

The homeland of natural turmeric is India. There, the root or powder of this variety of plant from the ginger family has been used for more than 2.5 thousand years. The main areas of use are cooking and Ayurveda medicine. Also, turmeric is always included in spices such as curry. That is why you can use curry instead of turmeric to whiten teeth, but only if you are sure that the spice contains a natural product and not a substitute. Unfortunately, in Russia this situation occurs quite often.

Turmeric can be replaced with curry

How can you check the naturalness of a product? When rubbed on your fingers, fresh turmeric will release a very bright spicy aroma, and if the smell is very weak or absent, then this composition is unlikely to bring tangible benefits.

Step-by-step instructions and home recipes

Your actions before the procedure in the morning:

• rinse your mouth with boiled water;
• Apply turmeric powder to a damp brush;
• brush your teeth for one and a half to two minutes;
• rinse your mouth.

Go have breakfast. This is the easiest way to use a folk remedy.

Let's move on to classic techniques that allow you to achieve confident and lasting results. If brushing your teeth with turmeric is in doubt, then watch the video in which Beauty Ksyu experiences the beauty effects on herself:

You will not see anywhere that the teeth turned yellow after this. On the contrary, the enamel takes on a beautiful shade. And if you get into the habit of changing the paste to the yellow root twice a week in the morning, visits to the dentist will become less frequent.

Toothpaste

We will prepare a mixture of powder and water, which we will apply to the brush:

• ⅓ tsp. turmeric;
• ⅓ tsp. water.

Mix until mushy. We brush our teeth without making excessive efforts, then rinse our mouth. Now take regular toothpaste and brush your teeth. Leave it in your mouth for a minute, then rinse and spit. The procedure is completed.

Add coconut oil

Recipe No. 1:

• ½ tsp. coconut oil (pre-melted);
• mix with ¼ tsp. turmeric powder;
• apply to the brush;
• brushing teeth;
• hold the mixture in your mouth for two minutes;
• rinse.

If you add 1-2 drops of peppermint oil to the mixture, after the procedure you will feel a feeling of freshness that will last a long time.

Recipe No. 2:

• 4 tbsp. l. turmeric;
• 2 tsp. soda;
• 2.5 tsp. coconut oil;
• brush your teeth with toothpaste;
• then rinse your mouth with the mixture;
• Afterwards, rinse with plain water.

This recipe is improved, since the amount of paste is such that it is enough for a dozen procedures; Keep refrigerated.

Turmeric, lemon juice and salt

Lemon juice is also a natural bleach. But passion for it in its pure form threatens to damage the enamel and increase its sensitivity. The following recipe will bring benefits:

• ¼ tsp. turmeric;
• ¼ lemon juice;
• ⅛ tsp. salt;
• brush 1 minute;
• rinse.

Try to go through all the hard-to-reach places.

Rinse aid

Recipe:

• half a glass of water;
• ½ tsp. turmeric;
• rinse 3-5 times a week.

Can be used more often than the products presented above. There will be no harm. Your teeth will become lighter. We do not store the leftovers, we immediately pour them out.

Chewing turmeric

If you buy the root rather than the powder, you can simply chew for 2 minutes, then spit and rinse your mouth with water. Repeat 4-6 times a week.

Spiced tea

It would be more correct to call the drink “spiced milk.”

Connecting:

• 1 glass of milk;
• 1 tsp. turmeric;
• ½ tsp. cinnamon;
• ginger on the tip of a knife;
• 2 buds of cloves.

After bringing the drink to a boil and cooling, add 1 tsp. honey. We drink as we wish, every day.

Vanilla flavor

Recipe:

• ½ tsp. turmeric;
• ½ tsp. vanilla;
• ⅐ tsp. salt.

We brush our teeth with the mixture once a week.

With mustard oil

Recipe:

• ½ tsp. turmeric;
• 1 tsp. mustard oil;
• ⅛ tsp. salt;
• mix.

The composition is ready. We brush our teeth 3 times a week.

Resorption with turmeric

Mix coconut oil and yellow root powder in equal parts.

We suck the mixture, “driving” it in our mouth, for about 2 minutes. If you have enough patience, it can be longer. Spit it out and rinse your mouth with water.

Consumer impressions

In general, people give positive reviews about this whitening method and recommend its use. From this we can conclude that the method works.

When cooking, I always use curry, it contains turmeric, but I never imagined that you could whiten your teeth with turmeric. The first experience was carried out carefully and with apprehension. And, lo and behold, my teeth became lighter after one brushing.

Elena, 20

There was experience in lightening tooth enamel, but it was deplorable. True, I used baking soda and peroxide. The product didn't work for me. I tried turmeric for teeth, it’s my thing. Now I will only use it.

Sergey, 36

Before the first procedure, there was a fear that the tooth enamel would turn yellow, but this did not happen; on the contrary, the teeth became a little lighter. Yes, there is a result, but I prefer how lemon juice whitens.

Source

Contraindications

There are no direct restrictions on the use of turmeric as a bleaching agent, with the exception of allergies. Doctors advise refraining from this bleaching method if you have diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, or kidneys. But the amount of powder that enters the body is negligible. Therefore, the contraindication can be considered relative.

It makes sense for pregnant women to refrain from the procedure. It is difficult to predict how the body will react to innovation.

Be careful if you have sensitive or cracked enamel. You do not want to use turmeric products that contain soda and salt.

Turmeric can cause allergies

We do not recommend using it if you are sensitive to various allergens, because simply the product can cause irritation of the oral mucosa, and its spicy smell can provoke the development of allergic rhinitis, lacrimation and even Quincke's edema. To avoid this, first test the effect of the paste diluted to clean your teeth on your wrist, leave it on for about ten minutes and remove thoroughly. If no negative reactions occur within 24 hours, then you can experiment further, but with caution!

Turmeric can cause allergies

Reviews

There are practically no negative reviews about this newfangled product on the Internet. Mostly there are neutral and positive ones. This means that teeth cleaning actually takes place!

Many people's enamel has become a tone or two whiter - they notice it themselves. Let's listen to those who have tried using turmeric powder as toothpaste.

Maria

“At first I was skeptical about this whitening method, I thought that I would get the opposite effect. But I brush my teeth twice a week with a paste of powder and water and am happy with the result.”

Anton

“I started using a mixture of turmeric, salt and coconut oil two months ago. The teeth are so shiny, not a stain!”

Catherine

“I'm afraid of dentists. I try to go to them as little as possible. I noticed that after using turmeric, the number of visits decreased even more, and the doctor says that the teeth became noticeably whiter.”

Do not use turmeric before going to the dentist

This should not be done if surgical intervention is planned - tooth extraction or implantation. This product has long been famous for its ability to thin the blood, so it will harm those with poor blood clotting. During the treatment process, any impact on the gums and soft tissues can complicate the doctor's work.

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Kashaeva Victoria Nikolaevna

Specialization: Dental hygienist Experience: 8 years

Advice from Dr. Zubastik

Try my recipes, especially the turmeric and water paste. The result will really be, the enamel will brighten. But do not overuse ingredients such as salt, soda and lemon. Yes, they will give a pleasant whitening effect. But thin sensitive enamel can be destroyed, which will lead to the development of caries.

It is not possible to completely replace toothpaste with turmeric. It does not contain fluoride, without which it is impossible to achieve oral health. Combine folk remedies with industrial ones and be sure to visit a doctor at least once a year. Only this will guarantee the preservation of a beautiful smile.

Tags: turmeric, folk remedies, whitening

About the author: Dr. Zubastik

Typically, a toothache begins to subside on the way to the clinic and finally goes away after 10 minutes of sitting in line to see the dentist.

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If you add natural oils to turmeric, its properties will increase

Turmeric and coconut oil go well together for teeth whitening. You can also dilute the powder of this useful plant to a thick paste using olive or sunflower oils, tea tree oil. Just add a few drops to it instead of water and brush your teeth as usual. Natural oils will make the procedure even more beneficial; they will nourish the gums, kill bacteria, and have an anti-inflammatory effect.

Natural oils enhance the properties of turmeric

Basil

The leaves of this plant have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and teeth whitening effects. It also gives freshness and purity to your breath. Fresh leaves of the plant need to be crushed in a blender until pureed. Use the resulting paste to thoroughly brush your teeth using a toothbrush. If only dried basil is available, then it can be mixed with mustard oil. This mix gives whiteness and shine to teeth. Basil leaves do not have a harmful effect on enamel, so you can use products based on it daily. Such procedures will not only make your smile whiter, but will also have a beneficial effect on the health of the entire oral cavity.

Basil is used to keep teeth white. Ground basil perfectly dissolves plaque and cleans enamel from traces of coffee and wine. Easily penetrates hard-to-reach places.

What are the dangers of whitening with turmeric?

It is important to remember that with prolonged and frequent use of a paste based on turmeric and coconut oil, the enamel can become thinner and tooth sensitivity may appear.

In order not to harm yourself, it is necessary to use natural teeth whitening remedies in moderation and carefully monitor the body’s reaction.

Turmeric is a caustic dye. If it gets on clothing, it may leave yellow marks. The toothbrush will also become stained and take on an obscene appearance.

The spice also has some contraindications:

• cannot be used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and gall bladder;
• Do not use while taking anti-inflammatory drugs;
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you should consult a specialist;
• The seasoning should not be used frequently by men; it lowers testosterone levels.

Some of my favorite toothpaste recipes today:

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How to make toothpaste from baking soda

Oil pulling for dental health

DIY reminiscing toothpaste

The other one I'm going to tell you about today is turmeric, a gorgeous yellow spice that is often used to give mustard its vibrant color. While these two substances are known for staining just about everything else, they actually remove stains from teeth and lighten the overall color of teeth.

I wrote a little about how activated charcoal works in my ebook, but the mechanism behind turmeric is still a mystery. Here's what you need to know:

Whitening with fruits

Some fruits can whiten enamel without going to the dentist, just eat them. The amino acids they contain will protect you from yellowing and darkening for a long time. However, you should not use this method often; it can lead to the destruction of not only the enamel, but the entire tooth as a whole.

So, you can whiten tooth enamel with the following fruits:

1. Apples. They contain amino acids, due to which whitening occurs. When used, you can get rid of plaque, as well as tartar. It’s not for nothing that doctors recommend eating at least 1 apple per day. When eating this fruit, a person begins to actively secrete saliva, and it, in turn, has a negative effect on microbes, thereby protecting the oral cavity.
2. Pears also contain amino acids and similarly whiten enamel.
3. Oranges. This fruit contains a lot of vitamin C, which helps strengthen enamel, protects gums from various microorganisms and effectively whitens tooth enamel.

These methods are easy to use, everyone has fruit in the refrigerator, and there is no need to cook pasta.

Methods of teeth whitening using traditional methods

There are many gifts of nature that remove darkening of enamel. These are plants, foods and chemicals. Gentle teeth whitening occurs if you use natural ingredients in the procedure. How to do home teeth whitening using folk remedies?

Liquorice

This is a leguminous plant that, when used, makes tooth enamel lighter. Its consistency is viscous, like chewing gum. Along with discoloration, this product will prevent gum disease - periodontal disease and others. This is an excellent tool that does not require huge financial and physical costs. For those patients who want to free themselves from nicotine addiction, the use of licorice is also useful - chewing reduces the need for cigarettes, and at the same time, teeth become lighter.

Photo 2. Liquorice for teeth whitening

Powdered milk

Few people know that milk powder effectively combats dark enamel color and is used to whiten teeth using folk remedies. The smile becomes radiant after using milk powder and whitening pastes. After all, the complex contains lightening components and calcium, which strengthens teeth. This is a gentle teeth whitening.

Photo 3. Powdered milk for teeth whitening

Wood ash

This substance does an excellent job of changing the color of tooth enamel, but it may cause side effects. If a person has painful gums or weak enamel, then wood ash is not suitable for frequent use. It contains potassium hydroxide, an absorbent substance. This is what can significantly worsen dental health.

Photo 4. Teeth whitening with activated carbon

Soda

Baking soda has long been used to clean teeth. Even the dental office was not needed as often as it is now, when this substance was used daily in small quantities

But we must not forget to be careful when using soda - it polishes the teeth by scraping off small particles of enamel, the protective layer becomes thinner

Photo 5. Baking soda for teeth whitening

The use of herbs and berries

You can avoid visiting the dentist by using herbs and berries in pursuit of a sparkling white smile. How much does it cost to clean enamel with strawberries or lemon, tea tree oil or sage:

Strawberries or wild strawberries should be ground to a paste-like consistency, applied to the teeth and kept on this “dental mask” for 10-15 minutes. The berries are then eaten or removed from the jaw. But immediately after the procedure, the oral cavity requires care: you need to rinse your mouth thoroughly or use toothpaste for cleaning to wash off all berry acids.

Photo 6. Strawberries for teeth whitening

Lemon is a multifunctional fruit. It can also effectively prevent darkening of the protective layer; it is used to whiten teeth using folk remedies at home. They rinse their mouths with its juice, make whitening masks from the pulp, and wipe their teeth with the zest. But it can also provoke the destruction of enamel, so after the procedure with it you need to rinse your mouth with water.

Photo 7. Teeth whitening with lemon

Tea tree oil is a storehouse of beneficial substances. To improve the color of the enamel, you should take a glass of warm water and add 1-3 drops of oil there, this rinsing solution. Unlike acidic foods and scratchy microelements of other plants, this plant strengthens all organs of the oral cavity. The mucous membrane also does not suffer from the diluted substance. Procedures are performed 2 times a week.

Photo 8. Teeth whitening with tea tree oil

Efficiency of application

Turmeric is used in many recipes to improve the health of the body. It is rich in vitamins and contains curcumin, which is a natural antioxidant. The spice also has bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties. It copes well with oral problems, such as gum inflammation, bleeding, and also heals small wounds.

When used daily, the spice fights plaque, which causes a yellow tint to the enamel. Thanks to this effect, you can whiten teeth with turmeric to their natural color by one to three shades, depending on the initial state.

A million dollar smile: at home or in the clinic?

The opinion of doctors on the teeth whitening procedure today is ambiguous. Both salon and home methods are equally subject to doubt. The thing is that during any whitening, teeth are traumatized, and the effect of chemical components on the enamel is destructive. Some dentists even discourage their clients from doing this procedure, since after it, in addition to whiteness and luxurious shine, there is a high risk of increased tooth sensitivity, problems with enamel strength, and an unnatural shade of the dentition. It turns out that we should say goodbye to the dream of a Hollywood smile forever? Not at all!

If you take proper and careful care of your oral cavity, your smile will be perfect! Dr Mervyn Druyan from The London Center for Cosmetic Dentistry encourages his clients to wear a natural smile. The whiteness of the teeth should be natural, that is, match the color of the whites of the eyes.