Bindi Posted October 28, 2015 I've just started a regime of 'coconut oil pulling', I've added a decent link here if anyone's interested in having a look, though I don't know that you need to do it for 20 minutes. Basically you just swish a teaspoon of coconut oil in your mouth and in between your teeth for a few minutes, and bacteria get caught in the coconut oil which is then spat out. After reading the article below I'll see what happens if I do it for longer. And it tastes just fine http://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/2014/03/how-dental-professionals-can-respond-to-oil-pulling-patients.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilfred Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) very effective for cleansing the mouth, i use sunflower oil but coconut is more pleasant for sure. when i was first doing it it started pulling nasty stuff out of the gums after a while. a good 20-30 minutes of swirling is necessary and under the tongue is a good spot for drawing things out. happy pulling! Edited October 28, 2015 by wilfred 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bindi Posted October 28, 2015 On 10/28/2015 at 2:01 PM, wilfred said: very effective for cleansing the mouth, i use sunflower oil but coconut is more pleasant for sure. when i was first doing it it started pulling nasty stuff out of the gums after a while. a good 20-30 minutes of swirling is necessary and under the tongue is a good spot for drawing things out. happy pulling! I'm trying to get my kids to do it and I'm lucky if they do it for 1-2 minutes. Do you know why it is necessary to do it for so long, and whether just a minute or two will still have a good effect? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilfred Posted October 29, 2015 On 10/28/2015 at 9:33 PM, Bindi said: I'm trying to get my kids to do it and I'm lucky if they do it for 1-2 minutes. Do you know why it is necessary to do it for so long, and whether just a minute or two will still have a good effect? longer you go for the deeper the tissues it starts drawing stuff out from. considering the small amount of oil in the mouth, it takes a while for the osmotic action to start get any traction. too shorter time would just be equivalent to a mouth rinse/brushing your teeth. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rachel Posted October 29, 2015 I've been doing this as well, I do feel that it draws toxins out of the gums. I use coconut oil and put a few drops of cinnamon bark essential oil in for extra kick. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bindi Posted December 9, 2015 I've been very impressed, I've done the coconut oil pulling for a few weeks now, and where I had pain from a developing hole in a tooth, the coconut oil seems to have managed to pull out the bacteria and it doesn't hurt to brush in that area anymore. The true test will be when I go to the dentist next I guess, I'll tell him where the pain was so he can have a proper check (as it was/is between 2 teeth and would be hard to see) and see what's there exactly. My teeth have turned whiter as well. But all in all an excellent natural dental therapy so far 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
