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Make Your Own Toothpaste
By ThriftyFun.com

Making your own toothpaste is both easy and cheap.

Ingredients:

- 1 cup baking soda
- 1/3 cup salt
- 3 teaspoons glycerin
- Flavoring for taste (Wintergreen or Peppermint Oil)

Directions:

Mix baking soda and salt together. Then add 3 teaspoons of glycerin and mix thourally. Add flavoring to taste. 5 to 10 drops will usually work. Find out what is best for you. Put paste into a squeeze bottle. Use as you would commercial toothpaste. You can also add a drop of food coloring to add a little color. Add a little more glycerin for thicker toothpaste.

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