While searching for cacao pods for my cacao ceremonies, I came across Buena Fruta Farm, which not only sold cacao pods but also cacao toothpaste. I loved the concept, but the shipping to the Netherlands was quite pricey. So, I decided to find a way to make my own. During my search, I discovered Sustainable Saturday’s recipe, which I tried, but it ended up hardening in the toothpaste tube and wouldn’t come out. Next, I looked for a recipe that would stay squeezable and found one from Homemade Mommy, though it didn’t include cacao. I combined the best of both recipes and came up with my own version:
Ingredients: (for about 50ml of toothpaste)
- 3 tbsp bentonite clay
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (melted)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp Celtic sea salt
- 3 tbsp (filtered/)water
- 1/2 tsp cocoa powder
Directions:
- Melt the coconut oil
- Put the melted coconut oil in a bowl / glass
- add the bentonite clay, the baking soda, the Celtic sea salt, 2tbsp of the water and the cacao powder
- Mix it up with a spoon / fork
- Place in the refrigerator until it hardens
- Add 1+ tbsp water and mix
Now your mixture should not be hard but have a bit of a clay texture.
You can put it in a Toothpaste Tube or a jar.
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