Looking for a natural alternative to Listerine mouthwash?
You are quite right ! These mouthwashes are full of chemicals that are best avoided.
Fortunately, there is a very simple recipe for making a 100% natural and just as effective antiseptic mouthwash.
All you need is a little ginger, peppermint and cinnamon to make your homemade mouthwash . Watch:
- 1 piece of ginger (2-3 cm), peeled and finely chopped
- 1 pinch of ground cinnamon
- 10 g peppermint, finely chopped
- 250 ml of water
1. In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil.
2. Add the ginger, cinnamon powder and peppermint to the pan.
3. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 min .
4. With a strainer, filter the liquid and bottle it.
Take care to shake the mixture well before each use. After each tooth brushing, use your mouthwash for 1 min and spit out.
There you go, now you know how to make your 100% natural and antiseptic mouthwash :-)
No more bad breath in the morning! And no more worries about toxic products used in commercial mouthwashes.
You can keep your bottle of homemade mouthwash in the refrigerator for 10 days.
This mouthwash is just as effective as commercial products. Indeed, peppermint instantly refreshes the mouth.
Ginger and cinnamon have powerful cleansing properties that will leave your mouth feeling fresh and clean for a long time.
You can also replace all the solid ingredients with essential oils of the equivalent product.
Just add 8 drops of each ingredient to 250ml of boiling water:8 drops ginger essential oil, 8 drops cinnamon essential oil, 8 drops peppermint essential oil.
The advantage of this alternative is that the feeling of freshness will last even longer.
