How to Make Easy DIY Mouthwash With All-Natural Ingredients

Tools and materials:

• Distilled water
• Coconut oil
• Peppermint essential oil
• Spearmint essential oil
• Himalayan pink salt (ground)
• Baking soda
• Xylitol
• Glass container with lid
• Measuring spoons
• Measuring cup

You will get enough ingredients for a large quantity of mouthwash so consider buying them with friends and splitting it up. You’ll still have enough for several batches!

Xylitol

The only ingredient here that sounds remotely chemical is xylitol. But, in fact, xylitol is a natural sugar alcohol that is found in plants, including many fruits and vegetables.

Besides being a common sweetener, xylitol enhances the mineralization of tooth enamel and that helps prevent tooth decay.

Essential oils

Not all essential oils are safe to ingest, so when you are buying essential oil for this DIY mouthwash, check that yours can be ingested.

This recipe uses both peppermint and spearmint essential oil because they each have unique properties. Peppermint eliminates bad breath, fights off bad germs, and decreases dental plaque.

Spearmint also cleans your mouth and promotes fresh breath, but it also aids digestion.

Himalayan pink salt

Himalayan pink salt contains more than 80 essential minerals and has antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal properties.

Coconut oil

You might think that coconut oil is a strange ingredient in mouthwash, but, in fact, it also has antibacterial, antiviral, and antimicrobial properties.

Baking soda

Baking soda is added to this homemade mouthwash because it neutralizes acid.

Distilled water

The distilled water gives you the cleanest mouthwash because of its lack of minerals, which are common in tap water. If you don’t have distilled water, then filtered water is the second-best option.

Natural mouthwash recipe

Put the following ingredients into your glass jar:

• 1 cup distilled water
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• 3 drops of peppermint oil
• 3 drops of spearmint oil
• ¼ teaspoon pink salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon xylitol

Close the jar and give it a shake to mix all the ingredients. 

DIY mouthwash tutorial

Couldn’t be much easier than that, right? Use this DIY natural mouthwash the same way you would use store-bought mouthwash, just give it a shake before each use to reintegrate the ingredients.

Enjoy your fresh breath, clean mouth, and knowing you’re not consuming chemicals. Leave a comment to let me know how you like this natural mouthwash recipe.