There are three reasons I started making my own toothpaste.  Reason #1 was to save money.  Reason #2 was because I wasn’t happy with most of the ingredients in store bought toothpaste.  For some information about chemicals that are commonly found in toothpaste that really aren’t that great, please see the following link: http://www.livestrong.com/article/1005590-toothpaste-sodium-lauryl-sulfate/.  Reason #3 was to help heal my mouth and teeth.  My teeth had become super sensitive and I was getting bad geographic tongue.  This isn’t a post on geographic tongue, so I won’t go too into it.  

You know how some people are about coconut oil or duct tape?  They are MEGA obsessed over them.  They believe it can cure anything, like LITERALLY ANYTHING!  They’re like, “Hey, did the bumper of your car fall off? Have some duct tape!  Hey, having trouble losing weight?  Have some coconut oil!” They are so obsessed they are practically the weird uncle from My Big Fat Greek Wedding who thinks Windex can cure everything.  That’s pretty much how I am about Shea Butter (I’m not even kidding a little).