Author: Merijn C

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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