6 Best & Easy homemade natural mouthwash you should try

Rinsing your mouth with a cup of mouthwash once or twice a day freshens your breath and eliminates harmful oral pathogens. Liquid mouthwashes also hold other advantages such as teeth remineralization, boosting your gum health, curing canker sores, and so on. However, the alcohol & chemical contents in some anti-bacterial mouthwashes kill the natural flora of your oral cavity alongside the bacteria, germs in your mouth.

Disturbing the oral microbiome will upset your digestive system as well. Similarly, commercial mouthwashes are not apt for sensitive mouths thereby oral hygienists prescribe natural, alcohol-free mouthwashes.

In this article, Dr. Suresh has listed some easy, homemade mouthwashes prepared with oils and extracts from plants. Keep reading.

Homemade mouthwash recipes to maintain optimum oral health

Gargling lukewarm saltwater is a well-known remedy for various oral complications. The rough texture of salt can scrape the mild stains on teeth whilst this combination can stimulate saliva for disinfecting your mouth. Likewise, the commodities in your kitchen have various medicinal benefits as follows:

• Turmeric – Antioxidant & Anti-inflammatory properties
• Lemon – Antibacterial properties
• Clove – Remineralizing properties
• Essential oils – Anti-bacterial & Anti-inflammatory properties
• Aloe Vera Water – Numbing properties
• Apple Cider Vinegar – Natural pH neutralizer

We are telling this because the DIY mouthwashes we are going to see would be prepared with those food commodities.

1) Lemon water mouthwash

Ingredients – 1 Lemon, 1 cup lukewarm water

Squeeze the lemon to extract its juice. Add it to the warm water and stir the mixture well.

Now swish your mouth with this solution for 60 seconds and spit it out.

Benefits – Reduce plaque build-up

2) Turmeric Mouthwash

Ingredients – 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp calcium carbonate, 1/2 tsp L-arginine, 1 cup water, 4-5 cloves

Soak cloves in water for a couple of hours. Take the cloves out and add the remaining ingredients to the water. Mix it well and gargle your mouth with the solution.

You can store it in the refrigerator and use it the next day.

Benefits – Reduce oral irritations, Prevent dental plaque, gum diseases.

3) Parsley and Mint Mouthwash

Ingredients – 2 tsp finely chopped parsley leaves, 2 tsp mint

Ground the ingredients in a mixer for about 2 minutes. Take the mixture out and put it in a clean cloth, Cover and press it tightly to extract the juice. Swish your mouth using the fluid.

Benefits – It is a good natural solution to get rid of bad breath.

4) Minty Clove Mouthwash

Ingredients – 5 or 6 cloves, 1 tsp cinnamon powder, 4 drops of peppermint essential oil, 1 cup water

Add cinnamon powder, cloves, peppermint essential oil in water and boil it for about 10 minutes. Now filter the liquid to remove residues and allow it cool. Pour this mouthwash in a reusable jar and keep it in refrigerator.

Benefits – Rinsing the mouth with minty clove mouthwash kill bacteria and reduces bad breath.

5) Aloe Vera Mouthwash

Ingredients – 1/2 cup Aloe vera juice, 1/2 cup distilled water, 3 drops of essential oil, 1 1/2 tsp baking soda

Place all ingredients in a tight container and shake it well until the baking soda dissolves well in the fluids. Store the mixture in a reusable jar and swish your mouth with it once or twice a day.

Benefits – Alleviate the oral irritations and provide relief, reduce inflammation in oral tissues

6) Apple Cider Vinegar Mouthwash

Ingredients – 1 cup salt water, 2 tsp apple cider vinegar, Vanilla essential oil

Put all ingredients in a tight container and shake it well for a few minutes. Pour the solution in a reusable jaw and keep it in refrigerator. Use this solution to rinse your mouth after every meal.

Benefits – As mentioned earlier, Apple Cider Vinegar is a natural pH neutralizer. Gargling your mouth with this mouthwash reduces the acidic environment to keep the balanced pH in the mouth. This prevents oral bacteria thrive so that you can prevent many oral complications.

Bottom line

As the liquid mouthwashes can reach the regions that cannot be accessed with a toothbrush, dentists suggest using anti-bacterial mouthwashes in conjunction with brushing and flossing. However, the chemical components in the fluid trigger some oral discomforts. This is why natural mouthwashes draw attention.

Meanwhile, the homemade mouthwashes own advantages like natural ingredients, customizable to meet your needs, less expensive, etc.

Few people tend to add active ingredients like baking soda, activated charcoal, hydrogen peroxide, etc. We will explain this in another post.

Do you follow any ancient methods to prepare mouthwashes like these? If yes, please share them in the comment section.