We can prepare the tooth powder at home with the easily available ingredients at near by shop. The tooth powder is without any harmful chemical substances and is also good for teeth and gums. The ingredients used in making the tooth powderare easily available in India. For people around the world, they can also avail these ingredients online. The ingredients are given in Tamil name along with the other their known names.

Ingredients for tooth powder - Sukku, Milagu, Thippili

Take about 30 grams of each ingredient given below

• Dry ginger (Sukku in Tamil)
• Black Pepper Corn(Milagu in Tamil)
• Long Pepper (Thippili in Tamil)
• Aelarisi in Tamil
• Cinnamon (Lavanga Pattai in Tamil)
• Cassia cinnamon (Lavanga pathiri in Tamil)
• Himalayan salt (Induppu)
• Cubeb (Vaal Milagu)

How to make tooth powder?

• Mix all the ingredients and grind into fine powder.
• Sieve the powder using a cotton cloth.
• Homemade tooth powder is ready to use.

How to Use Tooth Powder

Either tooth brush or finger can be used for cleaning our teeth. It is also better to use the neem twig if available. Take half or full teaspoon of the tooth powder,  wet your tooth brush and touch the powder with the brush and startbrushing your teeth. This powder can be directly used for brushing the teeth. Some people also add some gingelly oil(nallennai) or coconut oil(thengai ennai) with a teaspoon of this tooth powder and use it to brush the teeth.

Why tooth powder?

There may be queries in everyone's mind that there are plenty of brands selling tooth paste and why should we take pains to make this tooth powder at home. Home made products are always best and we have the satisfaction that we have madeit. Apart from this there are some more benefits of using this home made tooth powder.

• All the ingredients are natural.
• There are no harmful chemicals present in it as we prepared it by ourselves.
• It keeps our teeth and gums healthy.
• It is totally safe even if we swallow the powder by mistake. There are no toxins present in it.