I'd heard about oil pulling before, probably back in my hardcore hippy days, but I've been obsessed with it recently since it popped up on radar and I read an article about it online. Basically the idea is you swish coconut oil around in your mouth for 20 minutes in the morning and it's supposed to have a myriad of different health benefits. It seemed across the board that people experienced teeth whitening so I figured, even if that's all that happens, it would still be worth it.
I finally went to whole foods today and picked up some unrefined coconut oil and did my first session just now. I have to say, it was kind of gross, there were a few moments during the 20 minutes that I got freaked out. I think I may have used too much oil too, I hadn't considered that the volume increases as your own saliva gets added to the disgusting mix.
But I made it and am excited to incorporate this in to my routine. I'm going to try to take a picture of my teeth every friday so we can tell if there is actually any whitening going on.
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