What Do You Mix in a WaterPik for Gums

A reader asked this question: What Do You Mix in a Water Pik for gums?

I have read and used a formula from Dr Schulze, maverick herbalist from the American Botanical Pharmacy.

You can buy the formula (tooth and gum formula $20) on the above website, or your can make your own.

The ingredients in this formula are designed

• stop the bleeding
• tighten the gums
• disinfect and reduce inflammation of the tissues
• the hot hot habanero pepper is added to the mix to increase circulation for healing and stop the bleeding

Ingredients: White Oak bark, bayberry root bark (these are the astringent herbs to stop the bleeding and tightening the gums), tea tree oil (makes the hot flavor of the pepper seemingly disappear, also is a strong anti-fungal, anti-bacterial), echinacea angustifolia root (for antiseptic), habanero pepper and peppermint oil (for taste and for antiseptic). Make a alcoholic tincture with the ingredients. Ingredients: equal parts (volume, not weight)

mix the above into a fully filled water pik, and use it at least once a day.

The oils in the tincture will eat away on the rubber parts (washers) of the water pik if you don’t rinse it thoroughly after each use with at least half a container of clean water.

If you can’t find all the ingredients: use what you can find.

I have found that even a q-tip dipped in just tea tree oil does an extremely good job at fighting gum disease. Do it after using the water pik… and don’t rinse after the tea tree oil.

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