How to Use Vegetable Glycerin While Fasting

Brush with vegetable glycerine based toothpaste to sweeten your breath during a fast.

Bad breath is a negative consequence of fasting. When you don’t eat, your salivary glands do not produce as much saliva. Thus, the saliva is unable to properly flush out the odor-causing bacteria from your mouth and tongue. One way to remedy this is to brush your teeth, gums and tongue with vegetable glycerine based toothpaste. Vegetable-glycerine has natural antibacterial properties. Purchase it at a health food or natural remedy store.

Things You'll Need

• Baking soda
• Salt
• Vegetable glycerine
• Peppermint essential oil
• Toothbrush
• 4 bunches of fresh parsley
• Vegetable glycerin

Instructions

1. Mix 5 teaspoons of baking soda with ¼ teaspoon salt.

2. Add 5 teaspoons vegetable glycerine and 10 drops of peppermint essential oil. Mix to combine all of the ingredients.

3. Dip your toothbrush into the vegetable glycerine-based toothpaste to coat the ends of all of the bristles.

4. Brush your tongue with the toothpaste to remove odor-causing bacteria. Brush you gums, teeth and the roof of your mouth.

5. Spit out the toothpaste residue.

6. Rinse your mouth with water.

7. Repeat this process as needed during your fast.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure to purchase food grade vegetable glycerine and essential oils.

References

• Fat Free Kitchen: Homemade Mouthwash, Toothpaste
• University of Pennsylvania: Halitosis, the Silent Affliction: A Profile of Bad-Breath Research