Taking the Bite Out of Tooth Decay
Taking the Bite Out of Tooth Decay
Written by Amara Rose
.................What's a health-aware consumer who'd like to save her teeth to do? Turn conventional wisdom on its ear: brush with soap, and clean your sink with toothpaste (it makes an excellent abrasive cleanser).
Of course, brushing with soap is a less-than-appealing concept to most people, which is what led health-conscious mom Karen Van Cleef to create Tooth Soap® in 2003. Van Cleef had never taken her two children to the dentist because she was strongly opposed to fluoride, and believed from all she'd learned as a longtime health and wellness researcher that any cavities they developed could heal on their own, given proper nutrition. Yet she also knew they needed to keep their teeth clean. When she learned of Dr. Judd's breakthrough work, she tried rubbing bar soap on her brush — but found it unpalatable, to say the least.
An entrepreneur by nature, she began experimenting with soap formulas while home-schooling her daughters. Then she met an artisan soap maker who was intrigued by the idea of making a good-tasting oral soap. After a few trials, Tooth Soap® was born, and today comes in an array of flavors from peppermint to Honey BBQ, made with nothing except organic saponified coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, and essential oil flavors, all of which help teeth remain strong and healthy.
The proof is in the pudding: Van Cleef finally took her children to the dentist when her elder daughter was fourteen, six years after she'd begun brushing daily with Tooth Soap®. She had no cavities. By comparison, the average 17-year-old has had at least eleven cavities.
So that's the new math to keep you from becoming down in the mouth: get on your soapbox (or soap bottle) for holistic dental care, and take a healthy bite out of tooth decay.
Written by Amara Rose
.................What's a health-aware consumer who'd like to save her teeth to do? Turn conventional wisdom on its ear: brush with soap, and clean your sink with toothpaste (it makes an excellent abrasive cleanser).
Of course, brushing with soap is a less-than-appealing concept to most people, which is what led health-conscious mom Karen Van Cleef to create Tooth Soap® in 2003. Van Cleef had never taken her two children to the dentist because she was strongly opposed to fluoride, and believed from all she'd learned as a longtime health and wellness researcher that any cavities they developed could heal on their own, given proper nutrition. Yet she also knew they needed to keep their teeth clean. When she learned of Dr. Judd's breakthrough work, she tried rubbing bar soap on her brush — but found it unpalatable, to say the least.
An entrepreneur by nature, she began experimenting with soap formulas while home-schooling her daughters. Then she met an artisan soap maker who was intrigued by the idea of making a good-tasting oral soap. After a few trials, Tooth Soap® was born, and today comes in an array of flavors from peppermint to Honey BBQ, made with nothing except organic saponified coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, and essential oil flavors, all of which help teeth remain strong and healthy.
The proof is in the pudding: Van Cleef finally took her children to the dentist when her elder daughter was fourteen, six years after she'd begun brushing daily with Tooth Soap®. She had no cavities. By comparison, the average 17-year-old has had at least eleven cavities.
So that's the new math to keep you from becoming down in the mouth: get on your soapbox (or soap bottle) for holistic dental care, and take a healthy bite out of tooth decay.
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