Don’t look for actress Julia Roberts to be pitching toothpaste on TV anytime soon.
In a surprising tidbit of information about her personal care routine, the Oscar-winning actress revealed that she does not use toothpaste to maintain the beautiful smile that made her famous.
What’s more, she doesn’t use any of the natural brands of toothpaste that many consumers are switching to as they discover the many dangerous chemicals and other additives contained in conventional toothpaste.
In an interview with InStyle magazine, Ms. Roberts shocked the house by revealing that she uses a humble dollop of baking soda to brush her teeth.
Her reasons?
I brush [my teeth] with baking soda. [My grandfather] would put a big heaping mound of it on his toothbrush. He had only one cavity in his entire life.
What Ms. Roberts may not realize is that her grandfather was onto something. Â Many top holistic dentists recommend baking soda mixed with a bit of sea salt as the best way to keep those pearly whites as well as the gums happy and healthy for life.
My own family uses a baking soda, sea salt, hydrogen peroxide mixture, called  “The Secret” recommended by a well known holistic dentist who discussed it at a seminar on nontoxic dentistry that I attended some years ago. We’ve used it for years with wonderful results!
Natural toothpaste, while nontoxic, frequently contain glycerin which sticks to teeth and inhibits remineralization and therefore actually contributes to cavity formation!
Another option for those who don’t tolerate baking soda and want to avoid toothpaste is a no glycerin, no fluoride tooth gel complete with teeth and gum strengthening herbs. Â This type of gel (find it here) is also safe for those with mercury-based amalgam fillings.
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My great grandfather did the same thing. Only brushed with baking soda and usually rinsed with peroxide. He had all of his own teeth when he passed away in his 80s.
It’s very poor taste to speculate on her fertility issues in that fashion.
what if we use baking soda, salt and water ? Will that suffice?
My grdma used baking soda , so I’ve been using that for a few yrs now….
So what if Julia Roberts uses soya milk. And mentioning infertility is in very poor taste. I am really not a fan of sneering at others because one feels more enlightened health-wise. We are each on our own health journey. Let us be supportive of one another. Now go and wash your mouth out with soap. Organic, of course.
way to Go Julia another reason your my fav actor
i need an activated charcoal link to an amazon product:)
I have used natural non-fluoride toothpaste for about 10 years. I’m glad I read this. Will probably switch to baking soda now:)
I wonder what her deoderant secret is. Most of them give me a rash so a rarely wear it unless it’s 90 or above out. Yes I just took my hippiness to the next level!
Completely felt the same way Stacy Layman – I struggled w infertility, went on to naturally have three healthy children, I too felt that low blow in the pit of my stomach!