Friday, March 7, 2014

Oil Pulling Experiment, Day 1

Ok, so here's my first day trying oil pulling. I'm very skeptical, so I'm viewing this more as an experiment than anything else. 
 
 Here's my coconut oil. I got it at Ralph's for around $17
First thing in the morning, unshowered and teeth unbrushed

Here's the coconut oil solid

I melted it in the microwave for 30 seconds. It turned out to be less than a tablespoon (15mL), so I'll increase it tomorrow

Set the timer, I knew I could only last 15 minutes.

My "toxins" mixed with the oil

Afterwards. I swear there was some oil stuck between my two front teeth.
 
To start with, I have been waking up with a  new zit every day since I was about 14 years old. I have had tooth pain in my far back, upper right molar for the past month. My gums bleed when I brush my teeth. And my scalp is super itchy, with chronic dandruff, and I get sores on my scalp. These are all thing that oil pulling is supposed to help with. We will see. 

2 comments:

S.Shepherd said...

If you want cheaper coconut oil, I get mine at walmart for around $5. I usually buy several at a time. I hope it works for you.

Olivia said...

Trader Joes has it for $5.99. I use coconut oil in a lot of my cooking, and it's great! I tried oil pulling once, and liked it, but I haven't kept it up. I forget to actually do it. I hope it is working well for you. :-)