Anybody tried oil pulling

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Dosey · 01/03/2013 21:02

I found something on Pinterest about this which is supposed to be fab for your teeth and when I googled it there are lots of good reports on it. Apparently you swish oil around your mouth for about 10 - 15 minutes the spit it out. I am not sure if this would make me feel sick.

Anybody tried it???

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pickledparsnip · 01/03/2013 21:05

I've been meaning to try it for a long time. I don't think I could swish oil around my mouth for that long though! It has to be good oil too, can't remember which, but mustn't be just any old oil.

ThreeBeeOneGee · 01/03/2013 21:07

10 to 15 minutes??!!

nightswimmer · 01/03/2013 21:13

yes I've tried it. It's quite hard to do at first, but you get used to it-the difficulty is getting people not to speak to you while you're doing it -you can't talk! I did it with olive oil, and I did find it made my teeth feel smoother and cleaner than ever before. It's supposed to be madly good for lots of other things too....there's a whole long list some of which sound a bit unlikely.

nilbyname · 01/03/2013 21:14

Tell. Me. More!

Branleuse · 01/03/2013 21:16

i tried it a few times and my teeth felt super clean after, but i never kept it up as i cant go 10 minutes without talking or putting something in my mouth

DunderMifflin · 01/03/2013 21:16

Bleurgh

ClaireFromWork · 01/03/2013 21:17

10-15 MINUTES

boak

and yet more boak.

noddyholder · 01/03/2013 21:18

It has lots of amazing claims but i can't imagine doing it I would choke!

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Dosey · 01/03/2013 21:50

I would have to do it when the house is empty since I would not be able to go too long without speaking. Though I am sure the kids would love it and dp for thst matter. It is supposed to be really good for flushing out toxins via the gums but I just wondered if it is that good, why I had never seen it on s&b before.

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