Thai beauty products have become increasingly popular over the past few years, mostly because they are natural, effective and affordable. For example, traditional toothpastes from Thailand contain essential oils and herbal extracts that have a strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect, as well as fruit extracts and enzymes that clean the teeth without damaging enamel.
Unfortunately, very few people manage to preserve naturally white teeth and healthy gums for most of their lives. Most of us have to invest in expensive oral care products and professional help to keep the oral cavity healthy. Luckily, manufacturers offer a great selection of dentifrices, toothbrushes, dental flosses, tongue cleaners, and other oral hygiene products.
Toothpaste is the most commonly used dentifrice these days. Its essential ingredients are an abrasive, binder, surfactant and humectant. Toothpaste removes food residue and dental plaque from the teeth, as well as delivers active ingredients that prevent tooth decay and gum disease. Many toothpastes also contain whitening ingredients that are supposed to remove the stains from enamel and make it several shades lighter.
Thai toothpastes are different from most commercial toothpastes that you can find in supermarkets and pharmacies. While mass market toothpastes are typically sold in paste or gel form (hence the name), toothpastes made in Thailand are solid. Their key ingredients include natural minerals (for example, calcium carbonate) that act as an abrasive, herbal extracts, essential oils, menthol, and camphor.
Some natural toothpastes also contain fruit extracts and enzymes that enhance the cleansing effect of abrasive minerals. Abrasives remove dental plaque and food residue mechanically, while enzymes and fruit acids break down the chemical bonds and dissolve dental plaque. The most common fruit extracts contained in Thai toothpaste include pineapple extract, mango extract, mangosteen extract, and papaya extract.
Papain, bromelain, and other enzymes found in tropical fruits break peptide bonds in protein, which helps them to break down tough meat fibres and other food residue. The greatest thing about this is that enzymes do not affect enamel or dentine, which makes them safe for the teeth.
When combined with abrasives, fruit extracts effectively remove tea, coffee, tobacco and wine stains from the surface of the teeth. If you use a toothpaste with fruit extracts twice a day, your teeth will become one or even two shades lighter in just a month of regular use. Besides, fruit extracts give the toothpaste a nice flavor.
As we’ve already mentioned above, Thai toothpastes with fruit extracts also contain other natural ingredients that help to keep the oral cavity healthy. They include camphor, menthol, borneol, clove oil, sage extract, aloe vera extract, peppermint, licorice extract, and more. Essential oils and herbal extracts have a strong anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiseptic, and healing effect. They help to prevent tooth decay, tartar and gum disease, reduce gum sensitivity and prevent bleeding, keep the breath fresh, and make the teeth visibly whiter.
Solid toothpastes may seem unusual at first, but they are in fact very easy to use. You need to apply a small amount of toothpaste to your toothbrush using a special spatula or by making light, circular stroking motions on the surface of the toothpaste with a dry toothbrush (it is important that the toothbrush is dry because you should avoid wetting the toothpaste). Then clean your teeth as usual. Solid toothpastes produce less lather than commercial brands because they don’t contain synthetic surfactants, but this doesn’t diminish their cleansing effect. Make sure to close the lid tightly after cleaning your teeth to prevent the toothpaste from getting wet.
You can buy toothpastes with fruit enzymes and extracts from Thailand in our online shop Organic Store. We also have other Thai products including mineral salt deodorants, solid perfumes, inhalers, soaps, BB powder, cooling talc powder, and more. At Organic Store, we offer convenient payment methods and international delivery to almost any corner of the world.
