So I went to the dentist yesterday after coconut oil pulling for a few months and couldn’t wait to show off my progress. I was pumped to see if the hygienist noticed a difference since she cleans my teeth every 6 months. Sure as shit she said, “Holy crap, what the hell have you been doing to your teeth? There’s nothing on there for me to scrape off and dive into!” I told her what I had been doing and she couldn’t believe it. I was her first patient to pull oil and she was very impressed.
She barely had to do anything to my teeth during the cleaning. I was in and out of the chair in 20 minutes. I started a few months ago with the original post. I won’t lie; I slacked majorly. I went from a few times a week to only swishing once every week or every other week. I was just a lazy ass. I melt about a tablespoon in the microwave for a few seconds. It doesn’t need to go long because it has a low melting point. I throw it back and get in the shower. I swish while I’m doing my biz and spit it in the trashcan 20 minutes later. All of the details are in the previous posts. NEVER spit coconut oil down your drain. It hardens in your drain pipes and will cause a problem. You don’t have to melt the oil first but I promise you will gag if you don’t.
She also thought I whitened my teeth because they were about 4 shades whiter than last time I was in there. When my dentist came in, he couldn’t believe it and told me not to tell my friends because I would put him out of business. Oooops…I technically didn’t just tell my friends. I told the 400 people who read this blog everyday in 76 different countries.
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I am obsessed with the Fabulist. It's a new show on E! with Kristin Cavallari and Orly Shani. They discuss the latest beauty and fashion trends and guinea pig themselves for reviews. Pretty much what I do but they are on tv, rich and far more amaze than I am. Plus Kristin C. is ALWAYS on point and is one of my style icons.
They covered coconut oil pulling on Fabulist this week and Kristin's reaction/reflux is pretty much exactly how my first attempt went. You can read my diaries here on my experience. I only did it for about a week as I had to start talking myself into doing it each morning. (Sidenote* I am going to try to recreate Kristin's Punk Top Knot hairstyle in the below video for my next post)
If you're jumping on the oil pulling bandwagon and want to share your gems, please do so below in the comments.