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Pine Resin in Toothpaste, soap, Deodorant etc.

 
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After having read about the bacteriostatic properties of pine resin, I'm now curious if this substance can be added to every day toiletry products. Perhaps there is a way to add pine resin to a toothpase recipe or soap bar to use for deodorant. I would definitely like to be able to make my own toothpaste and deodorant to avoid having to use aluminum and fluoride products and in case I cannot buy deodorant or toothpaste at the store.

The main problem I notice with pine resin is that it is not water soluble and it must be heated considerably in order to get it to flow. Any toothpase emulsion that uses pine resin would have to be designed with a base that can disperse the resin without it settling and sticking to the bottom. I have already seen a few recipies for pine resin infused soap so it is definitely possible to incorporate pine resin into soap and deodorant.
 
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Since nobody has replied yet, I thought it might be necessary to share a blog post where the author shares how to infuse pine resin into oil used for making soap. Since some recipies for toothpase I've seen on the permies forum call for coconut oil, it might also be possible to infuse pine resin into coconut oil or lard for use in making toothpase. Here is the link to the blog post I found a while ago:
https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/pine-resin-soap/
 
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Pine resin would have to be a pretty small amount of the toothpaste. Both the flavor and stickiness are both things that I think wouldn't be to pleasant to put in your mouth. Probably the reason you don't see pine resin in many commercial products, for things so abundant and cheap as that there has got to be some reason it is not as widely used commercially. Do you know if pine resin was commonplace in such products in the 1800's?
 
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T Simpson wrote:Do you know if pine resin was commonplace in such products in the 1800's?


I'm aware that pine resin was often chewed for its bacteriostatic and deodorizing properties, but I have not found any early recipies for toothpaste that call specifically for pine resin.
 
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