NOW Foods Supplements, Calcium Carbonate Powder, High Percentage of Calcium, Supports Bone Health*, 12-Ounce

This calcium mixes up with water easily for drinking, although it does leave residue in the glass you'll need to clean out. It also works very well in homemade tooth powder. Making our own tooth powder has substantially improved my daughter's tooth sensitivity. This is a very pure calcium, so we feel safe using it. We also don't react to it, as we do the calcium citrate, often made from corn.Homemade tooth powder gives a wonderful polished-feeling clean and helps a ton with sensitive teeth. If you want to try it and don't have your own recipe, this recipe works great for our family:Tooth PowderIngredients½ cup bentonite clay- Pure Clay - Premium Calcium Bentonite Clay Food Grade (Montmorillonite) Powder - Laboratory Tested for Purity - Internal Detox and Cleanse - Mask, Body Wrap and Bath½ cup calcium Carbonate Powder (not Citrate)- NOW Calcium Carbonate Powder, 12-Ounces2 tbsp baking soda4 tbsp Xylitol- Zveet Birch Xylitol Sweetener 5lb (Made in USA)20 drops of peppermint essential oil or to tastePut all ingredients in a jar and shake well to mix.Ingredients – LARGE BATCH – Makes a 2-quart jarWeights are approximate. Adjust as needed.16 oz bentonite clay- Pure Clay - Premium Calcium Bentonite Clay Food Grade (Montmorillonite) Powder - Laboratory Tested for Purity - Internal Detox and Cleanse - Mask, Body Wrap and Bath16 oz calcium Carbonate Powder (not Citrate)- NOW Calcium Carbonate Powder, 12-Ounces4 oz baking soda12 oz Xylitol- Zveet Birch Xylitol Sweetener 5lb (Made in USA)1 teaspoon peppermint essential oil or to tastePut all ingredients except peppermint oil in a bowl and mix well under a vent-a-hood because the clay will give off a lot of powder dust into the air. Sprinkle around the peppermint oil and mix well again. Put in a 2-quart jar.Recipe adapted from Wellness Mama.

I have a couple of container garden boxes at my small condo in Florida. When I get there in the fall, I like to plant some cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers to have later in the winter. Previously, I had been having trouble with the tomatoes and peppers having large black spots on the bottom. I tracked it down to a fungus enabled by too acidic a soil. Last year, I bought a pack of "Tums", crushed them up, and spread them in he containers. It helped a lot, but was a messy and difficult process, as they had to be crushed and dissolved in water, which takes a while.While searching for an alternative, I came upon this stuff. Not only is it easier to work with but it's also a lot cheaper. The only downside is that the powder is so fine that it can get messy if you are not careful. The first time I used it, I made kind of a mess. Since then, it's been fine.

I bought this to use in homemade tooth powder. I wasn't expecting it to do anything exciting, just to function as the remineralizing portion of my tooth powder, and it's great for that purpose.I've tweaked my tooth powder recipe, because the standard recipes weren't quite cutting it for me. I based my recipe off the one from the web site nourishing joy, but I found that there wasn't enough activated charcoal to counteract the tooth stains from my daily coffee, so I upped the ratio of charcoal. Plus, my mouth still didn't quite feel clean after brushing, so I added frankincense oil, which has natural antibacterial properties and makes my mouth and teeth feel super clean. So here's my recipe:4 tbsp bentonite clay (best to get a brand that's meant for internal use since it's going it your mouth)4 tbsp calcium carbonate powder (Now brand works great)1 tsp baking soda1 tbsp fine sea salt or Himalayan pink salt4 tbsp activated charcoal powderenough frankincense oil to make the mixture slightly moist but not clumpyMix everything together, and keep it in an airtight container. I wet my toothbrush very slightly and dip it into the tooth powder and brush with the amount that sticks to the toothbrush.I've found that this mixture works amazingly. It keeps my teeth as white as any whitening toothpaste I've ever used, if not slightly whiter. My teeth haven't been accumulating tartar at all in the 5 months I've been using this. And best of all, my gums, which had been slowly receding for the last 15 years or so, haven't receded one bit since I've been using this. I decided to switch to tooth powder when I learned that glycerin can be irritating to mouth tissue. I wondered if eliminating it would stop my gums from receding, and it's worked. Even the popular brands of natural toothpaste contain glycerin.So, tooth powder has been working much better for me than any toothpaste I've ever tried. Now's calcium carbonate has been a great addition to the tooth powder. I expect this bottle to last me years.