Weekend Ramblings: Weleda Salt Toothpaste

I'll admit that when I think of beauty products, toothpaste is not the first thing that comes to mind. However, when I think of unique products I own that are worth discussing, Weleda's Salt Toothpaste definitely stands out. It's a unique blend of salt, peppermint oil and other botanicals that cleans teeth like nobody's business.

To answer some questions you probably have: yes, it tastes salty and yes, it's shocking at first (but quickly addictive). Actually, since I've started using Weleda's Salt Toothpaste, mainstream toothpastes containing artificial sweeteners taste sickly sweet. Also, the clean you get with Crest or Colgate doesn't really compare to this. The salt and the baking soda provide a little more grit for toothbrush scrubbing, making teeth feel cleaner in the end (but it's still gentle on enamel, in case you're wondering).

At $8, I'm definitely at the very tippy-top of my toothpaste budget with this one, but I don't mind so much. Next time around, I think I'll try DIYing with one of these toothpaste recipes, but for now, I'm perfectly content with this Weleda find.

Have you tried this toothpaste? Loved it? Hated it?

Weekend Ramblings: LUSH Toothy Tabs

Some products enter your life unexpectedly. I came across LUSH Chou Chou... I Love You Toothy Tabs as I was nosing through my sister's medicine cabinet this weekend while I was staying with her.  And even though though these aren't technically a beauty product, I was immediately intrigued and I knew I had to share them with you.

*Photo via lushusa.com

LUSH Toothy Tabs, an environmentally friendly toothpaste alternative, combine baking soda and essential oils into these little tabs that foam up like toothpaste when you chew them up and begin brushing. They're so weird, yet so much more fun than regular toothpaste.

They're teensy!

I will say, though, that the Chou Chou-flavored tabs take some getting used to (less flavorful than most conventional pastes and somewhat bitter), but the clean they provide is pretty awesome. My teeth felt so incredibly shiny after using these and surprisingly, my breath smelled wonderful despite the initial weird taste.

Here's you unnecessary mouth visual of a chewed up Toothy Tab.

Once I head home, I think I'll be purchasing my own box of these little wonders. They're a bit expensive at $5 for 40 tabs, but I think you could definitely get away with splitting each tab in half. At least that's what I'm going to do!

Have you tried LUSH Toothy Tabs? Do you have a favorite flavor?