Charcoal, Charcoal, Charcoal. Literally, it’s EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW from your facial cleansers to your toothpaste. And actually, activated charcoal is a highly absorbent substance and it is even used in hospitals to address food poisoning.
I can only speak from personally experience though since I have personally been using charcoal teeth whitener by Cocosmile for just about a year now and I LOVE IT.
As you know from previous posts, I use natural toothpastes which don’t contain the same whitening characteristics as conventional brands. So finding a product like Cocosmile that has helped brighten my teeth was a major win in my book.
Luckily for you and me both, I was able to interview the owner of Cocosmile, Holly Llewellyn to chat with her about the benefits and why she created the company. Grab a booch and check it out!
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Holly, how did you come up with Cocosmile?
Holly: I nearly died at the age of 17 after contracting Meningitis, I am so lucky to be alive and so grateful, but due to the level of antibiotics I had to have to save my life, it has seriously weakened my immune system. I knew that I could never work for anyone else as I didn’t have the physical energy to travel to work and do a 9-5. So I had no option but to be my own boss.
This whole episode was the best thing to happen to me. I started my own business making biodynamic organic herbal supplements for horses at age of 21. I have now been running forest farmacy for 14 years and have supplied 3 countries team products for the olympics.
WOW! That is incredible. I didn’t realize you had other health & wellness brands on the market.
Holly: Fast forward a couple of years later, I got diagnosed with Lyme disease, ( all of those years outside in countryside). I made various health and diet changes and I started buying clean beauty products to try and improve my health.
I really struggled to find a all natural toothpaste that I liked. I like a challenge and so decided that I would make my own. I researched for months. I knew then that my new brand would be vegan, cruelty free and revolve around one hero ingredient. I just didn’t know which one. I read one day all about oil pulling and that night
I went to bed and dreamt of ‘cocosmile.’ I knew then that I needed to create all natural dental health brand that centered around coconuts. Then charcoal just exploded and it comes from coconuts, so I just knew that the universe was guiding me on the right path.
We have been trading for 18 months, we now sell globally and there are lots of new products about to be launched. I’m so excited!
What products do you sell in the Cocosmile family?
Holly: We started off formulating an activated charcoal teeth whitening powder. I wanted to do things a little differently, so we formulated a re-mineralizing mix of herbs and clays that alongside the charcoal, wouldhelp to whiten your teeth and re-mineralize them rather than stripping the teeth, like so many other makes do. We also use the only medicinal charcoal manufacturer in the UK. So you know you are getting medicinal grade activated charcoal and all of the other ingredients are organic and certified by the vegan society.
We then decided we wanted a natural toothbrush and sourced a bamboo biodegradable toothbrush with charcoal infused bristles.
We now have a toothpaste too, which incorporated coconut oil, aloe vera and charcoal, so it’s amazing for your gum health.
We are just about to launch new charcoal floss picks, new toothpaste flavour and currently in development is a natural mouthwash and oral health probiotic. I’m truly excited.
Okay, so how does this au naturale product work?!
Holly: This explains it better than I could:
“As you may have heard, activated charcoal is essentially a form of carbon that’s been treated to make the surface of its particles porous. All of those little nooks and crannies act like magnets for other particles, which it absorbs and then sweeps away when the charcoal is washed off. Activated charcoal toothpastes are a rebirth of ancient medicine techniques. In theory, [it] binds to everything in its path—stains, tartar, bacteria, viruses. ” explained by cosmetic dentist Peter Auster.
SO INTERESTING. And imagine that, without any chemicals! So when I first received the whitening powder I was like uhhh what do I do with this. Can you break down the steps for us?
Holly:
1: Wet toothbrush and dip into powder.
2: Gently brush for 2 minutes.
3: Brush again with water/ toothpaste to remove residue and rinse with water or mouthwash.
EASY PEASEY! Are there any specific directions for the toothpaste?
Holly: No, just use apply it like a normal toothpaste.
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Pictures provided via Cocosmile.
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