This IS a great idea! Plus, if I make small batches I can try a bunch and find a favorite. Thanks!
I’ll check back in a bit with a progress report. Thanks for the input, all!
Hmm, I’ll look into bentonite clay. Never heard of it. Thanks for the recipes!
Sprinkle a little in your hand, rub the wet brush in it, and proceed.
As for flavoring, this is one area where essential oils really are useful. You can buy them at a store that sells candy-making supplies, or at your local pharmacy.
The salt would be slightly abrasive, but also dissolve in saliva; the baking soda also is abrasive but doesn’t dissolve as readily.
Make sure you get bentonite and not attapulgite.
The latter was the old active ingredient in Kaopectate.