Oil pulling: an ancient Ayurvedic practice

The procedure for rinsing your mouth with oil is extremely simple – it is necessary to put vegetable oil in your mouth and keep it in your mouth or rinse your mouth with oil for a certain period of time. The purpose of the procedure – improve certain aspects of health. Mouthwash with oils – an ancient folk procedure that has its own advantages and characteristics. Estet-portal.com will tell you what benefits of this procedure have been scientifically confirmed, and also explain how to properly rinse your mouth with oils and what effect to expect.

Oil pulling: an ancient Ayurvedic practice

According to lovers of the procedure, toxins and bacteria of the body accumulate in the mouth, and by rinsing the mouth with oil, you can cleanse the oral cavity of these impurities. Upon completion of the rinse, the "used" spitting oil. The purpose of rinsing the mouth with oil – get rid of oil-soluble toxins.

Popular Mouthwash Oils:

• sunflower;
• coconut;
• sesame;
• olive;
• palm.

This solidifies coconut oil at 23.9 degrees Celsius (i.e. at room temperature). However, if it is mixed with sesame and sunflower oil in the correct proportions, the mixture will not harden, and the detox effect and dosha balance will be excellent.

Doshi – these are the energies of the body that determine the physical, psychological and mental characteristics of a person, as well as the degree of his vulnerability to disease. Stress, unhealthy diet, weather conditions, strained relationships can upset the balance of a person's energies. As a result, he becomes vulnerable to disease.

Oil pulling is also used to protect teeth and gums. Many claim that this procedure helps:

• strengthen gums;
• whiten teeth;
• remove plaque;
• treat diseases of the temporomandibular joint.

There are those who consider oil pulling to be an excellent cure for cancer and other diseases. Next we'll look at:

• types of mouthwash and effectiveness of the procedure;
• effectiveness of the procedure;
• risks and warnings.

Types of mouthwash with oil: kavala graha and kavala gandusha

In Ayurveda, oral care is called kavala graha or kavala gandush. If we are talking about gandush, a person takes a mouthful of oil and holds it for 3-5 minutes, after which he spits. In this case, the oil remains motionless, i.e. rinsing is not carried out. As for graha, this procedure is different in that a certain amount of oil is collected in the mouth without causing discomfort. After that, a thorough rinsing of the oral cavity is carried out for 3-5 minutes, and then the oil is spit out.

Is oil pulling effective?

Effectiveness of mouthwash with oil has been partially proven, i.e. some of the benefits attributed to the miraculous procedure are indeed scientifically proven. Among them:

Rinse your mouth with sesame oil helps:

• get rid of plaque;
• improve gum health;
• reduce the risk of developing gingivitis;
• combat bad breath.

However, the American Dental Association (ADA) believes that the results of studies confirming the effectiveness of oil pulling are not reliable. Therefore, the ADA recommends that you do not practice the procedure, but follow traditional oral hygiene practices and visit a dental professional.

Risks and side effects of oil pulling

The direct risks associated with vegetable oil mouthwash are not known. However, people's belief that such a procedure can replace trips to the dentist, reverse tooth decay and remove toxins from the body, leads to the neglect of treatment by the dentist (and specialists in other branches of medicine). As a result, a person who refuses proper oral hygiene puts the condition of teeth, gums and overall health at risk.

Dentists believe that it is impossible to completely clean teeth from plaque without mechanical action (with a toothbrush and floss) at home.

The main risks of oil rinsing are associated with accidental ingestion of the composition:

• if the oil is of poor quality, it may contain hazardous impurities (for example, heavy metals);
• risk of lipoid pneumonia (if oils enter the lungs);
• diarrhea or indigestion.

However, if you carefully rinse your mouth with oils (do not swallow them, monitor the quality of the products used, do not neglect oral hygiene), there will be no harm from the procedure. And many people who practice the rinsing procedure are satisfied with the results.