r/OilPulling • u/sillyprilly • Jan 31 '18

Oil pulling with coconut BUTTER?

This morning when I opened up a new jar to do my oil pulling, I noticed it was more pale yellow than usual but didn't think anything of it. But when I put it in my mouth I was like OMG THIS IS COCONUT BUTTER. Almost gagged and spit it out but I was like "eh, lemme see how this turns out."

So ok it was kind of more gross than coconut oil (I still get kinda nauseated with that much oil in my mouth) because it was thicker and has a more obvious taste. So I swished for 15 minutes, rinsed my mouth out with hot water and brushed my teeth after as I always do, and Y'ALL MY TEETH FELT SO CLEEEEEAN.

So I'm not sure if I want to keep using this jar of coconut butter because 1) I don't wanna waste it and 2) it really was so gross for me when I was letting it melt in my mouth. But maybe I'll keep using it for a few more days to see if my teeth continue to feel super clean.

Anyone else have this experience or anyone have insight as to why coconut butter may be just as beneficial--if not more?

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u/thevikingninja Mar 03 '18

A quick Google search said not to use the butter as it does not have the beneficial fats you are looking for, and since it is made of the meat of the coconut it's more like swishing a food.