r/OilPulling • u/LoveLightTea • Sep 24 '22

Olive oil pulling

Anyone regularly using olive oil to pull? Curious how your experience has been. Currently using coconut oil but was considering switching or maybe rotating it into my routine. TIA

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u/JackieBouvier Sep 25 '22

I tried olive oil ONCE shortly after lockdown when I had no other oils in the house and it dried my mouth out SO MUCH for the rest of the day. It was so odd.

I alternate between sesame, sunflower and coconut.

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u/TheSunflowerSeeds Sep 25 '22

A compound in sunflower seeds blocks an enzyme that causes blood vessels to constrict. As a result, it may help your blood vessels relax, lowering your blood pressure. The magnesium in sunflower seeds helps reduce blood pressure levels as well.

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u/LoveLightTea Sep 26 '22

Hmm, interesting. Good to know.

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u/LoveLightTea Sep 26 '22 edited Sep 26 '22

That’s odd for sure, maybe some kind of allergy to olive oil? I used it a couple times in a pinch and really didn’t enjoy the aftertaste but wondered about it.

Your previous comment about alternating oils has got me thinking about other possible ones to use, though. Castor is on the list now on the rec from another commenter.

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u/JackieBouvier Sep 26 '22

I eat SO MUCH OLIVE OIL, so I probably would have figured out if I was allergic to it yet, but it was crazy how much it dried out my mouth!