Essential Oil Safety

Are Citrus Oils Safe for Your Teeth?

With the ongoing debate about the effects of citrus oils on tooth enamel, we decided to find answers for ourselves! Led by Dr. Michael Buch, former section president of the American Association of Dental Research and Young Living Chief Science Officer, along with his team, performed a laboratory analysis to determine if Young Living’s pure citrus essential oils affected tooth enamel similarly to citrus juices.

Now that you’ve got the facts, which of our delicious citrus Vitality essential oils will you be adding to your next recipe?

Let us know in the comments!

 

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  • Tangerine Vitality will be my next additive to my toothpaste!
    Thank you YL for sharing this information.

  • Not only do I put citrus vitality oils in my water daily, I often brush my teeth with a drop of one of the citrus vitality oils added to my toothpaste.
    I just had a cleaning and check up at my dentist's the other day and was told "everything looks great. Keep doing what you are doing."

  • I added Lime Vitality to Greek Yogurt along with fresh cilantro to make a sauce to go with homemade fajitas. Yum!!!

  • This is so awesome to learn! Especially since I just started using two drops of Orange Vitality EO on my toothbrush with the Thieves Aromabright toothpaste.

  • I use lemon vitality daily in water. Now I'll be carrying it in my purse to use when eating out!

  • I Love orange Vitality and add to my coffee, scones, make an orange vinaigrette and have even sauteed shrimp with it! ( I think I have an addiction, )lol! My new favorite is lime vitality on my popcorn though!

  • ALL the citrus vitality oils are my favorite in water!! I'm looking forward to making my own toothpaste with orange vitality oil :)

  • Perfect! Glad to hear. I was wanting to use orange vitality this way but I was hesitant!! Thanks YL

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