{"id":11467,"date":"2019-06-21T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youngliving.com\/blog\/?p=11467"},"modified":"2022-07-29T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T15:47:37","slug":"are-citrus-oils-safe-for-your-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youngliving.com\/blog\/are-citrus-oils-safe-for-your-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Citrus Oils Safe for Your Teeth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the ongoing debate about the effects of citrus oils on tooth enamel, <span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>we decided to find answers for ourselves!<\/strong><\/span> <em>Led by Dr. Michael Buch<\/em>, former section president of the American Association of Dental Research and Young Living Chief Science Officer, along with his team,<em> performed a laboratory analysis<\/em> to<strong> determine if Young Living\u2019s pure citrus essential oils affected tooth enamel similarly to citrus juices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.youngliving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Blog-Citrus-Enamel_Infographic_US-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11472\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload  aligncenter size-full wp-image-11472\" src=\"\/\/www.youngliving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Blog-Citrus-Enamel_Infographic_US-3.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"\/\/www.youngliving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Blog-Citrus-Enamel_Infographic_US-3.jpg\" alt=\"Blog-Citrus-Enamel_Infographic_US (3)\" width=\"650\" height=\"1912\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27650%27%20height%3D%271912%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20650%201912%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27650%27%20height%3D%271912%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youngliving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Blog-Citrus-Enamel_Infographic_US-3-102x300.jpg 102w, https:\/\/www.youngliving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Blog-Citrus-Enamel_Infographic_US-3-348x1024.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.youngliving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Blog-Citrus-Enamel_Infographic_US-3.jpg 650w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sr-only\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngliving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Blog-Are-Citrus-Oils-Safe-for-Your-Teeth_US.pdf\">Infographic PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>Now that you\u2019ve got the facts, which of our delicious citrus Vitality essential oils will you be adding to your next recipe?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong> Let us know in the comments!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve probably read that citrus juice is bad for your teeth, but have you wondered if the same is true for citrus oil? 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