Essential Oil Profile: Clove Oil, Thieves and Oral Pathogens

August 19, 2010 in Aromatherapy, Best Essential Oils, Chemicals / Toxic, Clove, Edible Toothpaste/Dental Care, Family Health, Fluoride-Free, Kids, Men's Health, Natural, Oral Pathogens / Dental Health, Quality / Pure, Science, Therapeutic-grade Essential Oil, Thieves, Wellness, Women's Health by Evelyn Vincent | 1 comment

Compounds from therapeutic Clove essential oil can inhibit growth of oral pathogens Streptococcus mutans (the bacteria in our mouth that causes tartar/plaque/cavities is killed by Clove essential oil), Actinomyces viscosus, P. gingivalis, and P. intermedia. This is terrific news for those who are looking for alternatives to chemical ingredients and fluoride found in most dental care products. The savvy consumer will also want to know that all clove essential oils are not created equally, but I’ll discuss that later in this article.

Importance of Brushing Teeth with the Best Dental Products

Researchers at Tokyo Dental College noted that more than 300 different species of bacteria are found in populations of several hundred billion in the human oral cavity. They estimated that this number reaches a thousand billion when the mouth is not sufficiently cleaned.

“More bacteria per square inch live [on the back of the tongue] than on any other part of the body.” ~ Dr. John Richter founder of the Richter Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breath Disorders

“The terms oral health and general health should not be interpreted as separate entities. Oral health is integral to general health.” ~ the Surgeon General, 2000

Brushing is not enough to eliminate the bacterial, fungal, and viral presence in the mouth, these microorganisms typically hide between teeth and under the tongue.

Brushing mechanically removes between 30 to 60 percent the plaque and pathogens, it still leaves 40 to 70% of microorganisms.

Benefits of Clove Oil

Therapeutic Clove oil scores 10,786,875 on the ORAC scale (That’s no typo – it is almost eleven million!)
The essential oils of thyme, clove and cinnamon possess significant inhibitory affects against 23 different genera of bacteria. ~ International Journal of Food Microbiology.
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum), from the Orient, is hailed as an oil of great abundance; those who possessed it were considered wealthy.
Clove oil is one of the most antimicrobial and antiseptic of all essential oils.
Clove is anti-fungal, antiviral, anti-infectious, and antibacterial.
Clove works as a general stimulant and is used to treat sinusitis, bronchitis, cystitis, and cholera.

Clove Oil vs. Clove Oil

Most Clove essential oil is from other parts of the tree (not the bud). It’s much cheaper to distill these other parts as they produce more essential oil. The reality… the finished product is inferior because it does not contain all of the compounds that are beneficial. And this is what you find in most dental care products if they contain clove.

There are dozens of ways to distill an essential oil. There is only one way to do it right… and that makes all the difference!

How many other toothpastes and mouthwashes did I try that also contained Clove oil? Dozens!

And there are dozens more on the market with Clove oil, Tea Tree, and Cinnamon. What do they all have in common? They’re inferior in any number of ways and will not produce the kind of results I’m speaking of in this article.

While the essential oils from clove bark and leaves ‘may’ smell perfectly fine, the truth is… ONLY the essential oil from the Clove ‘bud’ contains the beneficial constituents and ONLY when the clove buds are distilled at the right temperature and proper length of time will you have a superior essential oil that contains all of the natural benefits.

“In addition to causing cell lysis in organisms responsible for plaque, gingivitis, and oral malodour, studies have shown that essential oil mouthwashes have strong activity against the gram-positive microbes such as Streptococcus mutans, that cause dental caries.” ~ R. Seymour, School of Dental Sciences, University of Newcastle, UK

“The potential value of antibacterial agents in control of plaque and gingivitis is now well established. One mouthrinse product containing essential oil has also shown promise and has been the subject of numerous short and long-term studies. Based on the findings of these studies, the product has been accepted by the American Dental Association.” ~ J. Moran, University of Bristol Dental School, UK

Inferior essential oils = a waste of money!

Thieves Toothpastes were tested at Weber State University and found to have potent antimicrobial properties against a wide range of oral microbes, including:

Streptococcus oralis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Candida albicans

Therapeutic-grade essential oils have proved to be more effective as antiseptic mouthrinses than the FDA recognized plaque-control antiseptic drugs such as stannous fluoride.

Jean Valnet, MD, used essential oils for decades in his clinical practice stating:

“Essential oils are especially valuable as antiseptics because their aggression toward microbial germs is matched by their total harmlessness toward tissue.”

My friends who are in health care field have told me they see fluoride emergency cases all the time. Interesting how this is not common knowledge and the average person never hears about such things.

Ingredients in Thieves Ultra Toothpaste

Calcium carbonate, essential oil concentrate containing peppermint essential oil, Thieves® essential oil blend (a powerful blend of clove†, cinnamon bark†, lemon†, Eucalyptus radiata†, and rosemary†, zinc oxide, deionized water with papain, xylitol, vegetable glycerine, essential oil base (thymol from Thymus vulgaris), Eucalyptus globulus†, and methyl salycilate from wintergreen†, xanthum gum, zinc citrate, Lecithin, and stevioside [stevia].

Ingredients in Thieves Mouthwash

Water, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Water, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Water, Colloidal Silver, Mentha Piperita† (Peppermint) Oil, Lecithin, Polysorbate 80, Stevioside, Syzygium Aromaticum† Flower Bud Oil, Mentha Spicata† (Spearmint) Leaf Oil, Citrus Limon† (Lemon) Peel Oil, Cinnamomum Verum† Bark Oil, Vetiveria Zizanoides† Root Oil, Eucalyptus Radiata† Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis† (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, and Tocopherol (Vitamin E).

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Did you know…

There is a Warning label on your toothpaste, even on all-natural brands? Look at the label on the box or tube.
Or, that the lining of the mouth has a 90% absorbption efficiency?
Even if you don’t swallow any toothpaste, you’re at risk from toxic chemicals. The mucus membranes inside the mouth are one of the most direct routes to the blood, the brain and other cells of your body, since the mucosal lining inside the mouth has about 90% absorption efficiency.
Both conventional and alternative medicines are often applied to the mucus membranes of the cheek or under the tongue for just that reason; it’s one of the fastest and most effective way to get chemicals into the body.
Popular toothpaste ingredients are so scary we are warned not to swallow more than what is used for brushing.
A 1999 study published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology found that an essential oil mouthrinse containing thymol (found in thyme), methyl salycilate (found in wintergreen), menthol (found in peppermint), and eucalyptol (found in Eucalyptus globulus) was far more effective than a stannous fluoride antiseptic.
The eugenol in Clove has a long history of use for pain relief in dentistry and for rheumatism, arthritis and headaches.
Alcohol is not recommended to kill oral bacteria as it has been found to dramatically increase the incidence of oral cancer.
Promoters of fluoride mouth rinsing set the acute toxic dose of fluoride at 2 mg/kg body weight, the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan at 2 to 5 mg/kg,5 and some other investigators at 8 mg/kg. However, 0.1 to 0.8 mg/kg of fluoride has been estimated to have caused fluoride poisoning in the USA, resulting from troubles with fluoridated water systems and from ingestion of fluoride- containing products by mistake, more.

Unsettling News

While watching the news last night one of BP’s spoke-persons made a comment that the dispersant’s used in the Gulf oil disaster are no worse than those found in your toothpaste… hmmmm… at the beginning of the disaster I heard on the news that the dispersant being used was one that was banned from use in Europe because it’s horribly toxic.

There’s still enough oil in the Gulf that equals 5 times that of the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989… surely Mother Nature didn’t clean it all up over the past few weeks!

Few noticed in November 2007 when the American Dental Association (ADA) alerted its members via e-mail of a possible problem with giving babies fluoridated water: The ADA, fluoride’s biggest advocate, wrote that parents of infants younger than a year old “should consider using water that has no or low levels of fluoride” when mixing baby formula.

However, while public health agencies in some states, such as Vermont and New Hampshire, immediately issued warnings in the media based on the ADA alert, other states took months to relay the message. For instance, Florida’s Department of Health put the message on its website four months after it was issued along with a note that read: “Mixing formula with fluoridated water poses no known health risks.”

Clearly, there are plenty of conflicts of interest going on in all of the large industries and institutions. Until ethics and complete honesty are restored (I’m not holding my breath) – I certainly do not want fluoride, BP chemical dispersant’s, or any number of other known toxic chemicals in my mouth or being absorbed through the lining of my mouth. How can they possibly say these things are OK!? They can’t be thinking we’re that gullible… can they???