Oral Health

Blender’s Notes Oral Health:

Steep Me Self-Help combinations are a fantastic way to get health benefits outside of the standard tea leaf. This combination of herbs was developed to help keep a healthy mouth, gums, teeth, and fresh breath. Good oral care includes daily brushing and flossing. Without good oral hygiene, germs can reach levels that might lead to infections, such as tooth decay and gum disease. Using tea to enhance your oral health is a terrific addition to a healthy dental regimen. Not only will it taste great, but it will remove debris from your teeth and gums, and it can also freshen up your breath. The use of tea is amazing because it has no side effects; you can avoid harsh abrasives and sometimes get faster results since it is ingestible. Plus, it really tastes good! The mouth is the entry to the digestive tract. That is the long tube of organs from the mouth to the anus that food travels through. The mouth also is the entry to the organs that allow breathing, called the respiratory tract. So sometimes germs in the mouth can lead to disease throughout the body. Most often the body’s defenses and good oral care keep germs under control. Oral health: A window to your overall health – Mayo Clinic

Green Tea: The Catechin Ninja with Fresh-Breath Moves

Green tea is a powerhouse for oral wellness, led by catechins like EGCG. It may help discourage unwanted bacteria and fungi, reduce plaque and biofilm buildup, freshen breath, calm gum irritation, protect gum collagen, support saliva flow, improve oral pH balance, and help keep the mouth’s microbiome more stable. Green tea slips into the mouth like a tiny catechin ninja saying, “Plaque, you have been steeped and defeated.” Beyond the mouth, green tea may also support metabolic balance, circulation, blood pressure wellness, gut microbial balance, liver detox pathways, immune resilience, calm focus, autonomic balance, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the blend’s smooth, leafy overachiever—part mouthwash, part metabolism sidekick, part tiny monk doing karate in a teacup.

Cinnamon: The Tiny Bark Bouncer for Your Mouth

Cinnamon brings more than cozy flavor to this oral health blend. Its natural compounds may help discourage unwanted mouth microbes, freshen breath, support gum comfort, and encourage healthy circulation in oral tissues. It also offers antioxidant support and can gently stimulate saliva, which helps keep the mouth balanced, comfortable, and less hospitable to the tiny troublemakers that like to throw plaque parties. Beyond the mouth, cinnamon may also lend gentle support for digestion, metabolic balance, circulation, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is a warm, spicy multitasker—like a tiny wellness assistant wearing a sweater vest.

Cloves: Tiny Spice Nails with Big Mouth Energy

Cloves are tiny but mighty for oral health. Their star compound, eugenol, may help soothe tooth and gum discomfort, discourage unwanted microbes, freshen breath, calm gum inflammation, and support healthy circulation in oral tissues. They also provide strong antioxidant support, making them a spicy little security team for gums, teeth, and overall mouth comfort. Beyond the mouth, cloves may also support digestion, metabolic balance, respiratory comfort, circulation, and overall inflammatory wellness. In short, cloves are like the tiny spice superheroes of the blend—small enough to hide in the pantry, bold enough to show up wearing a cape.

Cranberry: The Tart Little Germ Bouncer

Cranberry is a tart little powerhouse for oral health thanks to its proanthocyanidins, especially rare A-type PACs. These compounds may help keep unwanted microbes from sticking around, discourage plaque and biofilm buildup, freshen breath, calm gum irritation, protect collagen, and support healthier oral tissues. Cranberry shows up to the mouth like a tiny red security guard yelling, “No loitering on the gums!” Beyond the mouth, cranberry may also support urinary tract comfort, gut balance, circulation, immune function, metabolic wellness, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is bright, bold, and bossy in the best way—like a cranberry wearing a whistle and running oral-health recess.

Echinacea: The Gum Garden’s Tiny Immune Cheerleader

Echinacea is best known for immune support, but it also brings a helpful boost to oral wellness. Its alkamides, caffeic acid derivatives, polysaccharides, and rosmarinic acid may help discourage unwanted microbes, calm gum irritation, support local immune defenses, encourage mucosal repair, protect gum collagen, and gently support saliva flow. Think of it as a tiny botanical pep squad for gums—waving pom-poms at your mouth’s defense system and yelling, “You’ve got this!” Beyond the mouth, Echinacea may also support immune resilience, respiratory comfort, gut balance, skin and connective tissue repair, metabolic wellness, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is a regenerative little helper—less “spicy superhero,” more “organized herbal camp counselor with a first-aid kit.”

Eucalyptus: The Minty Koala Bouncer for Mouth Mayhem

Eucalyptus is a fresh, powerful helper for oral health, led by its star compound eucalyptol. It may help discourage unwanted bacteria and fungi, reduce plaque and biofilm buildup, freshen breath, calm irritated gums, soothe mouth discomfort, support circulation in oral tissues, and protect gum collagen with antioxidant activity. It walks into the mouth like a cool-breathed security koala saying, “Step away from the plaque, buddy.” Beyond the mouth, eucalyptus may also support clear breathing, sinus comfort, respiratory microbial balance, circulation, digestion, immune resilience, mental clarity, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the botanical equivalent of opening a window in a stuffy room—except the window is wearing tiny sunglasses and smells amazing.

Lavender: The Chill Little Flower with Gum-Spa Energy

Lavender is a gentle yet surprisingly active botanical for oral health, thanks to compounds such as linalool, linalyl acetate, and lavandulol. It may help discourage unwanted mouth microbes, reduce biofilm buildup, freshen breath, calm irritated gums, soothe mouth discomfort, support mucosal healing, protect gum collagen, and help keep oral tissues comfortable. Lavender walks into the mouth like a tiny spa manager whispering, “Let’s all unclench our gums, shall we?” Beyond the mouth, lavender may also support nervous-system calm, autonomic balance, respiratory comfort, digestion, circulation, sleep quality, recovery, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the blend’s soft-spoken overachiever—part flower, part stress therapist, part tiny purple security blanket.

Licorice Root: The Sweet-Talking Gum Blanket

Licorice root is a soothing multitasker for oral health, thanks to glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhetinic acid, and flavonoids. It may help discourage unwanted bacteria and fungi, reduce plaque and odor-causing microbes, calm gum swelling and tenderness, coat irritated tissues, support mucosal repair, encourage saliva flow, and protect gum collagen with antioxidant support. It enters the mouth like a sweet little comfort blanket saying, “Shhh, gums, we’re moisturizing and fighting germs now.” Beyond the mouth, licorice root may also support digestive comfort, gut lining protection, respiratory soothing, immune resilience, adrenal and stress balance, metabolic wellness, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the blend’s smooth-talking herbal bodyguard—sweet, protective, and just dramatic enough to carry a tiny clipboard.

Neem: The Leafy Germ Bouncer with Zero Chill

Neem is a potent botanical for oral health, thanks to compounds such as azadirachtin, nimbidin, quercetin, and limonoids. It may help discourage unwanted bacteria and fungi, disrupt plaque and biofilm, freshen breath, calm gum swelling and bleeding, soothe irritated tissues, support mucosal repair, and protect gum collagen with antioxidant support. Neem marches into the mouth like a leafy nightclub bouncer saying, “Not on my watch, plaque gremlins.” Beyond the mouth, neem may also support gut microbial balance, liver and detox pathways, metabolic wellness, immune resilience, skin and wound repair, circulation, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the blend’s intense herbal security guard—green, gritty, and ready to remove troublemakers from the premises.

Gotu Kola: The Tiny Collagen Construction Crew

Gotu Kola is a connective-tissue superstar for oral wellness, thanks to compounds like asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid, and triterpenoid saponins. It may help support gum regeneration, collagen production, mucosal healing, microcirculation, gum comfort, antioxidant protection, and a healthier oral healing environment. It walks into the mouth like a tiny construction foreman yelling, “Team, rebuild those gums—but make it botanical!” Beyond the mouth, Gotu Kola may also support skin and connective tissue repair, capillary strength, circulation, nervous-system calm, cognitive clarity, gut lining integrity, immune balance, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the blend’s gentle repair specialist, herbal architect, part nervous-system yoga teacher, part gum-renovation project manager.

Thyme: The Tiny Herb with Germ-Swatting Jazz Hands

Thyme is a small-but-mighty herb for oral health, powered by thymol, carvacrol, borneol, and rosmarinic acid. It may help discourage unwanted bacteria and fungi, disrupt plaque and biofilm, freshen breath, calm gum swelling and bleeding, support oral circulation, encourage mucosal repair, and protect gum collagen with antioxidant support. Thyme enters the mouth like a tiny herb drill sergeant with jazz hands yelling, “Plaque, pack your bags!” Beyond the mouth, thyme may also support respiratory comfort, sinus and bronchial microbial balance, digestion, gut microbial balance, immune resilience, circulation, skin and wound repair, calm focus, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the blend’s tiny green overachiever—part breath-freshening bodyguard, part respiratory hype-herb, part pantry-sized troublemaker eviction service.

Tears of Chios: Fancy Greek Tree Tears with Plaque-Fighting Drama

Tears of Chios, also known as Chios Mastiha or mastic gum, is a resin from the Pistacia lentiscus tree that offers impressive oral health support. Its terpenes, polyphenols, and resin acids may help discourage unwanted bacteria and fungi, reduce plaque and biofilm buildup, freshen breath, calm irritated gums, support mucosal healing, encourage saliva flow, and protect gum collagen with antioxidant activity. It enters the mouth like a tiny Greek resin bodyguard saying, “Opa! No plaque on my island.” Beyond the mouth, Tears of Chios may also support digestive comfort, stomach lining protection, gut microbial balance, liver and metabolic wellness, respiratory comfort, immune resilience, circulation, calm focus, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the blend’s dramatic Mediterranean multitasker—part tree resin, part gut guardian, part tiny vacationing plaque police officer.

Spearmint: The Smooth Mint Referee with Fresh-Breath Swagger

Spearmint is a gentle, smooth-mint helper for oral health, led by carvone, limonene, rosmarinic acid, and flavonoids. It may help discourage unwanted bacteria and fungi, reduce plaque and biofilm buildup, freshen breath, calm irritated gums, support mucosal repair, encourage saliva flow, and protect gum collagen with antioxidant support. It strolls into the mouth like a minty referee blowing a tiny whistle and yelling, “No roughhousing near the gumline!” Beyond the mouth, spearmint may also support digestion, gut comfort, hormonal and endocrine balance, nervous-system calm, respiratory comfort, skin and mucosal healing, metabolic wellness, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the blend’s cool, charming peacemaker breath freshener, part belly whisperer, part tiny mint diplomat in sunglasses.

Goldenseal: The Berberine Bouncer with a Tiny Badge

Goldenseal is a potent botanical for oral wellness, rich in berberine, hydrastine, and canadine. It may help discourage unwanted bacteria and fungi, disrupt plaque and biofilm, freshen breath, calm gum swelling and bleeding, tighten irritated tissues, support mucosal repair, and protect gum collagen with antioxidant activity. It storms into the mouth like a tiny yellow-root sheriff saying, “Biofilm bandits, this town isn’t big enough for the both of us.” Beyond the mouth, goldenseal may also support digestive and gut microbial balance, liver and metabolic wellness, respiratory comfort, immune resilience, skin and wound repair, circulation, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the blend’s stern but helpful herbal hall monitor—part antimicrobial powerhouse, part mucosal repair crew, part root with a whistle.

Stevia: The Sweet Little Biofilm Saboteur

Stevia is much more than a natural sweetener—it is a surprisingly useful botanical for oral wellness. Its steviol glycosides and polyphenols may help discourage unwanted bacteria and fungi, disrupt plaque and biofilm, freshen breath, calm gum irritation, support healthy oral pH, protect gum collagen, encourage mucosal repair, and provide sweetness without feeding the cavity-causing troublemakers. Stevia walks into the mouth like a tiny sugar-free spy saying, “I’m sweet, but I’m not helping your plaque agenda.” Beyond the mouth, stevia may also support metabolic and blood sugar balance, gut microbial balance, endocrine and adrenal stability, immune resilience, skin and mucosal healing, circulation, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the blend’s sneaky sweet overachiever—part dessert decoy, part gum guardian, part tiny botanical undercover agent.

White Oak Bark: The Gum-Tightening Tree Bouncer

White oak bark is a strong astringent and tissue-supporting botanical for oral wellness, thanks to tannins, quercetin, ellagic acid, and flavonoids. It may help tighten gum tissue, reduce bleeding, discourage unwanted bacteria and fungi, disrupt plaque and biofilm, calm gum swelling and redness, support mucosal repair, protect gum collagen, and strengthen fragile oral tissues. It walks into the mouth like a bark-covered bouncer saying, “Everybody tighten up—plaque, you’re not on the list.”

Beyond the mouth, white oak bark may also support digestive and gut lining comfort, skin and wound repair, circulation and capillary tone, immune balance, microbial balance, and overall inflammatory comfort. In short, it is the blend’s stern woodland repair specialist—part gum corset, part tissue handyman, part tree with a clipboard and very firm boundaries.

This is a flavorful tea that would make a great daily drink. Enjoy!

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Features Oral Health:

• Leaves can be infused all day! (They will not get bitter)
• Lots of individual flavor based on the ingredients
• All Wildcrafted Herbs
• All Organic where Wildcrafted is not available
• Sweet and Fruity ~ Earthy Taste
• Light Colour Cup of Tea
• Full of natural antioxidants and Low in Tannins and Very Hydrating
• Sample Size ~ 1 oz will make 8-10 16 oz teas
• Sealed Bag ~ 4 oz will make 32-40 16 oz teas
• Iced Tea ~ Always Double the amount of Tea for the same size cup!
• Per Serving ~ 1 tsp per 6 oz of H2O
• Recommend 3 tsp Per Day – re-steep leaves 2-3 times
• Caffeine: Low

Ingredients:  Steep Me Proprietary Organic and Wildcrafted blend of the most famous scented tea in China – Chinese Zhen Mei Green Tea scented or layered with Jasmine Blossoms with Cinnamon Chips, Rubbed Cloves, Freeze-Dried Cranberry, Echinacea, Eucalyptus Leaf, Super Blue French Lavender Flowers, Licorice Root, Neem, Gotu Kola Leaf, Thyme, Tears of Chios, Spearmint Leaf, Goldenseal, Stevia Leaf and White Oak Bark

Not Safe for Pregnancy

Not Safe for Breastfeeding

Alternatively, try our Digestive Health Phyto~Nutrition Tea OR Japanese Ceremony Grade Matcha OR Wellness Phyto~Nutrition Tea OR Environmental Health Phyto~Nutrition Tea

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NOTE: When using Teas, Capsules, Tinctures and Micro-Nutrition to help with your ailment ~ please remember this is a marathon ~ we recommend an investment of time of at least 6 months to see positive change. Any gender specific blends are based on gender assigned at birth.

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Great info on alternative options for healthy teeth and gums!  Dental health benefits of Green Tea (sendhildental.com)