Which oils work for Oil Pulling?

A while ago I read olive oil...but I'm not sure if it's as good as coconut oil.

Also a note for anyone trying oil pulling with coconut oil:

There is a risk of "contact dermatitis," an allergic skin reaction to coconut oil, so it's best to test in the crease of your elbow before putting it in your mouth.

Sesame.

Let us know how it goes! I need to get started too.

Thanks all. I recall reading the coconut was the best oil for the job, but the opinions on other oils was very mixed.

ItisLyme, does the clove mask the taste of the coconut? I'll pick some up and try adding it to the coconut oil. Of course, i'll have to warm the coconut oil first but it's worth a try. Clove is a strong taste but one I like (will remind me of Christmas ham).

It's not a matter of being impressed for me. It is really the taste. It makes me gag and if I keep it in my mouth, then I will vomit. So I really need to try something else. Although, if the clove oil masks the taste then I could use it.

I know some people think that if you want to get well bad enough you will do anything, but as a picky eater I'm not able to do that with things that taste bad to me. It's not a matter of not liking it. It a matter of my body deciding that it is not going to allow me to eat it, swallow it or swish it. I can't force it. It's involuntary.

I use olive oil (we press our own olives here) as there seems to be a complete lack of coconut oil on the island...I did get some funny looks asking in shops if they sold it, so I didn't dare mention what I wanted it for, lol.

I'll try the one of the oils. Cinnamon is probably better than clove, although I do like clove. I'll have to give them a try.

Girlie, yeah we probably tie for pickiness, but I'm sure my son has us beat. Smell is also an issue. Foods (or anything else you put in your mouth) first have to pass the smell test, then texture and taste.

I'm not able to tolerate spicy foods and my husband and daughter think I am out of my mind when I say things are too spicy. I definitely have more sensitive to tastes.

My son went to Boy Scout camp for a week and one of the adults emailed us to tell us my son wasn't eating anything except breakfast and ICEEs. We told him not to worry, if he gets hungry enough he'll eat. Last year he went on an overnight with the Y where they went to a Seafood Festival. I made sure that the adult organizer knew not to worry if he didn't want to eat anything.

Sensitivity to tastes and smells is actually one of the issues with kids (adults too?) who are on the Autism Spectrum. That's my son and if I were a kid now, me too.

I'm curious though how far you are in your treatment and if others have seen this issue go away with treatment. I'm pretty sure that rowingmom said that K had many of those symptoms (ADHD, autistic tendencies) but they abated during treatment.

Thanks, Kim

Me too, but I think that Lyme&Co may accentuate it. I haven't found myself able to add anything so far and I'm 53.

I'm curious though to see what happens when I've gotten pretty far in treatment.