However, the ritualistic aspect and added ingredients in this particular brand’s “detoxifying pulling oil” became part of the experience for me. The special pulling oil is made from a ...

In this way, oil pulling as a method to clean your mouth and teeth—an ancient Ayurvedic practice that originated more than 3000 years ago—seems to have stood the test of time. But what does ...

More recently, TikTok has moved on from sleep hacks to breath hacks, as oil pulling has been making the rounds on the app as a way to get rid of morning breath. Oil pulling is an alternative ...

You may find it odd or attribute it to the next social media health trend, but what they're doing is partaking in an old ...

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A growing number of TikTok users are obsessed with videos of navel pulling, in which health and beauty gurus massage a few drops of castor oil into their belly button and surrounding abdomen.

for a practice known as oil pulling. A method of traditional Ayurvedic medicine native to India, oil pulling involves swishing oil in your mouth for about 10–15 minutes before spitting it out ...

The perfect posture for working in front of the computer and avoiding pain, according to physiotherapists Oil pulling, a traditional practice of Ayurvedic medicine, has gained popularity in recent ...

She explains how she swishes the oil around — pushing and pulling it between her teeth — for about 10 minutes. Then, she spits it into the trash. She does this two to three times a week ...

But what does it actually do? Oil pulling is trending once again, but it is definitely not something new. This oral care practice has roots in ancient Ayurvedic routines that go back hundreds of years ...