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Home » Home Hints » How To Make Your Own Clove Oil For Toothache

How To Make Your Own Clove Oil For Toothache

By Karon Grieve 30 Comments

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Here’s how to make your own homemade clove oil to ease toothache when you just can’t get to a dentist.

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Toothache is hell, it’s a pain we have all been familiar with at one time or another in our lives. There are all sorts of old wives’ tales and remedies for toothache. One that really works is clove oil.

Clove oil for toothache. We’ve all heard of that one, this wondrous substance acts as an anesthetic and soothes the pain when toothache gets the better of you and you can’t get to a dentist right away.

I always remember there being a tiny bottle of clove oil in the bathroom cabinet, the smell of it comes clearly to mind when I think of it right now. Actually, the thought of toothache comes to mind too and that’s not a good image.

Why does clove oil work for toothache?

This is because cloves contain a substance called eugenol. This is a natural anesthetic that helps to both numb the area and reduce the pain of toothache. Eugenol is also antibacterial so helps clear any nasty bugs that may be lurking. It can also help reduce swelling and irritation of the gums.

Okay, so we have established that clove oil for toothache is a good thing. But what if you don’t just happen to have one of those natty little bottles in the house?

Why not make your own clove oil.

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Here’s how to make your own clove oil for toothache

Ingredients

  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

Method

  • Using a mortar and pestle simply crush half a teaspoon of whole cloves with a tablespoon of olive oil.
  • Add the rest of the olive oil and pour this into a small jar
  • Leave for a week then strain out the solids and pour the resulting homemade clove oil into a small sterilised bottle or jar

How long will this clove oil keep?

It will keep for up to 4 months if it is in a dark glass bottle or stored in a cupboard where it isn’t in the light.

How to use clove oil for toothache

Use a cotton bud or Q tip to dip into the oil and press on to the sore gum/tooth area. Cloves are a great natural painkiller.

Don’t use this on babies who are teething or young children as it is too strong. If you do have to use it on older children in a toothache emergency then dilute the oil to make it weaker.

Emergency clove oil

Just crush a few cloves with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and dip the cotton bud/Q tip into that. Bear in mind that this is much stronger than the homemade clove oil I have shown above.

Disclaimer – like all my recipes and home hints use your own judgment and common sense. I am not responsible for your reactions to this. It is an old recipe and has worked for me.

Please read this post; I have clearly said this is not for babies.

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How to make clove oil for toothache

Here is how you can make your own homemade clove oil to help with toothache when you can't get to a dentist right away.
Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
Keyword: clove oil, toothache
Servings: 1 small bottle
Author: Karon

Ingredients

  • 1/2 tsp whole cloves
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

Instructions

  • crush the cloves in 1 tbsp of the olive oil then add the remaining oil
  • pour mixture into a small jar and set aside for a week in a cool dark place
  • strain through muslin and pour the oil into a small sterilised jar/bottle

Notes

This is not for babies!
To use simply dip a cotton bud/Q tip into the clove oil and press on gum at toothache spot.
This homemade clove oil will keep for up to 4 months in a dark glass bottle or in a cupboard out of light.
Emergency clove oil
Simply crush a couple of cloves in a tablespoon of olive oil and dip Q tip/cotton bud into this and use on gum. Please note this is much stronger.
 
 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Betty says

    October 10, 2012 at 9:30 pm

    Just wondering if you can use this for babies who are teething or is it too strong?

    Reply
    • Dr John Richards says

      September 7, 2014 at 6:09 pm

      In it’s neat form, clove oil is rather strong for babies, as is its pungent aroma – it would likely bring on more tears and the oil can upset a baby’s digestive system somewhat. However, it can me used most effectively if diluted. dilute a drop of the clove oil in a teaspoon of almond oil or better still use glycerin as this has a sweeter taste and its thick viscosity helps a good coating to adhere to the gums, giving a more prolonged and smooth dispersal.

      For adults, eating foods which have been slow cooked with cloves is also beneficial, if you can bear to eat that is. The topical analgesic properties of the cloves soothe the mouth and this continues along with its astringent properties when its components get into the bloodstream. As well as being an analgesic, cloves also work as anti-inflammatory too. It is the eugenol in the cloves which bestows these properties. Reassuringly, eugenol is the core ingredient utilised by many dentists when undertaking one of the most painful of treatments – root canal.

      Reply
      • Juli says

        June 14, 2018 at 6:14 am

        I have lock jaw. Can this help? I don’t have tetanus, and I’ve been on antibiotics for a week. I’m desperate for relief and I can’t open my mouth enough to place a cotton ball. Right off the bat… This tincture needs to sit for awhile…. After 5 hours… The oil is still just oil. There’s not even a scent of cloves. I’ve seen other recipes that require the oil to sit for weeks before it’s done.

        Reply
        • Karon Grieve says

          July 9, 2018 at 11:17 am

          I’m not a doctor, this is just for toothache.
          K x

          Reply
          • Chris says

            June 21, 2019 at 7:10 pm

            I’ve found that peppermint oil helps really well.. but since I have to crush these cloves up, and my tooth is hurting due to the crown coming out and exposing the nerves, I’m reluctant to give the clove oil a try in case bite accidentally gets stuck up there!?!

          • Karon Grieve says

            June 24, 2019 at 8:47 am

            Hope you get to a dentist soon

  2. Betty says

    October 10, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    Just wondering if you can use it for babies who are teething or if it would be too strong?

    Reply
    • Karon says

      October 12, 2012 at 1:39 pm

      Hi Betty
      If using on babies for teething I’d use just 1 drop of the clove oil mixed with 1 tablespoon of almond oil. Mix well and use this on cotton bud.
      Frozen carrots are great for teething.
      Hope this helps.
      Kx

      Reply
      • Mia says

        May 19, 2020 at 11:52 am

        Dude nooo way to strong

        Reply
        • Karon Grieve says

          May 20, 2020 at 2:12 pm

          I am not a dentist or a doctor. This is just something I posted that works for some people

          Reply
    • Brian Erickson says

      November 28, 2012 at 1:54 am

      I would not use clove oil on a baby. Clove oil can cause nerve damage in the gums, cheeks, lips, tongue, and throat.

      Reply
  3. Cathie says

    August 13, 2013 at 2:19 am

    Thanx Karon. My hustband has a monster toothache and the dentist isnt there until tomorrow then we’ll have to wait.
    This combined with his pain killers might keep him and ME sane till he gets something done. 🙂
    Cheers
    Cathie

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      August 13, 2013 at 9:41 am

      hope you have both survived the ordeal Cathie.
      K x

      Reply
  4. Sue says

    June 7, 2019 at 7:12 am

    Well my 50 year old husband is crying like a baby with a toothache I hope it works I even gave him Norfolk and antibiotics nothings working

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      June 9, 2019 at 8:07 am

      Hope it works for him
      K x

      Reply
  5. Christina Raj says

    May 9, 2020 at 7:03 am

    Can it help receeding gums?

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      May 10, 2020 at 11:24 am

      of course not. This is for toothache

      Reply
  6. Heather says

    June 23, 2020 at 2:24 am

    Can you use ground cloves

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      June 23, 2020 at 11:27 am

      I really don’t know. I have only ever done this using whole cloves.

      Reply
      • Don says

        July 3, 2020 at 11:15 am

        Can this oil be used internally or swallow awhole.What are the dangers.

        Reply
        • Karon Grieve says

          July 3, 2020 at 12:45 pm

          No, this is just to put on tooth. Please read the post, there is a disclaimer, you use this sort of thing at your own risk. At no point do I say that you swallow it. I am not a doctor, hence the disclaimer.

          Reply
  7. Hayley Michelle says

    September 7, 2020 at 8:38 am

    Would it work as well if I were to crush the cloves in the oil and then strain using cheese cloth? Or would this weaken?

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      September 8, 2020 at 8:47 am

      Sorry I have no idea. This is just a recipe from many many years ago that I tried and it worked as it was. i don’t know about doing different things with it.

      Reply
  8. Diego says

    October 29, 2020 at 12:58 am

    Wow talk about some potent stuff! Tooth broke in half and nerve is exposed! I put some ground cloves in a medicine cup and dropped a little EVOO in it and mix it into a paste and applied to gums with finger and to the broke open area and within seconds it instantly started numbing and granted relieve.

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      October 29, 2020 at 11:33 am

      Hi Diego
      Glad it was of help to you.
      K

      Reply
  9. Jaz says

    January 10, 2021 at 1:07 pm

    Is there a way to accelerate making this? Who can wait a week?

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      January 10, 2021 at 2:12 pm

      Hi Jaz
      I say in the post that in emergency you can just crush a few cloves in a little olive oil and use that, watch out it is strong. hope this helps.
      K

      Reply
  10. Samad Khan says

    February 15, 2021 at 2:11 am

    5 stars
    Thank you so much, Karon. I had this toothache in midnight 3AM and then I’d checked everywhere, but nothing was helpful as compared with your article.

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      February 15, 2021 at 9:43 am

      Hi Samad
      Glad this was useful to you. Hope you feel better soon.
      K

      Reply

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    February 14, 2017 at 3:57 pm

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