Teething Remedies + The Best Teething Rub Recipe

Sometime around 5-6 months of age, most parents will be shocked into the reality of a teething baby. Drooling non-stop, gnawing on everything and anything, ear pulling, over-the-top fussiness (especially at night), fever, increased breastfeeding, bowel changes, and rashes are just a few of the troubles that accompany the developmental milestone of teething.

Teething is rough for the entire family. Baby hurts and can’t figure out why. The baby’s parents are tired, frustrated, and wish they could take the pain away. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were some teething remedies that really, truly brought teething relief? Maybe some herbs for teething? For an amazing teething rub recipe?

Guess what? There are LOTS of them!

In fact there are 8 herbs that can be used safely as teething remedies and for teething relief.

Here is the list:

• Calendula Flowers – I like this brand quite a bit
• Catnip – This is a great brand
• Chamomile Flowers – I purchase mine from here
• Echinacea – this brand is usually the best price
• Elder Flowers – I purchase mine here
• Lemon Balm – this one is a great price and excellent quality.
• Willow Bark – this is the best price I have found
• Wintergreen Leaves – this brand has great flavor

Each of these herbs can be made into a tea or tincture and given to baby for teething relief. You can also dunk a washcloth in the tea and freeze it. Chewing on the frozen washcloth will not only offer baby the pain relieving benefits of the cold but also give them the benefits of each herb (most of which also offer anti-inflammatory properties).

Another awesome teething relief trick is to give baby a long piece of cleaned licorice root or marshmallow root to chew on. The taste is pleasant and gives baby the chewing time she craves while offering some pain relief. Once the root frays, you know baby got all the benefits. Time to take it away and give him a new one. This is one of my most favorite teething remedies.

Are you looking for an effective teething rub?

There are actually two very impressive teething rubs recipes that are super simple to make. I used the peppermint one on my daughter all the time and it worked wonders! She preferred it over the taste of the clove infused rub although personally, I think the clove rub is more powerful and last longer.

Clove Infused Teething Rub

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• Glycerin – I use this brand

Directions

1. Bring the water to a boil.
2. Add the cloves and reduce the heat to low.
3. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Strain out the cloves after cooling the mixture.
5. In a glass jar, you will want to combine 2 tablespoons of glycerin for every ¼ cup of the clove water. The amount of clove water depends on how much evaporated out. You can choose to simply make a small mixture and freeze the extra clove water for another batch later on.
6. Apply to baby’s gums as often as needed.
7. Store the gum rub in the refrigerator for up to six months.

Peppermint Pain Relief Teething Rub

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 drop peppermint essential oil

Directions

1. Combine the coconut oil and essential oil in a small glass jar.
2. Apply a tiny dab 3 times per day.
3. You can store this gum rub in a cool location for up to 3 months.