Note: Advisable for Toddlers and Adults. NOT suitable for babies.

The mouth is rinsed with a table spoonful of ripened sesame oil, swishing the oil around between the teeth for 2-3 minutes. It is then spit out (NOT to be swallowed as the rinsed oil contains debris and harmful germs from the mouth). According to an ancient Ayurveda text("Charaka Samhita", rinsing with sesame oil "prevents dryness of throat and lips, protects the teeth and strengthens the gums."