Oil of cloves is great for relieving dental pain......However it doesn't speed up the healing process. I guess that it could be used in tandem with the peroxide......never tried it..

Thankyou for your advice :-) I will be trying this soon. Am trying the Hydrogen Peroxide stuff first :-) I'll keep you posted "-)

Thanks heaps for the advice, I am trying it out today, i just dabbed some on after using a special mouthwash for minor mouth and gum infections and after dental surgery Colgate Peroxyl... They already feel a little better, so hopefully this will speed up the process of getting rid of them! I think i will also use the Mouthwash every day to maybe keep the little suckers away..... (I Hope!!!) It's very expensive though! Almost $12 for a 236ml bottle!

If you only use the peroxide on a cotton bud, and stick to the mouthwash you are using,......that bottle of peroxide will last you many, many years...

The bottle of peroxide I have been using (at least 5 times a year) has lasted me about 9 years, and still is as effective today as it was when I bought it.....

Just store it, closed tightly in the dark of your bathroom cupboard...

Alum powder used to be the remedy used to treat mouth ulcers.

Does anyone realize that Alum (or Aluminum oxide)  works by drying out the ulcer.  Alum oxide is also in common deodorants. Aluminum oxide is also linked to a sharp rise in breast cancer, and the Aluminum travels into the lymph nodes through your armpits which have lymph nodes in them.

Fact.... most breast cancers are found in the left breast...any guesses why?

Most people are right handed, so the left underarm  usually receives more deodorant than the right. (Because there is more strength in your right hand, and you press harder with the roll on's or deodorant sticks).

Just a little bit of info for those interested..

This link to cancer is why Alum powder is hard to find these days.

Hi, I went to the Supermarket and Chemist, couldn't find the ALUM Powder, and the people there said they never heard of it, could you maybe tell me a bit more about it. ie: is it in a packet, container, box, etc?? Colour, Size... Also when i do manage do find it, how exactly do i use it?? Thanks so much :-) Look forward to your reply. :-)

well i have to admit i am not that shocked to hear you cannot find any ALUM, it has been around for a VERY LONG TIME, i was told by my great grandmother that there were a few years when no-one could find it or you had to ask for it BEHIND THE COUNTER at the supermarket. i know i have seen it in stores with the spices.  i dont know much about alum other than it REALLY WORKS! my great great grandmother who lived to 105 and a half swore by it for canker sores.  i do however know that it is or was used when people where pickeling. i will do some searching to see if i can find out more information on how to find it, i am sorry that it is difficult for you to find, hopfully wither u find alum or not your mouth will be better soon.

ps. ALUM comes in a spice container(usually round) and it is white.   maybe a health food store would have it?

Hi, Thankyou, I also bought some Oil Of Cloves from the chemist. I will try that one out after i have tried out the Hydrogen Peroxide. Thanks Again! Will let you know when i try it out and let you know if it worked for me :-)