please do not swallow. you would be re-absorbing the negative toxins. try using a straw and force it out that way. or open your mouth and let it drip out. or perhaps perhaps there is another way. maybe some one else can make a suggestion.

can you? yes, of course. should you? probably not. will it hurt you? probably not. will it help you to do it and swallow? no one knows because no one has done it consistently and reported back here. it may negate some of the effects of doing it and it may not. my guess is that the benefit would be less, but i have no idea to what degree.

i could do it, but i wouldnt want to. i dont go to any great lengths to cleanse my mouth afterwards. usually these days i just spit a few times afterwards. if it is handy i do like to brush my teeth afterwards sometimes because i feel the plaque is loosened up then. beginners should brush before pulling to stimulate the flow of blood in the tissues. especially brush the tongue before, because that is less the oil has to hold that can be removed by other means.

if what ends up in the oil was going to make you sick, you would have been sick already. sending it down the out-spout may be a viable alternative. i like being able to spit that crap out of my body instead of ingesting it for a second time. there may be some hidden benefit to it, too. i have heard of stranger things.

No, in any case do not swallow the oil. The oil is full of toxins after pulling it. What kind of a problem do you have on your lips? You do not have to spit out forcefully by putting pressure closing your lips, you could just bend down over the sink and just open your mouth wide and let the oil drip out.

What kind of oil are you using?

Archus

Cityman had a good idea. Use a straw to blow it out. It doesn't have to touch your lips that way.

kebod

I started oil pulling in October and enjoyed immediate positive results. The oil that I used was Caprol (caprilic acid in olive oil).

For years I have held this same oil in my mouth and then swallowed it. I did this to relieve my burning tongue due to candida overgrowth. It did stop my tongue from burning but did not give me the wonderful results I get from spitting the oil out.

I could not believe it... all those years of nearly getting it right. I was pulling out the toxins and putting them back in.

Now, when I swallow oil on purpose, I do not hold it in my mouth for very long.

SGG