Orin Ata – Traditional African Chewing Stick

The bold African chewing stick with a naturally peppery character.

Known in Yoruba as Orin Ata, this traditional West African chewing stick is made from Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides, a botanical deeply rooted in African oral-care traditions.

What makes Orin Ata unique is the experience: as you chew the end of the stick, it develops a naturally warm, peppery taste with a distinctive tingling sensation in the mouth. This characteristic has made it a treasured part of traditional oral-care rituals.

𓋹 Helps clean the teeth by mechanically removing food particles and surface buildup.

𓋹 Helps care for the gums through gentle mechanical brushing.

𓋹 Naturally refreshing — its characteristic peppery sensation stimulates saliva and creates a fresh, distinctive mouthfeel. A recent study specifically investigated its effect on salivary secretion.

𓋹 Botanically distinctive — Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides contains naturally occurring compounds that have demonstrated antimicrobial activity in laboratory studies.

𓋹 Authentically African — a traditional Yoruba chewing stick carrying generations of West African oral-care knowledge into a simple daily ritual.

How to use

Chew one end of the stick until the fibres soften and separate into a natural brush. Gently brush the teeth and along the gumline. When the fibres become worn, remove the used section and prepare a fresh end.

Peppery. Botanical. Unmistakably African.

Orin Ata — an ancient Yoruba oral-care ritual, naturally made for today.

How to use

Peel or chew one end of the stick until the fibres separate and form a natural brush. Gently brush your teeth and along the gumline. Once the fibres become worn, cut or peel away the used section and prepare a fresh end.

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For external use only.