My routine
Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 12:00 am
I want to share with you what I use for important occasions or events only...This is not a cure, just a short-time solution, which may help someone
As you know, after using antibacterial mouthwashes for too long, bacteria in your mouth will develop resistance against them...And so was in my case...Many years ago I was experimenting with different antibacterial agents. I tried them all and I found only 2 agents effective in killing my specific bacteria- chlorhexidine and zinc lactate and as I was stupid and inexperienced, i started using them on daily basis. Of course, after some time they completely stopped working....
One night I found information about povidone-iodine...It's an antiseptic, that surgeons widely use and on the market it can be found under different brand names. After that I decided to give it a shot and, to my big surprise, I saw some good results...Now for me this is the last thing, which can make me BB free for 2-4 hours, when I really need it and it helped me a lot, when i was taking my driving lessons and had to sit very close to my instructor 2 years ago...So if you have tried everything and nothing works anymore, then try this. I will describe my routine and how I use it below..
A little bit about my BB type: It's ABSOLUTELY terrible....It originates on my tongue and when I lick my hand, it smells like vinegar+sewage. There's no this terrible vinegary smell if I smell my used floss or saliva taken from teeth or cheeks, only from tongue. I also have no problems with gums.
So here's my routine:
1)I clean my teeth with electric toothbrush
2)For cleaning my tongue I use (very important)ORABRUSH. I don't find any other scrapers more effective in this!!!They don't remove all stuff, which is hiding inside and between the tiny tongue bristles!!! Usually it takes me 15-20min. to make my tongue clean and pink again. Sometimes I start scraping and after 1min. I realise that nothing is coming off anymore. At this point it's important not to stop and keep scraping. I dip my Orabrush into water and keep scraping with short and fast movements, and after some time there'll be coming off more and more endless white stuff. I keep doing it until my tongue is completely clean. Only after deep tongue cleaning with Orabrush I had positive effects of using mouthwash
3)At this point I take my povidone-iodine solution. You can take any brand, but make sure that it's at least 10% of povidone-iodine or more. Personally I found a japanese mouthwash on Ebay, which contains it and for me it works better than other brands(maybe because of its combination with ethanol)
Though they recommend to use it diluted with water, I use it UNDILUTED and gargle for 10 minutes!
That's it!
Also make sure to swish your mouth and gargle with clean water after using it, because accumulation of iodine in your body is not desirable for your thyroid....!
Unlike others, I can feel my own BB,so I can tell, when it disappears...I can also easily tell it by the feeling in my mouth...And after doing this routine my mouth feels very clean and fresh, I don't have any reactions from other people, including my driving instructor, who was sitting next to me in the car so many times
As you know, after using antibacterial mouthwashes for too long, bacteria in your mouth will develop resistance against them...And so was in my case...Many years ago I was experimenting with different antibacterial agents. I tried them all and I found only 2 agents effective in killing my specific bacteria- chlorhexidine and zinc lactate and as I was stupid and inexperienced, i started using them on daily basis. Of course, after some time they completely stopped working....
One night I found information about povidone-iodine...It's an antiseptic, that surgeons widely use and on the market it can be found under different brand names. After that I decided to give it a shot and, to my big surprise, I saw some good results...Now for me this is the last thing, which can make me BB free for 2-4 hours, when I really need it and it helped me a lot, when i was taking my driving lessons and had to sit very close to my instructor 2 years ago...So if you have tried everything and nothing works anymore, then try this. I will describe my routine and how I use it below..
A little bit about my BB type: It's ABSOLUTELY terrible....It originates on my tongue and when I lick my hand, it smells like vinegar+sewage. There's no this terrible vinegary smell if I smell my used floss or saliva taken from teeth or cheeks, only from tongue. I also have no problems with gums.
So here's my routine:
1)I clean my teeth with electric toothbrush
2)For cleaning my tongue I use (very important)ORABRUSH. I don't find any other scrapers more effective in this!!!They don't remove all stuff, which is hiding inside and between the tiny tongue bristles!!! Usually it takes me 15-20min. to make my tongue clean and pink again. Sometimes I start scraping and after 1min. I realise that nothing is coming off anymore. At this point it's important not to stop and keep scraping. I dip my Orabrush into water and keep scraping with short and fast movements, and after some time there'll be coming off more and more endless white stuff. I keep doing it until my tongue is completely clean. Only after deep tongue cleaning with Orabrush I had positive effects of using mouthwash
3)At this point I take my povidone-iodine solution. You can take any brand, but make sure that it's at least 10% of povidone-iodine or more. Personally I found a japanese mouthwash on Ebay, which contains it and for me it works better than other brands(maybe because of its combination with ethanol)
Though they recommend to use it diluted with water, I use it UNDILUTED and gargle for 10 minutes!
That's it!
Also make sure to swish your mouth and gargle with clean water after using it, because accumulation of iodine in your body is not desirable for your thyroid....!
Unlike others, I can feel my own BB,so I can tell, when it disappears...I can also easily tell it by the feeling in my mouth...And after doing this routine my mouth feels very clean and fresh, I don't have any reactions from other people, including my driving instructor, who was sitting next to me in the car so many times