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Has anyone tried SmartMouth Mouthwash?
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:24 pm
by ithurts
Reading through the reviews, it seems very promising.
http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod. ... RVP-134587
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:07 pm
by Larc400
Oh dear.
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:16 pm
by ithurts
Larc400, why ohh dear?
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:34 am
by emotional rescue
Hi!
to resume, here the reviews are like:
-one possitive
-And like 50 negatives
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:24 am
by Jimi Stein
there is a special button called search in the forum top links so use that
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:15 am
by Hal_1t0515
There are a lot of authentic sounding positive reviews for it from people with chronic bb on the smartmouth web site. I bought some from Walgreens today.
It contains sodium chlorite, but they don't mention chlorine dioxide, just the zinc ions. I've been using DioxiRinse, which generates lots of chlorine dioxide, but it doesn't last more than a few hours if that. Maybe the zinc technology might give longer lasting results.
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:51 am
by Eric
I use smartmouth once in a while. If you do a thorough nasal irrigation and meticulously brush your teeth, floss then swish the smartmouth you might be good for 2 or 3 hours. Stops working once you eat something or drink something that washes it away. Even for that two or three hours it doesnt completely eliminate BB I don't believe. Oh yeah, sometimes you might get this very strange rotten egg taste in your mouth once it starts to wear off. Think it has something to do with the chlorohexidrine not allowing the BB bacteria to produce VSCs and then all of a sudden they do again. Some people report it makes their teeth sensitive as well.
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:56 pm
by Archimonde
I find that baking soda works a bit better than smart mouth, therabreath, etc.
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 5:49 pm
by Hal_1t0515
Eric wrote:I use smartmouth once in a while. If you do a thorough nasal irrigation and meticulously brush your teeth, floss then swish the smartmouth you might be good for 2 or 3 hours. Stops working once you eat something or drink something that washes it away. Even for that two or three hours it doesnt completely eliminate BB I don't believe. Oh yeah, sometimes you might get this very strange rotten egg taste in your mouth once it starts to wear off. Think it has something to do with the chlorohexidrine not allowing the BB bacteria to produce VSCs and then all of a sudden they do again. Some people report it makes their teeth sensitive as well.
Smartmouth doesn't contain chlorohexidrine. The active ingredients are sodium chlorite and zinc chloride. They are relying on the sodium chlorite to neutralize existing odors and the zinc chloride to inhibit the anaerobic bacteria.
Here is the full list of ingredients:
Solution 1: Purified Water, Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid, and Sodium Chlorite.
Solution 2: Purified Water, Glycerin, Poloxamer 407, Propylene Glycol, Benzoic Acid, Flavor, Poloxamer 124, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Saccharin, Zinc Chloride, D&C Yellow No. 10, and FD&C Blue No. 1.
Here's a promotional FAQ on the product:
http://www.hotwares.com/smartmouthfaq.html
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:57 pm
by Eric
Hmmm promotional faq... interesting. Jimi you gonna let that link stay active?
personal opinion on Smartmouth: Over-priced and unable to cure bad breath. May work for some people who have occasional bad breath. Not a sensible solution for chronic halitosis sufferers.
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:03 am
by Hal_1t0515
I'm not promoting Smart Mouth, just presenting information. I posted that FAQ because it has more information than the one on the smartmouth web site. I just started using SM yesterday so I don't know whether it will work for me or not. They say it takes two weeks to be fully effective. Time will tell. I'm going to continue using DioxiRinse in the morning to destroy any odors/bacteria before using SM.
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:39 am
by Larc400
Try doing a search in the forum before posting 'news' that are a couple of years old

You'll find the 'Search' link a bit further up on the page

Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:30 pm
by Jimi Stein
Hal_1t0515 wrote:Eric wrote:I use smartmouth once in a while. If you do a thorough nasal irrigation and meticulously brush your teeth, floss then swish the smartmouth you might be good for 2 or 3 hours. Stops working once you eat something or drink something that washes it away. Even for that two or three hours it doesnt completely eliminate BB I don't believe. Oh yeah, sometimes you might get this very strange rotten egg taste in your mouth once it starts to wear off. Think it has something to do with the chlorohexidrine not allowing the BB bacteria to produce VSCs and then all of a sudden they do again. Some people report it makes their teeth sensitive as well.
Smartmouth doesn't contain chlorohexidrine. The active ingredients are sodium chlorite and zinc chloride. They are relying on the sodium chlorite to neutralize existing odors and the zinc chloride to inhibit the anaerobic bacteria.
Here is the full list of ingredients:
Solution 1: Purified Water, Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid, and Sodium Chlorite.
Solution 2: Purified Water, Glycerin, Poloxamer 407, Propylene Glycol, Benzoic Acid, Flavor, Poloxamer 124, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Saccharin, Zinc Chloride, D&C Yellow No. 10, and FD&C Blue No. 1.
Here's a promotional FAQ on the product:
http://www.hotwares.com/smartmouthfaq(dot)html
Sodium chlorite is the same crap as chlorhexidine, they both release chlorine dioxide