Bad Breath Halitosis Forum

Hi all
Can I please ask how I could get a pH level test for my saliva in the UK? I have tried asking at local chemists, but they do not have the testers. My dentist and doctor do not offer the test either.
Many Thanks

Hi br. I think you would be able to obtain a reliable enough reading using testing strips. These are just strips of paper that change colour relevant to the pH. Alternatively you could try what I used to find out mine. I used an aquarium pH testing kit. You will need to collect a sample of saliva into a test tube and then add a chemical and compare the colour it turns into to determine the pH. I think the strips might be more accurate than this because you need to collect quite a lot of saliva for the aquarium kit and the process of doing so might contaminate the sample, i.e contaminants on your lips etc.

LOL, I have some of those pH testing strips in my drawer right now. I got them ages ago when I thought acidosis was causing my bb. Unfortunately I only got the strips and didn't get the color chart to see if my ph was in the correct range or not, so I never used them. LOL, I don't even know if they still work or not, I got them more than 2 years ago.

If you can't find the testing strips in the UK, i'd be more than happy to send you mine for free. But again, I have no idea if they work or not, and I'm pretty sure you could find them quicker in the UK. Hal is right, I believe you can even get them at a pet shop that sells fish stuff, cuz they use those strips to test the pH of an aquarium.

Good luck!

halitosisux wrote:Hi br. I think you would be able to obtain a reliable enough reading using testing strips. These are just strips of paper that change colour relevant to the pH. .

Thanks, H. Its these damn strips I do not know where I can obtain in the UK. Do you or anyone else have any idea whereI can obtain them in the UK please?
Many Thanks

I just tried a few searches, nothing comes up on the main highstreet store websites, how pathetic!
I found this though, just incase u start screaming with frustration lol..
http://www.amazinghealth.co.uk/alkaline-products.htm
scroll down and there's a pack of 80.
KT, u sound like me, my bedroom was more like a doctors surgery lol

Thanks KT and H.

You can buy universal indicator solution off ebay.