Good smelling toothpaste mouthwash and gum
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:57 am
It has taken me a few years to find the right products that make my breath smell as good as it can get with my bad breath condition. To me these things are like perfume for the mouth. It's not going to cure it (there is a never ending smell that I believe is coming from my tonsils) but it helps temporarily.
1. Toothpaste..I am using Tom's of Maine antiplaque tartar control plus whitening in spearmint with no flouride toothpaste at the moment. It makes my mouth smell so sour..similar to my real bad breath lol. I was just going to use it for night time, but now I'm worrying the smell might stick and carry on for the next day. I am now sitting here comparing the smell to Desert Essence Natural Tea Tree Oil Toothpaste in Mint..and I find it to be less sour and more peppermint antiseptic smelling which is alot better to me. And it has no fluoride which is Very awsome. I use it at bedtime to give me a break from fluoride.
Ok..well I had a boyfriend with great breath and he used Colgate Max Fresh with mini breath strips in cool mint (dark blue color). So I started using the same kind..and it seems to be an agreeable smelling toothpaste to other people after I have just brushed with it. I just wish they would make a toothpaste with no fluoride! I have been sticking with this one for the past six months.
I know a really outgoing guy and have never smelled bad breath on him ever..and I saw in his bathroom he uses Colgate Max Fresh with Mouthwash Beads in the dark blue kind. After seeing that..I just thought wow these handsome cocky casanova types seem to be using the same kind of toothpastes lol. Again..I hate how they have to pump their tubes full of fluoride! But anyhow that's what I use as tongue perfume lol.
Now on to Mouthwash..One time I tried Oasis (alcohol free), and I guess it was kinda cough mediciney sweet and had a guy cough and clearly show he didnt like it. But he was ok with listerine..so I stopped using it. I have tried Therabreath mouthwash and it smells like zinc or something... not even close to a heavy mint mouthwash. I would not consider it to be good mouth perfume. I tried the green spearmint scope one time and my breath seemed skunky lol and my friend held his nose too! I'd be willing to try it again just to see if it's any better now.
For like 4 years I used Listerine in arctic mint (the pale light blue color). I thought for the longest time it was the best smelling mouthwash. But then I had a horrible encounter where I had just rinsed with it and some girls thought my breath was bad. Made me think twice about it. Then one night I was hanging at my friend's apartment and he had just rinsed with mouthwash. It smelled like a good clean peppermint smell..I really liked it. I asked him what he was using..and he showed me he was using Scope in cool peppermint ( the blue kind). Well while I was in the transition of changing from listerine to scope..I had 2 bottles identical but one filled with scope and one with listerine. And one night I went to macys and rinsed with mouthwash in my car before going in. I felt like my breath was off and borderline stinky in a stale gross way. It crossed my mind that maybe I was using listerine instead of scope. And when i went back to my car I smelled the bottle and sure enough it smelled of listerine to me. That moment convinced me that scope smells better. Also listerine has 21.6 percent alcohol, while scope has 14.3.(I am looking at two bottles here right now),.and as we know less alcohol the better. So thats what I use as mouth perfume. A good non alcohol one is Breath RX. It's a good smell.
Ok now on to gum. I have had some bad experiences with old fashioned stick gum ..such as winterfresh. When I was using that kind...I noticed a horrid smell at the back of my mouth, and my tongue was so dry back there..I felt it made things worse. I use Eclipse in spearmint...and have for a while like a year. I first noticed this brand..when I had a friend and he was chewing gum that smelled good and I asked him and he showed me..but he was using it in the peppermint flavor. I used that flavor for a while. I can't say at the moment which one I prefer, but they both are like equally pretty good. But be careful because they put Aspartame in the gum which pretty much all gums have now days, that is Really bad for you. I often just chew a small piece like a small bite off the corner. I know one time I chewed almost a whole piece and went to talk to a cashier and he just put his hand to his nose because the smell was so powerful and intense. So I think less is better...a subtle hint of mint. But I sware I get so confused on dates and wonder..should I chew a bigger piece lol. Sometimes gum just seems to cause a bigger smell aroma...so I often just chew a small little piece. Sometimes if I have just brushed and mouthwashed I wont use any gum. Then if i notice someone hints like it smells I will add a small piece. Thats the confusing part is not knowing what the perfect breath freshener concoction is.
These are the breath fresheners I am currently using. It took me years and trial and error to figure it out...hope it helps.
1. Toothpaste..I am using Tom's of Maine antiplaque tartar control plus whitening in spearmint with no flouride toothpaste at the moment. It makes my mouth smell so sour..similar to my real bad breath lol. I was just going to use it for night time, but now I'm worrying the smell might stick and carry on for the next day. I am now sitting here comparing the smell to Desert Essence Natural Tea Tree Oil Toothpaste in Mint..and I find it to be less sour and more peppermint antiseptic smelling which is alot better to me. And it has no fluoride which is Very awsome. I use it at bedtime to give me a break from fluoride.
Ok..well I had a boyfriend with great breath and he used Colgate Max Fresh with mini breath strips in cool mint (dark blue color). So I started using the same kind..and it seems to be an agreeable smelling toothpaste to other people after I have just brushed with it. I just wish they would make a toothpaste with no fluoride! I have been sticking with this one for the past six months.
I know a really outgoing guy and have never smelled bad breath on him ever..and I saw in his bathroom he uses Colgate Max Fresh with Mouthwash Beads in the dark blue kind. After seeing that..I just thought wow these handsome cocky casanova types seem to be using the same kind of toothpastes lol. Again..I hate how they have to pump their tubes full of fluoride! But anyhow that's what I use as tongue perfume lol.
Now on to Mouthwash..One time I tried Oasis (alcohol free), and I guess it was kinda cough mediciney sweet and had a guy cough and clearly show he didnt like it. But he was ok with listerine..so I stopped using it. I have tried Therabreath mouthwash and it smells like zinc or something... not even close to a heavy mint mouthwash. I would not consider it to be good mouth perfume. I tried the green spearmint scope one time and my breath seemed skunky lol and my friend held his nose too! I'd be willing to try it again just to see if it's any better now.
For like 4 years I used Listerine in arctic mint (the pale light blue color). I thought for the longest time it was the best smelling mouthwash. But then I had a horrible encounter where I had just rinsed with it and some girls thought my breath was bad. Made me think twice about it. Then one night I was hanging at my friend's apartment and he had just rinsed with mouthwash. It smelled like a good clean peppermint smell..I really liked it. I asked him what he was using..and he showed me he was using Scope in cool peppermint ( the blue kind). Well while I was in the transition of changing from listerine to scope..I had 2 bottles identical but one filled with scope and one with listerine. And one night I went to macys and rinsed with mouthwash in my car before going in. I felt like my breath was off and borderline stinky in a stale gross way. It crossed my mind that maybe I was using listerine instead of scope. And when i went back to my car I smelled the bottle and sure enough it smelled of listerine to me. That moment convinced me that scope smells better. Also listerine has 21.6 percent alcohol, while scope has 14.3.(I am looking at two bottles here right now),.and as we know less alcohol the better. So thats what I use as mouth perfume. A good non alcohol one is Breath RX. It's a good smell.
Ok now on to gum. I have had some bad experiences with old fashioned stick gum ..such as winterfresh. When I was using that kind...I noticed a horrid smell at the back of my mouth, and my tongue was so dry back there..I felt it made things worse. I use Eclipse in spearmint...and have for a while like a year. I first noticed this brand..when I had a friend and he was chewing gum that smelled good and I asked him and he showed me..but he was using it in the peppermint flavor. I used that flavor for a while. I can't say at the moment which one I prefer, but they both are like equally pretty good. But be careful because they put Aspartame in the gum which pretty much all gums have now days, that is Really bad for you. I often just chew a small piece like a small bite off the corner. I know one time I chewed almost a whole piece and went to talk to a cashier and he just put his hand to his nose because the smell was so powerful and intense. So I think less is better...a subtle hint of mint. But I sware I get so confused on dates and wonder..should I chew a bigger piece lol. Sometimes gum just seems to cause a bigger smell aroma...so I often just chew a small little piece. Sometimes if I have just brushed and mouthwashed I wont use any gum. Then if i notice someone hints like it smells I will add a small piece. Thats the confusing part is not knowing what the perfect breath freshener concoction is.
These are the breath fresheners I am currently using. It took me years and trial and error to figure it out...hope it helps.
