Bad Breath Halitosis Forum

I read in a clinical study that when used as a mouthwash as a 0.5% solution it reduces VSC's by 85-98% for around 3 hours after use. I have bought some Zinc Chloride and plan to try it to see if it has any positive effect, has anyone had any positive experiences with this anti bacterial chemical?

A lot of bad breath products contain Zinc Chloride. You might have already used them without knowing they contained Zinc.

However, form what I recall, the most effective form of Zinc on halitosis is Zinc Lactate. I was able to find this form of Zinc in the mouthwash "Crest Pro-Health Night" that I get at Walmart. I use it several times a week with seemingly decent results.

Therabreath contains Zinc Chloride, which if I remember is one of the least effective forms of Zinc.

I find that shortly after using the .5% solution there is a significant improvement, but not a complete response. I shall try combining it with 0.1% sodium hypochlorite to see if there is a greater improvement.

Increasing the Zinc Chloride concentration to 1% results in a complete response. Looks like I am definitely on the right track with this treatment. Just need to combine with other antiseptics to increase the duration of the effect.

thanatos wrote:A lot of bad breath products contain Zinc Chloride. You might have already used them without knowing they contained Zinc.

Yeah but they use a very low concentration in comparison to what I'm using.