Most people do not get that bad breath is an indicator or can be of something very wrong. Check out gingivitis treatment and periodontal disease treatments before you consider anything else. There are a plethora of goods and services out there aimed right at bad breath sufferers. They don't ALL work. Brushing and rinsing helps keep our mouths clean but we need more than that - we need fresh breath. My chosen breath freshen tip is a breath strip and here is why.
I discovered that brushing, flossing and rinsing are not enough to have fresh breath all day long when I was in college. I came home after two consecutive semesters away. My mother had not seen me for months and the very first thing she said was, "Your breath! Are you dieting again?" She did say this in a way that only a mother who desperately missed her daughter could.
I was devastated. Smelling bad anywhere on your person is just plain gross. I had just seen my boyfriend to say our weekend goodbyes. Although I had brushed, flossed and rinsed, I could have used a good breath strip to freshen up before saying goodbye. I still think that my coffee, cigarette and dieting habits contributed to my breath problems and to the ultimate demise of my college love life. Perhaps a good breath strip could have saved our relationship.
Once we all agreed that I had chronic bad breath I went on a jihad. I bought almost every product known to man for bad breath. I never went very far from my inventory of mints, sprays and rinses. I found that the breath strip is the answer for me over all other treatments.
Gum is inadequate since it does loose it flavor after 5 or ten minutes of chewing. Also it is inappropriate in many situations. While dining out you cannot pop in a stick of gum and pound away at your jaw. Additionally the added sugar will sabotage any dieter.
Mints are not much better than gum for a bad breath remedy. They have evil calories, too. Mints take awhile to dissolve and sometimes the aftertaste is worse than the initial bad breath. Also they are laden with sugars that can cause even more bad breath.
I had a hard time with breath sprays as well. First of all, there is a stigma about using a breath spray in public that is downright cheesy. You also have to have a v e r y good aim. I remember being in church and once and getting the guy behind right in the left eye ball.
A strip for your breath is surreptitious. You can hide it in your pocket and voila - produce it at a moments notice and your halitosis problem is solved. I will forever use breath strips for my bad breath cure. Be sure to check for gingivitis and periodontal disease.
