Why does mouthwash hurt so much?

[Mo0o]

Whenever i use mouth wash i get a really strong stinging feeling all in my mouth. why is that?

 

[techfuzz]

alcohol

techfuzz

 

[glen]

I think it is something besides the alcohol.
Scope does not hurt, but Listerine is like swishing with Wasabi!

 

[gistech1978]

Originally posted by: glen
I think it is something besides the alcohol.
Scope does not hurt, but Listerine is like swishing with Wasabi!

thats whats i like about listerine.
you can feel it working.

 

[Balt]

Originally posted by: glen
I think it is something besides the alcohol.
Scope does not hurt, but Listerine is like swishing with Wasabi!

I love the Listerine commercial that just shows the guy pretending to swish and swash Listerine in his mouth while the voice-over says "Sure, it may be a little intense, but you can do it!"

I wonder, if he really is using Listerine, why his eyes aren't watering.

 

[techfuzz]

Scope is far from being Listerine. Talk to your dentists about the big differences between the two.

techfuzz

 

[Mani]

Now Listerine claims to have a flavor that's less "intense". Wonder if less intense means less effective.

 

[rh71]

alcohol = bad for you breath since it causes dry mouth.

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: techfuzz
Scope is far from being Listerine. Talk to your dentists about the big differences between the two.

techfuzz

Agreed.
Listerine is great for your teeth.
My point about Scope is that it also contains alcohol, and it does not burn like Listerine, therefore the burnign caused by Listerine cannot be atributed to alcohol.

 

[Ranger X]

I prefer Listerine over Scope. If you like pain, try rinsing your mouth out with hot water after using Listerine.

 

[DarkAssassin]

it probably hurts because:

A. the people who makes listerine think its a good way to make people believe that it is working, so that they wont wonder "is this really doing anything" so they will increase profit

B. the chemicals is doing its thing

C. All of the above.

Im going with C

 

[azazyel]

I remember back in high school we did some tests on anti bacterial agents. We made up some auger and grew bacteria and tested which products did the best job. Listerine did really well, better than anti bacterial soap. Also, I don't think Scope has the ADA stamp of approval.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: glen

Originally posted by: techfuzz
Scope is far from being Listerine. Talk to your dentists about the big differences between the two.

techfuzz

Agreed.
Listerine is great for your teeth.
My point about Scope is that it also contains alcohol, and it does not burn like Listerine, therefore the burnign caused by Listerine cannot be atributed to alcohol.

Winnar!

it is the anti-septics in it that hurt.

 

[Corporate Thug]

mouth sores?

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: glen

Originally posted by: techfuzz
Scope is far from being Listerine. Talk to your dentists about the big differences between the two.

techfuzz

Agreed.
Listerine is great for your teeth.
My point about Scope is that it also contains alcohol, and it does not burn like Listerine, therefore the burnign caused by Listerine cannot be atributed to alcohol.

sounds logical to me, there's probably some additive that makes it extra "spicy" for listerine.

I never really used Listerine or any mouthwash before, but does it help any in whitening teeth? I know it kills tons of germs, but how bout whitening?

 

[azazyel]

Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk

Originally posted by: glen

Originally posted by: techfuzz
Scope is far from being Listerine. Talk to your dentists about the big differences between the two.

techfuzz

Agreed.
Listerine is great for your teeth.
My point about Scope is that it also contains alcohol, and it does not burn like Listerine, therefore the burnign caused by Listerine cannot be atributed to alcohol.

sounds logical to me, there's probably some additive that makes it extra "spicy" for listerine.

I never really used Listerine or any mouthwash before, but does it help any in whitening teeth? I know it kills tons of germs, but how bout whitening?

Try H2O2 for that.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Whenever i use mouth wash i get a really strong stinging feeling all in my mouth. why is that?

I think it means you have AIDS.

 

[glen]

I bet it has to do with either the:
Thymol
Eucalyptol
Methyl Salicylate
Menthol

 

[johnjbruin]

Originally posted by: azazyel

Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk

Originally posted by: glen

Originally posted by: techfuzz
Scope is far from being Listerine. Talk to your dentists about the big differences between the two.

techfuzz

Agreed.
Listerine is great for your teeth.
My point about Scope is that it also contains alcohol, and it does not burn like Listerine, therefore the burnign caused by Listerine cannot be atributed to alcohol.

sounds logical to me, there's probably some additive that makes it extra "spicy" for listerine.

I never really used Listerine or any mouthwash before, but does it help any in whitening teeth? I know it kills tons of germs, but how bout whitening?

Try H2O2 for that.

this might be a dumb question but just plain ole H2O2 or some commercial product with H2O2

 

[azazyel]

Plain old H2O2 also brushing with strait baking soda can work too.

Edit for link

http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/teeth/mouth-wash.html

 

[techfuzz]

Originally posted by: Mani
Now Listerine claims to have a flavor that's less "intense". Wonder if less intense means less effective.

I have the orange citrus flavor in my bathroom that I use everyday and it's just as effective as the non-flavored stuff.

techfuzz

 

[DuffmanOhYeah]

cause you = teh bitch?

 

[Mallow]

nociceptors in the mouth react to the noxious stimuli... namely alcohol.

 

[her209]

What!? What is this about brushing your teef and using moufwash?

 

[EmperorIQ]

one morning i ate something spicy, and afterwards i used listerin, i walked away from the bathroom to get my sonicare from my room, and suddenly BURN!!! i at first though, no i gotta do 30 seconds. I gave up in about 10 seconds, it was too much, even after spitting it out, i still felt the burn.

cliffnote: don't eat spicy food and use listerine afterwards.