Listerine and FRUIT

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What on earth is it that causes fruit juice (i.e. Fresh Orange) or even just red bull to taste of rotten eggs after using Listerine? It takes AGES to go away too....

Sam
 
I'm guessing it has the same stuff in as toothpaste which does the same...

The likeliest culprit for the offensive reaction is the foaming agent found in almost all toothpastes. Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) is a surfactant -- a sudser -- added to toothpaste. It creates the froth that toothpaste becomes after you begin brushing by lowering the surface tension of the saliva in your mouth and allowing bubbles to form. While it aids in spreading the toothpaste throughout your mouth, it also creates the impression of cleanliness; a mouthful of foam just feels cleaner.

But SLS has other properties, too. For one, it suppresses your sweet receptors, so it has a dampening effect on the generally sweet taste of orange juice. In addition, SLS destroys phospholipids. These fatty compounds act as inhibitors on your bitter receptors. So by inhibiting sweet receptors and destroying phospholipids, SLS dulls the sweetness and promotes the bitter taste in orange juice.
http://health.howstuffworks.com/orange-juice-toothpaste1.htm
 
I read Listerine is meant to be bad for your teeth actually as it washes away the good stuff that tooth paste leaves behind.

Cant you just use it before you brush then? If its there to get into all the nooks and crannies that brushing misses, using it before you brush isn't going to make any difference and it will leave the funky stuff that brushing leaves behind.
 
What on earth is it that causes fruit juice (i.e. Fresh Orange) or even just red bull to taste of rotten eggs after using Listerine? It takes AGES to go away too....
Must be from the same chemical family as the substance in dry roasted peanuts that makes a cup of tea taste rank.

Moving on, please don't use Listerine - I was talking to one of the national account managers the other day and even they won't use the stuff. Switch to a non-alcoholic mouthwash like Dentyl Ph.
 
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