![]() So, does alcohol provide some of the burn? Yes. Rather, alcohol in mouthwash is an inactive ingredient that delivers the active ingredients which do fight off germs and gingivitis. In fact, the alcohol concentration in mouthwash is too low to kill germs and bacteria. One of the reasons why alcohol is so effective in mouthwash isn’t because of alcohol’s ability to kill off germs. By comparison, the Alcohol by Volume (ABV) in Listerine was comparable to a blended or mixed drink such as a Rum and Coke as opposed to a high-end Whisky or Vodka. One of the most well-known mouthwashes on the market, Listerine, in its infancy contained around 26.9% alcohol which was about 7% higher than market competitors. However, it is the leading candidate and powerful enough to burn away (yes, pun noted) the other burn candidates on the active ingredients list. Okay, so we gave it away, alcohol isn’t the only ingredient in mouthwash that causes the burn. So, what causes mouthwash to burn? The answer may surprise you. It’s recommended that mouthwash be used between 30 and 60 seconds each use, but it’s only the boldest of us whoever makes it that long. The cool and refreshing smoothness of mouthwash as it swishes around our mouth for those wonderful first 10 seconds to that slow development of mouthwash burn that becomes unbearable. Let’s explore mouthwash, its brutal burn, and if fresh breath really does need to come with a cost. But does mouthwash really need to give us a jolt of terrifying energy right before going to sleep? Maybe it’s time we find out. We like the results and the curiously cool freshness of its use. We understand the importance of rinsing our mouths after brushing. And, for some reason, we can’t bring ourselves to believe that mouthwash without alcohol is anything but a sham. From one day to the next we just can’t seem to remember how much our mouthwash burns. ![]() ![]() It’s like we have Dory-brain every time we use mouthwash. You open the bottle, take a refreshing whiff, fill the cap with the suggested 30 ml (always measured exactly), dump it into your mouth, swish, gargle… Oh, that burn, I’m going to die! Mouthwash is great, isn’t it? Smells good, tastes good…it’s blue! I don’t know what it is, but anything that reminds me of the Caribbean Sea just makes me feel fresh. ![]()
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