Odd

[cjsmith]

Am I the only one who is slightly bothered by the fact that toothpaste is artificially sweetened?

edit: I mean, do we really honestly need our toothpaste sweetened at all?

Comments

[kennita.livejournal.com]

My first thought was "Parents have a hard *enough* time getting their kids to brush their teeth!". Probably many adults use sweet toothpaste because that's what they learned to like as kids. It's also easier to make commercials for tasty minty-fresh toothpaste. Note that gums and mints and such also have sweeteners in them; it's what we've learned to associate with the whole fresh-breath phenomenon.

I use toothpaste (a lot less than they show in the commercials and ads) because I feel like the lather helps scrub the grime off my teeth, kind of like how even a little soap added to water helps break up the oil on dishes or hands or what-not. Fluoride is also good for teeth; if you don't use toothpaste, I think a fluoride rinse is a good idea (however, ianad).

On thing I don't get is mint-flavored dental floss. I never taste my dental floss; it doesn't have a flavor to cover up. And it doesn't hang out on my tongue enough for it to matter.

[genderfur.livejournal.com]

try cinnamon-flavored dental floss - you'll discover that you are tasting it!

(I've been very appreciative of the mint stuff when I didn't have a toothbrush handy, but I had some floss.)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I too have appreciated the mint stuff when I didn't have a toothbrush handy!