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Floss daily. That's the best way to ensure your breath isn't bad.
But not with Oral-B “glide” floss, because it has a shocking amount of PFAS.
God dammit. Every time I think I'm doing something right... Lol
Frankly it should be criminal for them to even put PFAS in hygiene products, it’s reasonable to assume floss is nontoxic. Apparently some recent studies have found mucilagenous fiber (like what is in oatmeal, peas, carrots, beans, and Metamucil) help your body remove PFAS, if you’re worried about potential past exposure.
Oh awesome, I love fibre. I get those fibre-boosted cereals!
I have some bad news about those fibre-boosted cereals...
Just kidding, no PFAS there.
Donating blood, especially plasma, has also shown to be a good way to reduce pfas and plastics in your blood
Just giving it to someone else?
Awesome. So the only floss that doesn't break between my tight teeth is bad. Figures.
There used to be organic floss in the "healthy" isle of my local grocery store. I switched to that but for some reason it's no longer stocked (probably low sales?). Now I have to compromise with a PFAS-free variant but still plastic.
yea the strings are almost always nylon/polyester(its to give it strength), theres like 1 or 2 brands that are silk, but they are less effective at flossing.
the organic floss could be silk? i used burst floss the other week, but even without the charcoal(which is a big no no) its still abrasive, and it shreads easily so i switched to 2 other knock off brands.
I purchased silk floss online. It works quite well.
silk or NOBS expanding floss
Was using that Oral-B glide shit for ages because it was so easy to floss with. Now I use a silk floss that's objectively a worse flossing experience but I've adjusted to it and I'm not scraping off forever chemicals into my mouth so that's an overall win 👍
i use expanding floss, pfas, pFTE free. silk seems flimsy though, from what ive seen on the reviews, i think nobs is one of them, it comes in akward jar. some brands are more durable than others, and they do clean out the debris from under the gums better. some of them are heavily scented with oils, so be warned of those. the italian owned brands are wierdly almost chinese-esque quality to it. i like the thick ones more, than the thin ones.
Tongue scraper too
I'm pretty miffed I didn't learn about tongue scrapers until well into my 20's. Seriously overlooked.
Floss mainly pushes the bacteria further down between your teeth and causes parodontitis. Use those wee brushes instead.
that isnt true at all, you are flossing wrong than. you arnt suppose to force the string into your gums. i rinse out the string in water every tooth gap.
What wee brushes are you talking about?
Interdentals. I like them but a dentist told me they're basically just toothpicks, they don't scrape the plaque off the sides of your teeth like floss. They're great for getting food out, especially when you have small gaps between your teeth.