Just about everyone reading this article has at one time or another used a breath mint in the hopes of curbing or eliminating bad breath. In addition to using these breath mints we may have also tried other measures. We might buy Listerine mouthwash or Scope mouthwash; we might purchase the latest Pulsar Oral B toothbrush or other high-tech brush; we may have even tried magic mouthwash. And when we think about it, how many of those things worked as well as we had hoped they would?

Breath mints fall into this area as well. Let’s see why.

If you do some research on breath mints, you will see that these were first introduced to compete with children’s candy. For this reason, many of the more popular brands did (and still do) contain large amounts of sugar. When it comes to trying to eliminate bad breath or halitosis, sugar is one of the ingredients that you simply must avoid!

In simple terms, when sugar goes into your mouth, the bacteria that lives in your mouth ingest the sugar. When this process begins, the bacteria, by nature, will eliminate by-products as all living things do. These by-products are usually sulfur compounds. And it is these sulfur compounds that actually cause the bad breath. The smell of it.

In essence, when you suck on a sugary breath mint you are setting yourself up for an increase in bad breath, not a decrease. This is something that many people do not understand. Of course as the bad breath becomes worse, many people will naturally assume that they need to have another breath mint and will pop one into their mouth without even thinking about it, and the cycle continues.

There is another way of dealing with bad breath and it does not involve the use of sugar. OraMD® is an all-natural product that uses the essential oils of peppermint, spearmint, and almond to eliminate the odor-producing bacteria that causes bad breath. This product has been proven to work in clinical studies and best of all it does not contain sugar, which, as we have just learned is tantamount to increasing the chances of having bad breath.

In addition the OraMD® product does not contain dyes, fluoride, or other harmful chemicals that many consumers are trying to limit or avoid altogether. And yes, fluoride is one of those harmful chemicals. Follow this link, OraMD® vs Fluoride Toothpaste, to find out more about the dangers of fluoride toothpaste.

For those looking for a more healthy alternative to breath mints, OraMD® is the answer.