Does Alcohol Free Mouthwash Really Work?

For years, all-natural, alcohol free mouthwash producers have been touting the benefits of their products. And for just as many years, consumers continued to buy Listerine or Scope mouthwash just as they had in the past. Some new research may be changing all of that because more and more consumers are becomeing educated about the real effects that alcohol based products have on them and their oral health.

Using mouthwash is like using anything else, you want to make sure that the product is doing what it says it will do and that it is doing it properly and with long-lasting results. In order to know what a good alcohol free mouthwash should do, it might be better to first understand what it should not do.

When you place alcohol in your mouth you begin a chain reaction of chemical reactions that can actually increase your chances of having bad breath or halitosis. Bad breath is caused by bacteria that normally live in the human mouth. These bacteria love three things:

• Sugar
• Proteins
• Alcohol

Any of these substances will happily be ingested by the bacteria in your mouth and once that happens the chain reaction of digestion begins. This chain reaction ends with the production of by-products by the bacteria and it is those by-products that create what we know as bad breath. Many of these by-products are sulfur based and we all know what sulfur smell like.

The best way to avoid the production of these by-products is to deny the bacteria the substances that they thrive on. You can easily do this by using an alcohol free mouthwash. But some caution needs to be exercised here. Even products such as Listerine Whitening Pre Brush Rinse contain alcohol. And, of course, when you buy Listerine or Scope Mouthwash you are certainly getting alcohol in those products.

If you want to avoid the substances that can increase bad breath you need to find an all-natural, 100% pure product that uses the three essential oils of peppermint, spearmint, and almond. These oils, such as those found in OraMD®, have been scientifically proven to be effective in reducing the odor-producing reactions that create bad breath. These alcohol free mouthwash products can be the answer to many problems, including problems associated with using a fluoride mouthwash.

When searching for all-natural products make sure you deal with companies that have conducted independent testing and have proven results for their products. This can easily be done by reading their product literature.