Eric writes: "Why does Orange Juice taste SOOOOOooooo badly right after you brush your teeth?"
Eric writes: “Why does Orange Juice taste SOOOOOooooo badly right after you brush your teeth?”
And yes that was the right amount of o’s. You have to have just so many.
Thanks for saying badly Eric, it shows you care.
Inside your toothpaste are lots of exciting man-made sounding ingredients like sodium lauyrl sulfate, how do I know it’s man-made? Because I’ve never seen an sodium lauyrl sulfate tree.
Actually we know it’s man-made because it’s a detergent, a man-made detergent, we looked it up you just have to trust us.
SLS is a foaming agent that helps evenly distribute the paste all over the inside of your mouth, now having a foaming agent in toothpaste isn’t really vital or important it’s more psychological.
Were all brain washed, foamy little bubbles means some kind of magical scrubbing chemical reaction must be taking place right?
Oh, bubbles.
That’s why they slap it in there, cuz bubbles make you feel clean.
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Like most man-made products SLS has a side affect. It suppresses the taste receptors for sweetness and salt on your tongue.
And with less sweet and less salt, it amplifies the tastes of bitter and sour.
Yummy.
Now it all comes together, orange juice while it’s normally sweet contains a lot of citric acid that can taste pretty nasty when all the sweet’s being blocked.
But you don’t have to use toothpaste that contains sodium lauyrl sulfate, you can go to a natural health food store and buy one that doesn’t.
I’ve also heard that strong mint flavored toothpaste can be a contributing factor.
Try eating a really, really, really, really, really strong mint and then drinking juice.
You know when you have a mint water tastes fresher and cooler? Well when you taste juice it just tastes weirder.
Okay Eric you have two choices, you can purchase non-foaming, fruity tasting tooth paste or you can do what your dentists been telling you what to do for years, brush and floss after the meal. That’ll take care of the problem.
Me? I’m just gunna keep brushing with foamy paste and blame the orange juice manufacture for making the horrible tasting juice they sell.
I need bubbles. To feel clean.
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whateverJohnb300m
Lecter had his creepy sucking sound, Winn has his saliva bubbles. Hey Winn, what do you enjoy your chianti with?HatLady
Question: Shouldn't Eric's question use the word "bad" instead of "badly", b/c the o.j. isn't doing the actual tasting? It might be called a "reflexive adjective." (Disclaimer: I haven't had English class for a couple of decades. Yikes!) Kinda' like "The girl looks beautiful." ... moreTeagan [22]
Bubbles = Squeaky clean!Kristina M
wow, total freakiness. scarySoul Sister [22]
Woah, I never thought I'd be scared of bubbles....but now I kind of am.Becky
Oh, gross. Spit is not clean! Fun facts about the SLS, though. Good one.InsaneAI
I'm with The Lady on the Winn saliva bubbles.... yak...Meandering
I LOVE Orange Juice! Its tasty and good for you in that there is loads of Vitamin C. I mention this because there was an overwhelmingly amount of comments against OJ, and that's not cool.Ingrid [22]
My dentist always told me not just to brush your teeth after a meal, but also that you should do it half an hour after you ate. Also after you did brush, you should wait half an hour if you want to eat or drink anything else. Goodpoint about the ... moreNospinplease
I like bubbles =). That is so great info. Thanks!steph
BUBBLES!! =D i never usually like orange juice that much anyway. but thanks for the info =]The Lady [22]
I make my own toothpaste (because Im paranoid about fluoride) and I do enjoy the post listerine juice taste. Some people call me 'eccentric' All that Winn saliva made me go...uuuuggghh *shudder*thorondor
Go for bubbleskd
i've never had that problem....note to self: start brushing teeth! :)JD
I like bubblesCurtis
Ha! Third! Always wanted to know that. Thanks.postal
is that kinda like milk right after cranberry sauceRob B
ugh hate OJ. This thread makes me hate it more.