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Truth Wins |
No, I'm not kidding. A long time ago, when I was poor, I would occasionally rinse my mouth with soap and water, and brush my teeth with soap. It usually made me gag. Then a few years ago a dentist told me the best thing to use to to clean your teeth, gums and mouth in general is the same bar soap you bathe with. I thought he was nuts. A few weeks ago I remembered what my dentist said and feeling particularly bold, I figured I'd give it another whirl. I use plain white Dial soap. Once I got past the suds and the taste, which isn't bad just different, and the gag reflex, which I discovered I could really control, I discovered my teeth and mouth never felt cleaner. I've been doing it ever since. Now my wife thinks I'm nuts but I think I'm hooked. Food and drink taste better and I don't wake up with shit-breath in the morning (my mouth apparently plops open when I'm sleeping). My teeth feel way cleaner and smoother after a brush with soap than they do with Crest. And I think my sensitivity is actually getting better. I stopped using shampoo years ago and just wash my hair with the same Dial soap I bathe with. Now I'm going to start using my Dial for my teeth. Give it a whirl. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | ||
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It might be time to put the alcohol away(kidding). Plain Dial soap is great for those that have a sensitivity to other soaps or before surgery, as it does not have as many additives/scents in it and leaves a clean feel on your skin. I am not sure if I could brush with it though. | |||
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Staring back from the abyss |
No reason not to. I, too, stopped using shampoo some time ago. I've made a conscious effort to get away from all of the endocrine disrupting chemicals. Shampoos, soaps, cosmetics, toothpaste, etc..., are loaded with them. I've been making my own soap for around five years or so now, and had a rather elaborate recipe that I used to use. I tried to tinker with it for a long time to come up with a good one that I could use for shampoo as well, to no avail. I was reading a blog some months back and discovered a very basic recipe for a shampoo bar that rinsed well (with the addition of some apple cider vinegar). Since then, I have discarded my old soap recipe and just use the shampoo bar for both body and head. I may have to try using it for toothpaste as well. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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Glorious SPAM! |
"Over the years I got to be quite a connoisseur of soap. Though my personal preference was for Lux, I found that Palmolive had a nice, piquant after-dinner flavor - heavy, but with a touch of mellow smoothness. Lifebuoy, on the other hand... (Yechh!)" Sorry couldn't resist! Never used soap myself. I'd probably gag too lol. | |||
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Chilihead and Barbeque Aficionado |
Uh, no. _________________________ 2nd Amendment Defender The Second Amendment is not about hunting or sport shooting. | |||
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Truth Wins |
LOL I KNEW someone was going to post that. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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Peace through superior firepower |
It never occurred to me to do such a thing. Probably tastes horrible. I'll stick with Crest, thanks. | |||
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You can brush teeth with a tiny drop of Dr. Bronner’s Soap. Less is more. | |||
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Info Guru |
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams | |||
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Peace through superior firepower |
Ever douche with WD-40? | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
I have moved away from showering with bar soap...now I only use toothpaste to bathe with and I floss those hard to reach places ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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Truth Wins |
It's actually not too bad. It's not a "piquant" flavor at all. It's really rather mild. Somewhat almondy. One thing I've noticed is that for hours I feel like I just took a drink of really clean, sweet, fresh water. Seems like my mouth salivates a bit more afterwards, too. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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I had an uncle who in a drunken stupor while in Vegas put Ben Gay on his toothbrush. He said he would never forget it! The “POLICE" Their job Is To Save Your Ass, Not Kiss It The muzzle end of a .45 pretty much says "go away" in any language - Clint Smith | |||
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Green grass and high tides |
My mother on more than one occasion would wash my mouth out with a bar of soap as punishment for using bad language. After those experiences using it as toothpaste never crossed my mind "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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"Member" |
Now if he can only come up with something to stop the diarrhea it's causing... _____________________________________________________ Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911. | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
I had an uncle do the same thing with my tube of Clearasil when I was a teenager...he came cussing out of the bathroom with a mouth full of flesh colored foam ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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semi-reformed sailor |
My momma used Irish Spring to wash my mouth out once for using some sailor words; I still remember the flavor...40+ years later... "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | |||
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Don't keep your toothpaste and the Preparation H in the same drawer, then brush your teeth without your glasses on. Don't ask me how I know this. | |||
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Truth Wins |
I accidentally did it once with some kind of anti-itch cream. In the dark it looked like a tube of Colgate. Came out white, too. Sure didn't taste like it. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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Well, no, but then I’m a guy. ———- Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for thou art crunchy and taste good with catsup. | |||
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