Comments on: Why Does Everything Taste Bad After You Brush Your Teeth?

By: KaBAM!

KaBAM! — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:44:00 +0000

to Mark:
This “chemical” called miraculin is actually a protein that that alters the taste receptors in the tongue so that sour foods taste sweet, but doesn’t have a taste of its own, so maybe it doesn’t classify as a sweetener.
BTW, they actually sell this in China.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:27:00 +0000

Just thinking off the top of my head here — isn’t this how miracle fruit works too, by changing how the receptors on your tongue work?

If so, why don’t we mass produce that chemical, and get rid of high fructose corn syrup altogether?

By: hullnoates

hullnoates — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:46:00 +0000

Wait, so this has nothing to do with the mintiness?? Wouldn’t orange juice taste just as bad with a breath mint in your mouth? …damn, now I have to go try.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:09:00 +0000

i looooooooooooooooove the taste of orange juice after i brush my teeth

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:16:00 +0000

I think you only need to worry about this more than a little if you don’t rinse the toothpaste out of your mouth with a few mouthfuls of water after brushing…

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:18:00 +0000

Rembrandt has one that is for “canker sore sufferers” that doesn’t have any of that stuff in it. SLS and SLES are abrasive and I used to basically always have at least one canker sore, and they laster forever. Ever since I started using the Rembrandt I very rarely get them, and when I do they go away quickly.

By: nihil

nihil — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:43:00 +0000

I’ve tried to get away from all things containing SLS and SLES. I want my soap to be SOAP not detergent made from petrochemicals..eewww. Considering most “soaps” are really SLS and SLES which are detergents, this really gives a whole new meaning to “wash your mouth out with soap.” Although, I don’t think most mothers would take “But I brushed my teeth and it has the same chemical detergent in it as the handsoap,” as an acceptable alternative.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:30:00 +0000

Cool, and good to know. I doubt the natural toothpaste I use has that in it..but now I have to go check!

Also, there was a blog post by Mangesh a week or two back that talked about toothpaste in general (lots of comments suggesting toothpastes). Link is under my name.

By: Ben E.

Ben E. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:29:00 +0000

Side note: If you brush with Tom’s of Maine’s fennel toothpaste a lot of things taste sweet, especially water.