Your Mouthwash Could Be Your Best Ally in the Fight Against Coronavirus

re: Your Mouthwash Could Be Your Best Ally in the Fight Against Coronavirus

WillSurvive — 5/29/2020 9:58:21 AM

To be balanced against the unintended consequence of disrupting the oral microbiome and increasing the toxin load on our bodies, potentially decreasing overall health and immunity and leaving us at higher risk when the next wave of viral infection comes.

re: Your Mouthwash Could Be Your Best Ally in the Fight Against Coronavirus

Randyfast — 5/29/2020 9:34:14 AM

Mouthwashes are toxic - period! Scope mouthwash: Other Ingredients Glycerin acts as a humectant (retains moisture) and gives body to the formula. Sodium saccharin artificially sweetens the formula to give a sweet, pleasant taste. Polysorbate 80 is a viscous, water soluble, yellow fluid and an emulsifier 3⭐ ⭐ This is a verified and trusted source Medic 8.com: Polysorbate 80 Goto Source . It’s used in Scope mouthwash and often used in foods like pickles. There are two buffers included in scope mouthwash, sodium benzoate and benzoic acid, they both act as preservatives. Flavors like mint and peppermint add palatability and taste. It also includes FD&C blue #1 and FD&C yellow #5. As I stated - pure poison!

re: Your Mouthwash Could Be Your Best Ally in the Fight Against Coronavirus

lmoberoi — 5/27/2020 7:42:57 AM

Isn't oil pulling better than mouth washes?

re: Your Mouthwash Could Be Your Best Ally in the Fight Against Coronavirus

Chewbakka — 5/26/2020 8:59:22 AM

The issue with mouth washes is that it can also kill beneficial bacteria that help generate Nitric Oxide from nitrates in food.

re: Your Mouthwash Could Be Your Best Ally in the Fight Against Coronavirus

datadragon — 5/26/2020 6:42:36 AM

To date there are no high-quality studies that have been peer reviewed or otherwise relating to the virucidal efficacy of commonly used oral mouthwashes. Having said that it is possible to hypothesize that both povidone-iodine and hydrogen peroxide do exhibit substantially more virucidal activity than chlorhexidine against respiratory viruses by a factor of 8000 times (Kampf et al., 2020). From this review four mouthwashes were identified: 0.2% chlorhexidine mouthwash (CHX), 1% povidone iodine (PI) , 1.5% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), or 0.05% hypochlorous acid (HOCl). CHX had poor virucidal properties and the other three (PI, H2O2,HOCl) all have good virucidal properties but poor microbial substantivity, with the benefits being lost within a few minutes as saliva flow may potentially replace the virus. Of the three the most clinically acceptable in terms of virucidal activity, commercial availability, and taste is the 1.5% hydrogen peroxide. www.nationalelfservice.net/.../mouthwash-reduce-levels-covid-19-mouth

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CMS_72 — 5/26/2020 4:43:48 AM

Apple cider vinegar diluted with water can also be used. We can add in apple cider vinegar plants such as: cloves, sage, turmeric, garlic, basil, ginger, horseradish etc. and leave them to macerate for about two weeks - then strain and store the liquid. This mixture can be used internally as well, diluted with water and sweetened with honey. Inhaling the vapors of this mixture will also have a beneficial and comforting effect.

re: Your Mouthwash Could Be Your Best Ally in the Fight Against Coronavirus

Brian1 — 5/26/2020 1:10:15 AM

Hopefully, we can find ways to reduce the risk in COVID-19 patients. If they use mouthwashes to wash their throat, it seems easy to swallow it. One study suggests that soccer players are at risk of complications because the way they inhale can force the viral particles from upper respiratory tract to lower respiratory tract. That's interesting because we don't hear much about the effects of viral dose when already infected besides open-air treatment. www.preprints.org/.../v1

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2020CaliMom — 5/25/2020 8:20:17 PM

I thought mouthwash might help too. I used it once daily at night and then when I got the virus....nothing. It still came with a vengeance. But at least my breath was minty fresh!

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Scout41 — 5/25/2020 11:15:09 AM

Maybe they need to look at Oil of Oregano and Olive Leaf Extract!

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LynnLandes — 5/25/2020 6:47:17 AM

Cranberry juice is as effective as chlorhexidine gluconate against oral infections, according to the following study - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../PMC4319342 . So why not go as naturally as possible?