The bitter-metallic taste is back. The last few days, I’ve had a weird taste in my mouth all day long. It is identical to the taste I wrote about in September. Last time it was my toothpaste. (And thus my obsession with Tom’s of Maine unsweetened toothpaste.) This time, I at least know to look for artificial sweetener. And this time, I believe the culprit is floss.
I have recently been very good about flossing. So good that I ran out of floss. I like Glide floss because it doesn’t break so easily in my crazy-tight teeth. It also doesn’t shred and leave pieces of floss stuck between my teeth. (Not a good sensation, let me tell you.) There are several kinds of Glide. When I went to get a refill from the drugstore, I got a different kind than my usual. This new kind I got said “Deep Clean”. Apparently, it’s textured, so it scrapes your teeth better. The problem with it, as I’ve discovered, is that it’s flavored and sweetened. The artificial sweetener gets in my mouth and doesn’t leave. Thus the bitter-metallic taste. And thus, I won’t be using this floss anymore.
Go with the Reach flosser things – http://www.reachaccess.com/home.html They’re awesome! So awesome, I almost floss! (By the way, that is one clean medicine cabinet.)
Hey Lauren, that’s what I use too … definately easier … I haven’t used the other kind in forever.
My question: Is this what your medicine cabinet really looks like when you open it … or was this picture taken after all the other stuff fell out upon opening? If it’s the former, I hate you.
If your teeth are far enough apart, you don’t have to floss between your teeth. You can just brush them. Or so I’ve heard.