Several Super Easy Do It Yourself Home Remedies for Halitosis
In this article, I am going to share some useful life hacks on how to get rid of halitosis by the use of cheap home remedies. These are DYI tasks that can help you manage this offending breath.
Home remedies, eat Parsley and Basils, ginger, green leafy vegetables, melons, citrus fruits, cherries, and lettuce; drink water, green tea, yogurt, and kefir; use baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, black seed oil, and anise seed
Let’s dig in.
What You Need to Eat for Bad Breath
Parsley and Basils
You should try these herbs. They have a lot of chlorophyll that is a natural deodorizer and eliminates odors without any side effects. Parsley and basils also have polyphenols that are known to inhibit the growth of bad-breath-causing bacteria.
You can eat parsley and basil on their own. You can also include them in your smoothie or juice.
Ginger
6-gingerol compounds found in ginger activate your saliva to produce an enzyme that disintegrates sulfur compounds in your mouth. Thus, eliminating foul breath. A combination of lemon juice, warm water, and ginger will give you a very effective homemade remedy for halitosis.
Ginger is a double punch for you. It is also a remedy to stomach upset, which means stomach-related halitosis eliminated.
Green Leafy Vegetables
You can go green. Green vegetables like spinach, kales, lettuce, and broccoli are rich in pH lowering properties. When your body is in low alkaline level, bacteria and other pathogens find it hard to colonize. They help keep your body healthy and your breath fresh.
These veggies also are full of chlorophyll that is a natural internal cleanser.
Melons and Citrus Fruits
You know what, a load of Vitamin C will do you good. Succulent melons and juicy citrus fruits are rich in Vitamin C. Mouth wounds heal faster when you eat Vitamin C -rich fruits. Vitamin C stops halitosis-causing gingivitis.
Cherries and Lettuce
You can get rid of obnoxious gases with ease. Some offending gases that give your mouth bad breath include Methyl Mercaptan. It is one of sulfur compound gases found mainly in onions, garlic, and in some cheese. Cherries and lettuce are an effective solution for this gas and keep your breath fresh like morning dew.
To Get Fresh Breath Drink
Water
Drinking water regularly is a way to keep your mouth wet. Water stimulates saliva production that helps in dislodging stuck food crumbs between cavities and teeth.
When your mouth is clean, it does not harbor bacteria feed on food particles.
Green tea
Enjoy your cup of tea with added benefits. Though green teas may change the color of your teeth, it has bacteria-fighting antioxidants — polyphenols.
However, the good news is that to reduce the side effect of teeth staining, extracts of green tea are available as effective supplements against oral bacteria.
Yogurt
Yogurt doesn’t hurt! Probiotic yogurt is yogurt that packed with lots of live active cultures — that are bad-breath neutralizers. It reduces the production of bad-breath-causing sulfite compounds. Probiotic yogurt also has vitamin D, which eliminates oral bacteria.
Drink Kefir
It has a similar effect to drinking yogurt. Kefir is sour milk loaded with even more probiotic bacteria than probiotic yogurt.
Some Home Remedies to Manage Bad breath
Other easy and cheaper ways to eliminate halitosis include
Baking Soda
Baking soda or bicarbonate of soda is powerful in reducing bad breath. How does it work? Bicarbonate of soda is an alkali. It thus reduces the acid level in your mouth and makes it more alkaline. This alkaline environment is not conducive for bacteria to inhabit and multiply.
How do you use it? Add a pinch of it to your toothpaste and give your mouth a thorough brush, then rinse. You can also add a teaspoon of baking soda into your water and use it for brushing your teeth.
Cinnamon
Your best bet. Cinnamon has phytochemicals compounds such as Eugenol and Cinnamaldehyde that help fight bacteria. Add it in a ground form to your food to reduce the foul smell in your mouth.
As one of home remedies chewing a piece of it leaves your mouth smelling sweet and fresh.
Hydrogen peroxide
It comes in a liquid state. Hydrogen peroxide fights bad breath and is very effective home remedies of halitosis. It kills bacteria by destroying their cell walls through a process called oxidation.
Use a regular concentrated Hydrogen peroxide and Lactobacillus Tablets (get tablets with BLIS M18). Use these steps:
1. Brush and floss your teeth
2. Mix in a glass one teaspoon of Hydrogen peroxide. Add one teaspoon of tap water and mix well.
3. Swish and Gargle the mixture.
4. Use tap water to rinse your mouth.
5. Chew a probiotic tablet. Mix it in your mouth with saliva. Let it spread everywhere in your mouth. It allows good bacteria to inhabit your mouth.
6. Spit it out.
Repeat this after one week. In the meantime, your mouth remains odorless.
Black seed oil
One of the most effective home solutions to fight halitosis is the use of black seed essential oil. Black seed has many active compounds, such as dihydro-thymoquinone, carvacrol, monoterpenes thymol, and thymoquinone. Seeds contain antibacterial activities (that kills odor-causing bacteria), anti-tumor, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory.
Anise seeds
Anise seeds are aromatic due to the presence of anethole. It’s no wonder then they are popular in baking. They have antibacterial properties that make them right in the fight against oral malodor or bad breath. You can gnaw on these seeds all-day-long to enjoy fresh breath.
So, you don’t have to break a bank to manage this embarrassing condition. Simple actions, deliberate and prudent choices will help you conquer this condition.
By Simon Kim.
I am a writer and you can get me via kimanicom@gmail.com for writing gigs.
