# Rec me a non-burning mouthwash? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 23, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rec-me-a-non-burning-mouthwash/305041 "2005-05-23T03:12:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![La\_Llorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@La\_Llorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_Llorona)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rec-me-a-non-burning-mouthwash/305041/1 "2005-05-23T03:12:49Z")
Now, I love oral hygiene as much as the next girl, but recently I’ve been approaching the task of using mouthwash with considerable dread. Reason: it burnssssssss us, precious, yes, it does. Can anyone rec me a mouthwash that doesn’t make my mouth feel like Mrs. O’Leary’s barn? ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rec-me-a-non-burning-mouthwash/305041/2 "2005-05-23T03:22:45Z")
[http://www.crest.com/prohealthrinse/index.jsp](http://www.crest.com/prohealthrinse/index.jsp) I just tried this stuff. It’s non-alcoholic, and the burn is minimal. Well, compared to Listerine anyway. ---
**Author:** ![ageless6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rec-me-a-non-burning-mouthwash/305041/3 "2005-05-23T09:32:24Z")
Check out ‘ACT’. I think it comes in both non-alcoholic and alcohol forms, but neither one is particularly bitey, at least to me. And it comes in spearmint, which I like a lot. I can’t remember the other flavors, but it’s good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rec-me-a-non-burning-mouthwash/305041/4 "2005-05-23T16:08:12Z")
You could try Crest’s alcohol free brand. Only problems with it (IMO) are (1) that it tastes like pink bubblegum, and (2) it actually bubbles up like soap. When I try gargling with it honest-to-god bubbles come out of my mouth, like in a slapstick comedy when someone eats soap. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rec-me-a-non-burning-mouthwash/305041/5 "2005-05-23T16:17:35Z")
I don’t get the new Crest pro-health rinse. What does it do that is so special? [Biotene](http://pics.drugstore.com/prodimg/15689/200.jpg) is a mouthwash made of 4 antibiotics, and it doesn’t burn at all. You can get it at walmart/target/kmart. ---
**Author:** ![Cynical\_Optimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cynical\_Optimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cynical_Optimist)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rec-me-a-non-burning-mouthwash/305041/6 "2005-05-23T16:53:44Z")
Biotene and Tom’s of Maine are both good, non-burning mouthwashes. There’s also one called something like J/A/S/O/N (sp?). While it doesn’t burn it tastes absolutely revolting. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rec-me-a-non-burning-mouthwash/305041/7 "2005-05-23T16:57:38Z")
The burning sensation means it’s working. ---
**Author:** ![Corii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Corii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corii)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2005, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rec-me-a-non-burning-mouthwash/305041/8 "2005-05-23T22:03:53Z")
I use Tom’s of Maine, and even that gives me the burning/tingling nasty taste. It’s got to have something to do with the fluoride, which unfortunately for me is what I need.