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ashling

(25,771 posts) Wed May 22, 2013, 10:49 PM May 2013

Why Toothpaste Makes Orange Juice Taste Bad - inquiring minds, and all that ...

Apparently, the sodium lauryl sulfate that helps the toothpaste create suds in your mouth also messes with your taste receptors. Or, at least, that is the “most widely accepted explanation,” according to this video. Now I’m off to look up the other theories.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/05/22/toothpaste_orange_juice_why_brushing_your_teeth_makes_oj_taste_bad_video.html

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Why Toothpaste Makes Orange Juice Taste Bad - inquiring minds, and all that ... (Original Post) ashling May 2013 OP

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Related query.... opiate69 May 2013 #2

It's antibiotic jakeXT May 2013 #3

Interesting! Thanks! Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #4

Tom's of Main used to make fennel flavored. NV Whino May 2013 #5

Thanks, I'll have to look that up. Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #9

Crest Complete offers a citrus sharp_stick May 2013 #6

Thank you! I'll pass that along, as well! Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #10

Crest Cinnamon toothpaste is red Submariner May 2013 #11

I'll look for that one, thank you! Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #13

But why does milk taste absolutely foul FloridaJudy May 2013 #7

That's odd; we liked to dip steamed artichokes in melted butter when I was a kid.... haele May 2013 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass May 2013 #12

Water tastes sweet after eating an artichoke LiberalEsto May 2013 #14

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opiate69

(10,129 posts)

2. Related query....

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 01:21 AM

May 2013

Why are all (as far as I can tell) toothpastes flavored with that mint extract that always leaves my tongue and palate feeling like I was brushing with a habanero pepper?

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

3. It's antibiotic

Reply to opiate69 (Reply #2)

Thu May 23, 2013, 03:23 AM

May 2013

Proponents claim that peppermint oil is antibacterial or antibiotic when used internally or on the skin. According to a 2006 article by D. L. McKay and J. B. Blumberg in "Phytotherapy Research," peppermint tea and peppermint oil have "significant antimicrobial and antiviral activities, strong antioxidant and antitumor actions, and some antiallergenic potential." A report by S. Pattnaik, et al, published in "Microbios" in 1996 says peppermint oil and nine other herbal oils were tested for antibacterial activity against 22 bacteria and 12 fungi. Lemongrass, eucalyptus, peppermint and orange oils were effective against all 22 bacterial strains and eucalyptus and peppermint oils were effective against 11 fungi. S. Shapiro, A. Meier and B. Guggenheim, authors of a Swiss study reported in the August 1994 edition of "Oral Microbiology and Immunology," agreed, reporting that tree oil, peppermint oil and sage oil are effective against oral bacteria

http://www.livestrong.com/article/193224-peppermint-oil-as-an-antibiotic/

Rhiannon12866

(205,539 posts)

4. Interesting! Thanks!

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #3)

Thu May 23, 2013, 03:29 AM

May 2013

I'll have to pass this on! My housemate was once taking some kind of remedy and was supposed to avoid any mint. But have you ever tried to find toothpaste that isn't mint flavored? There aren't any...

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

5. Tom's of Main used to make fennel flavored.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #4)

Thu May 23, 2013, 11:56 AM

May 2013

Don't know if they still do after having been bought out by a big conglomerate.

Rhiannon12866

(205,539 posts)

9. Thanks, I'll have to look that up.

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #5)

Fri May 24, 2013, 01:02 AM

May 2013

I have seen that brand around here, but have no idea if that includes all the flavors...

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

6. Crest Complete offers a citrus

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #4)

Thu May 23, 2013, 12:10 PM

May 2013

flavored toothpaste that my daughter really likes.

http://www.amazon.com/Crest-Complete-Whitening-Scope-Toothpaste/dp/B003CP12J8/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Rhiannon12866

(205,539 posts)

10. Thank you! I'll pass that along, as well!

Reply to sharp_stick (Reply #6)

Fri May 24, 2013, 01:03 AM

May 2013

Submariner

(12,504 posts)

11. Crest Cinnamon toothpaste is red

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #4)

Fri May 24, 2013, 07:32 AM

May 2013

and has no minty flavor.

Rhiannon12866

(205,539 posts)

13. I'll look for that one, thank you!

Reply to Submariner (Reply #11)

Fri May 24, 2013, 03:33 PM

May 2013

FloridaJudy

(9,465 posts)

7. But why does milk taste absolutely foul

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 03:25 PM

May 2013

Right after you've finished eating an artichoke? As an adult, I don't drink all that much milk, but it was one of the more baffling experiences of my childhood.

haele

(12,660 posts)

8. That's odd; we liked to dip steamed artichokes in melted butter when I was a kid....

Reply to FloridaJudy (Reply #7)

Thu May 23, 2013, 03:33 PM

May 2013

And we drank milk with our dinner - well, a 2%/powdered milk mix (too poor for the real stuff).
There is a slight copper-metallic/grassy aftertaste to steamed artichokes; perhaps that's what's causing you to experiance an "off taste".

Haele

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LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

14. Water tastes sweet after eating an artichoke

Reply to FloridaJudy (Reply #7)

Fri May 24, 2013, 04:22 PM

May 2013

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