And that by chewing it you are ingesting a bunch of microplastics? Please confirm if this is true. I don’t want to believe.
Side question: what alternative means is there for sustained, minty fresh breath that does not involve ingesting microplastics? (Mints don’t work that great imo, the freshness wears off too fast. Gum was my go-to. Now what is left?)
Floss daily. That’s the best way to ensure your breath isn’t bad.
But not with Oral-B “glide” floss, because it has a shocking amount of PFAS.
God dammit. Every time I think I’m doing something right… Lol
Frankly it should be criminal for them to even put PFAS in hygiene products, it’s reasonable to assume floss is nontoxic. Apparently some recent studies have found mucilagenous fiber (like what is in oatmeal, peas, carrots, beans, and Metamucil) help your body remove PFAS, if you’re worried about potential past exposure.
Thankfully, I eat beans several times per week. Another benefit of eating them, nice.
Oh awesome, I love fibre. I get those fibre-boosted cereals!
I have some bad news about those fibre-boosted cereals…
Just kidding, no PFAS there.
Donating blood, especially plasma, has also shown to be a good way to reduce pfas and plastics in your blood
Just giving it to someone else?
Yes, but donations are important to save lives and there is generally a shortage. For now we will have to continue to prioritise the immediate benefit to the recipient. So if this motivates more people to go donate, then that’s great.
Awesome. So the only floss that doesn’t break between my tight teeth is bad. Figures.
Was using that Oral-B glide shit for ages because it was so easy to floss with. Now I use a silk floss that’s objectively a worse flossing experience but I’ve adjusted to it and I’m not scraping off forever chemicals into my mouth so that’s an overall win 👍
Floss mainly pushes the bacteria further down between your teeth and causes parodontitis. Use those wee brushes instead.
Sorry, I’ll listen to my dentist rather than a Lemmy comment.
Did you like, do your own research on Tiktok that said almost every dentist on the planet is wrong?
What wee brushes are you talking about?
Interdentals. I like them but a dentist told me they’re basically just toothpicks, they don’t scrape the plaque off the sides of your teeth like floss. They’re great for getting food out, especially when you have small gaps between your teeth.