First Thoughts
Maybe you have a bad case of halitosis and haven’t been able to get rid of it. Or maybe you just have an occasional ordinary bit of bad breath now and then and want something you can count on every day to take care of those stinky times.
Perhaps you want to cut back on unnecessary unpronounceable chemical products in your life, especially in products you use every day.
Just this week I was reading about a chemical called Triclosan that is found in toothpaste, mouthwash and other personal care products. It is used for its antibacterial properties and it is also used in pesticides. There is concern that it is may be linked to weakening of the immune system, birth defects and other side effects. Wouldn’t it be great to use oral hygiene products that you wouldn’t be reading warnings about online and in the newspaper?
I’m a Therabreath user for both reasons: I have occasional bad breath and I also want to live a cleaner lifestyle. Okay, so I snore and my husband says I have morning breath more often than I’m going to admit to. And we are working at changing over to a healthier lifestyle, so I’m spending more time reading the ingredients of the products we use.
What Is Behind the Therabreath Name
When I looked into Therabreath, I found out there was a personal story as well as personal expertise in the man behind the products.
Dr. Harold Katz is a dentist who got involved with bad breath because it was a seemingly incurable problem that had come to stay in his own home. His teenage daughter was suffering from a severe case of bad breath that he was unable to help her get rid of. All of the usual methods and popular oral hygiene products didn’t work and even made her halitosis worse.
Besides having a degree in dentistry, Dr. Katz also has a degree in bacteriology – very helpful in his research. He found that anaerobic bacteria and their sulfurous products (VLCs – volatile sulfur compounds) are the common cause for most bad breath problems. This has now become accepted as mainstream thinking about halitosis.
He has detailed the results of his studies in a definitive free ebook, The Bad Breath Bible. Whatever you want to know about bad breath you will find there. He has even written a 12 page ebook Complete Oral Care for Your Pet for those of you who want to get rid of dog breath, puppy, or cat breath.
Katz has been investigating and treating the problems of bad breath, dry mouth, and taste disorders since 1993. To date, besides his daughter, he has treated over 250,000 people in 89 countries. These include many singers, actors and celebrities who come to him privately to solve their bad breath and dry mouth problems.
The Positive
You will find a bunch of different ingredients in the Therabreath product line. Dr. Katz created a series of products that get rid of bad breath by attacking the halitosis causing bacteria in the mouth using a proprietary compound that he calls Oxyd-8 (a stabilized chlorine dioxide compound). This is an oxygenating compound.
Then he combined this with natural ingredients like concentrated whole leaf aloe vera, tea tree oil, sorbitol, xylitol, and zinc gluconate. Therabreath leaves out some of the ingredients that you’ll find in Listerine, Crest and other popular dental and oral hygiene products on store shelves. There is no sodium lauryl sulfate, alcohol, or saccharine in the Therabreath brand. Even Tom’s of Maine natural toothpastes contain sodium lauryl sufate, a foaming detergent ingredient also found in soaps and shampoos, and known to be harsh to gum tissue.
You will find Therabreath in our house. We only use a fraction of the products available: the oxygenating toothpaste and oral rinse are our staples.
When we started out with Therabreath, it seemed quite different to us. It certainly tastes different, because the products aren’t full of all sorts of artificial sweeteners and flavorings.
The Therabreath toothpaste doesn’t foam, either, so you won’t see or feel a bunch of bubbles. Using the oral rinse is a bit like swishing your mouth with unsweetened liquid mint. It doesn’t contain alcohol, which dries out your mouth and causes more bad breath, so you won’t get that extra tingle and zip you have with traditional mouthwashes.
You may find that food tastes different. The reason is that you are tasting food as it is, not influenced by product flavors or overshadowed by thriving populations of bad bacteria and their products. We’ve tried Therabreath and we like it.
Reviews on Amazon seem overwhelmingly positive, with several customers stating that it has changed their lives.
- “My breath was so bad that people would move away from me when I spoke, which made me never want to speak to people or to feel obviously awkward when I did. I tried the rinse and toothpaste and I NEVER have that problem anymore. I am not shy about speaking anymore and I feel SO much more confident in general. This is a real dream come true for me. Absolutely give it a try if you are suffering from bad breath whatsoever.”
- “Whoa and behold, it did work. Your breath in the morning will not be minty and fresh but there is absolutely no odor. It’s like something neutral.”
- “Also, do not believe that this will give you permanent fresh breath. These products do not “mask” your breath like mouthwashes and gum do. It will ELIMINATE the REAL bad breath causing GERMS. If you do not keep up the daily use, those germs will grow back. But if you eat an onion sandwich or a squid-salad, that isn’t bad breath… that’s FOOD-breath.”
All of the Therabreath products that you purchase through the Therabreath.com website are backed by a 30 day 100 percent money back guarantee. This is for the price of the product and doesn’t include shipping and handling. You get to try the product and, if you don’t like it, you can return the unused portion in the box, for a full refund of the purchase price. You need to return it within 30 days of the original order and must include a copy of your invoice, the order date, and, of course, your name and address. If you need to use the guarantee, be sure to check that the terms haven’t changed.
The Negative
There are two things that I could call negative about Therabreath products. For some people it is a little inconvenient having to buy the products online. A few of the products are available in some stores, but where I live they aren’t easily found. The good news about ordering online is that your order is delivered right to your door. And running out doesn’t present too much of a problem if you order packs instead of individual products. Ordering directly from Therabreath.com, shipping is quite fast, and transactions are protected by SSL encryption so you don’t have to worry about the dangers of online credit card fraud. Amazon also carries many of the Therabreath products.
Therabreath is significantly more expensive than the standard oral hygiene products you’ll find on your grocery and drug store shelves. Although the toothpaste and mouthwash run around $10 – $15 per product it’s actually very good value for money. This is just me but I don’t mind paying a little more for a product that really does what it promises with the bonus of it not being bad for my health.
The Verdict – Final Thoughts
The real question is, of course, do Therabreath products really work?
Therabreath products work.
Maybe it seems crazy to write a long review of a toothpaste and mouthwash line of products. But you have to ask yourself why you have read this far in a bad breath product review. What are your reasons for wanting different and better oral hygiene products?
If you want to step up your personal oral hygiene routine so it really gives you the fresh breath that you hope and expect it to do, go for Therabreath. If using products that won’t harm you is important to you, then give it a try. Therabreath products are backed by their thirty day 100 % money back guarantee, so you can feel safe with your purchase through Therabreath.com.
The best way is to take a test drive by getting the trial offer where they have selected the best group of products for you to try out at a reduced price. Try out several of these oxygenating bad breath remedies for 15 days, then decide for yourself.
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