Nature's Mouth Cleaner

[Psmith]

Hey All,

Thought I would share this discovery. Some of you might be in a situation like myself where, after enjoying a nice pipe, find yourself around others who don't necessarily like the smell so much. Maybe I have to go into work or be around my family and although I enjoy the lingering aftertaste of a bowl of English tobacco, it doesn't create the greatest breath.
Popping in a strong mint doesn't do much I find. Mmm...latakia and mint, an interesting combo. Brushing and mouthwash has some effect but is not 100%.
The best thing I've found is...an apple. Apples are great at scrubbing and cleaning out your mouth. They are mildly astringent and fibrous so when chewing them up you are, in effect, scrubbing your teeth with a natural cleaner. Not only that, the taste of an apple can actually complement some smokes. A sweet juicy apple doesn't clash like some laboratory produced toilet-cleaner like mouthwash after smoking say a Virginia flake. Also it takes about 5 minutes to polish off an apple so that is a pretty thorough scrub down to prevent any yellowing of the old pearly whites.
I have begun to make it a habit to follow up my daily morning pipe with a cool, fresh, crunchy apple and I have found that it eliminates all smoker's breath and leaves my mouth feeling clean. And its healthy!
Give it a go and let me know what you think. Mints are totally unnecessary once you switch to natures gift...the apple.

 

[RDPipes]

Sounds like sage advice sir  

 

[PozzSka]

An interesting suggestion...

off to test this hypothesis!

 

[millerman]

Awesome! Thanks fer the advice. I'm gonna try it. I love apples anyways, so I keep them around all the time. Certain blends leave what feels like a film of slime in my mouth that I have to brush me teeth 2 or 3 times to get rid of. So this sounds like a way I can enjoy the taste of those blends without having to brush the enamel off my teeth or walk around with muck mouth.

 

[Growley]

Interesting. I'll have to try this. I normally find myself searching for something sweet, like a cookie, after a smoke. I've never really realize it until now, but I bet I'm trying to cover up the taste without knowing it.

Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[i.keenum]

Gave it a try and was pleasantly surprised. Thanks for the tip brother.