Using Alcohol-Free Mouthwash
Most people are using a mouthwash as part of their daily routine in carrying for their teeth, but are quickly discouraged by the alcohol content found in mouthwash today. People who rinse for the recommended length of time with an alcohol-containing mouthwash which might contain as much as 20 percent alcohol are quite unhappy. Others are concerned that the high percentage of alcohol is enough to cause illness in children or teens who experiment by drinking mouthwash for the alcohol content. Also, some recovering alcoholics avoid mouthwash because the alcohol content has been shown to trigger a relapse.
But alternatives are available-you can find alcohol-free mouthwash that provides similar oral health benefits to a typical alcohol-containing product. Consider a mouthwash with CPC (cetylpyridinium chloride). This ingredient is found in many health care products and is used in Crest’s Pro-Health Rinse. CPC has been shown to be safe and effective. In a mouth rinse, it binds to the surface of germs and causes them to burst, which helps reduce their buildup on the teeth.
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