Posted on 05/14/2020 11:27:08 AM PDT by DannyTN
Mouthwash has the potential to protect against COVID-19 infection by killing the coronavirus before it can infect human cells, according to a new report.
Coronaviruses belong to the class of 'enveloped viruses', meaning they are covered by a fatty layer that is vulnerable to certain chemicals. ...
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I use Act Total Care Anticaviy Flouride Mouthwash, and the back of the bottle is this warning:
"Keep out of reach of children. If more than used for rinsing is accidentally swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away."
>>Are we supposed to snort it up our noses?
Yes. Pour a snort of whiskey
Many mouthwashes have alcohol. Alcoholics drink it when they they can’t find booze. New York State’s prison systems won’t let any mouthwash into their facilities because they contain alcohol.
“If more than used for rinsing is accidentally swallowed, get medical help”
HUh? I sometimes unintentionally swallow Listerine and the other generic mouthwash from target and the Dollar Store, and nothing happened.
My husband and I irrigate every day. Usually it is for our allergies, but if it is effective against Covid, all the better. We use the Walgreens wash bottle system. Get the squeeze bottle with packets of salt, etc. to mix in. Use distilled water and heat the bottle in your microwave. (Even room temp distilled water is a shock as our core temp is around 98 degrees) We do 28 seconds. Put the contents of one of the packets into the water bottle, put the straw into the top and close the bottle. Mix it by shaking gently and I always squeeze it a few times to make sure it is worling properly. Good luck! Both of us use this and we haven’t suffered too much for allergies.
There is some amount of time (window 1) before it comes into contact with the right receptor cell and it binds and starts reproducing.
I don't know how long that takes. If you breathe only breath in a couple of particles, that might take a while. Breath in a lot and it's probably instant.
Once it starts reproducing, it's in the sinuses or throat or eyes. And it reproduces there first, before traveling to other parts. That's window 2. Not sure how long that takes either. Again depends on initial exposure, where it infects, etc.
But it usually takes 5 to 7 days for it to reproduce enough that you start feeling the effects. And probably the effects aren't from the virus but your own response system. But the two are correlated somewhat.
If you catch it in window 1 before it infects, maybe you can prevent an infection. If you catch it in window 2, maybe you can slow it down enough that your immune system ramps up enough to deal with it, and prevent a bad infection.
All speculation, but I think informed speculation.
Would a nasal rinse with Listerine be even more helpful?
I find mouthwash helps reduce my days I have a cold to no more than 2 days and I don’t end up with bronchitis anymore.
One other point. I have been doing it for colds the last 4 years.
Cirrhosis of the liver and fresh smelling breath are noted on the same autopsy.
I received an “In Stock” email alert from Walmart yesterday saying that Dial Liquid Handsoap was back in stock. I immediately went on line to buy some and it was sold out. I seriously thought at the beginning of all this that these shortages would be over by now.
Toothpaste has a poison control warning on it too
And yet they put Fluoride in our tap water.
That's probably what the "haha" from my daughter meant. I had clarified, not to use mouthwash as a sinus rinse. There is a liquid sinus rinse product at CVS, called Alkalol, that does have alcohol in it. I use it too. Doesn't burn.
Oreganol oil burns like heck!!. Colloidal silver a little.
You don’t know that. It’s ubiquitous. If you don’t have it now, you will. Everyone will. The lockdown is just prolonging the course.
There is an oral rinse called Closys that is chlorine based...it has the faint taste of pool water
A new oral spray that claims to kill 99.9% of infectious airborne germs could mean the end of the flu and the common cold as we know it. The first of its kind oral antiseptic spray promises to end the suffering of millions of people across the world, as the spray protects from any germs breathed in for six hours. The spray known as Halo Oral Antiseptic is 99.9% effective in killing airborne bacteria that lead to infections.
Dr. Frank Esper, from the University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, stated that respiratory tract disease is a significant cause of mortality across the globe; however, there has been little research into the prevention of respiratory virus infections compared to other conditions. The Halo Oral spray is a unique product as it offers protection from several airborne germs, including influenza and rhinovirus. The spray is created by using glycerine and xanthan gum as a microbial barrier, combined with cetylpyridinium chloride as an anti-infective agent to fight respiratory illnesses.
https://www.getholistichealth.com/5645/new-oral-spray-invented-that-kills-99-9-of-airborne-germs/
Halo Mouth Antisceptic
However, don’
t look for it- they took it off the market to ‘study it’ so that people won’t be able to ‘hoard it’ during the pandemic
There are some mouth washes that have the active ingredient of cetylpyridinium chloride in even higher amount- however I don’t know if both xanthium Gum and Glycerine are needed in order to make it effective- one Mouthwash, Crest Total, has the first two ingredients, but not the Xanthan gum in it-
Also note- while these are great- and will help protect against viruses that get into mouth, it won’t help virus that gets into nose or eyes-
LOL!!
It says "if more than used for rinsing is accidentally swallowed..."
Do you have x-ray vision so you can see your innards?
How about a nice single malt? I’m thinking Lagavulin.
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