How To Use Mouthwash For More Than Bad Breath

  • March 2, 2009
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Find out how mouthwash can multitask for you.

You Will Need

  • An alcohol-based, sugar-free mouthwash
  • Cotton balls
  • Moisturizer
  • An empty hand sanitizer bottle
  • Witch hazel
How To Use Mouthwash For More Than Bad Breath: Clean cuts and burns

Step 1: Clean cuts and burns

Use mouthwash as an antiseptic: Pour it on minor cuts, scrapes, and burns to prevent infections.

How To Use Mouthwash For More Than Bad Breath: Tone your face

Step 2: Tone your face

After washing your face with your regular cleanser, wipe it with a mouthwash-dampened cotton ball. It will work like an astringent to tighten pores.

Follow up with a dab of moisturizer – mouthwash can overdry your face.

How To Use Mouthwash For More Than Bad Breath: Make your own hand sanitizer

Step 3: Make your own hand sanitizer

The next time your pricey little bottle of hand sanitizer runs out, refill it with mouthwash. It will do the trick just as well.

How To Use Mouthwash For More Than Bad Breath: Banish dandruff

Step 4: Banish dandruff

Nix dandruff with a simple mix of one part witch hazel and one part mouthwash with eight parts water. Put it in a spray bottle and spritz at your roots – on your scalp – after shampooing and conditioning, while your hair is still damp. Leave in, and style with your usual products.

How To Use Mouthwash For More Than Bad Breath: Extend flower life

Step 5: Extend flower life

Make cut flowers last longer by adding two tablespoons per gallon of water. The mouthwash will inhibit bacterial growth.

How To Use Mouthwash For More Than Bad Breath: Sanitize your toilet

Step 6: Sanitize your toilet

Sanitize your toilet by pouring two ounces into the bowl, letting it sit for 30 minutes, then swishing and flushing.

How To Use Mouthwash For More Than Bad Breath: Neutralize smelly hands

Step 7: Neutralize smelly hands

After handling a smelly food like garlic, wash your hands, rub them with a cotton ball soaked in mouthwash, and rinse them.

For best results, let your hands air-dry before rinsing.

How To Use Mouthwash For More Than Bad Breath: Prevent underarm odor

Step 8: Prevent underarm odor

Out of deodorant? Slap some mouthwash under each arm and you’re good to go.

Listerine was named after English doctor Joseph Lister, who, in 1865, introduced the antiseptic surgical practices that have saved millions of lives.

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Comments (2)

raven714

Washing hands and hand sanitizer was redundant.

over 2 years ago by raven714

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deckard1

Well duh of course you can freshen your toilets breath that way, as well as using tidy bowl to gargle with when out of mouthwash for sea breeze fresh breath. :p

over 2 years ago by deckard1

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