Meswak vs. Neem
I get my toothpaste at the Indian foods store. Why? Because I can’t bear the taste of regular toothpaste, it makes me gag.
I used to get Vicco when I was young, strong and thought that if food didn’t make you tear up it wasn’t hot enough. But Vicco is the Ayurvedic, intensely herbal, completely bizarre toothpaste from heck and I can’t handle it anymore.
So now I alternate between Neem and Meswak.
Neem is nice although they changed the formulae a few years ago and it now more closely resembles an American paste. Too bad as it used to be really awesome and unique.
So I tried Meswak. But it has that anise/fennel under taste. I hate licourice or anything resembling it. The only exception being that small amount of fennel in Italian sausage. But my gums like Meswak.
So the only strategy left is to alternate the reasons I’m gagging everyday.
If you have a recommendation feel free. But leave off Waleda pink, any Tom’s product or most American brands that I’m likely to have already tried. As well as salt, vinegar or baking soda.
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