| With the many expensive treatment options for | | | | rebalancing the body. |
| halitosis, one can save a lot by using homemade bad | | | | Avoiding halitosis-causing foods can also be |
| breath remedies instead. Stinky breath or halitosis is | | | | considered as one of the best and cheapest bad |
| caused by numerous factors, most notably by the build | | | | breath remedies. Certain foods like alcohol, milk and |
| up of bacteria in the mouth. With homemade remedies | | | | coffee have been proven to worsen the problem of |
| for stinky breath, bacteria build up can be prevented | | | | halitosis. Instead, eat on green and leafy vegetables |
| and consequently, halitosis is cured. | | | | which can help in curing foul breath. Crunch vegetables |
| One homemade remedy for foul breath is tea. Drinking | | | | and fruits such as apple and carrots are also known to |
| green and black tea hampers the growth of | | | | remove bacteria and plaque in the mouth. |
| halitosis-causing bacteria. Tea has an active ingredient | | | | Using a mouthwash containing essential oils like tea |
| called polyphenols which prevents bacteria from the | | | | tree oil can also cure smelly breath. Essential or plant |
| production of malodorous compounds like hydrogen | | | | oils can significantly reduce foul odor. One study has |
| sulfide. | | | | shown that mouthwashes having peppermint, tea tree, |
| Another home-made solution for foul breath is zinc ion | | | | and lemon oils are almost as effective as those found |
| which is available in most health shops. Zinc ion can be | | | | in the market. These mouthwashes containing plant oils |
| used as a mouthwash by diluting in water. Zinc is | | | | are also known to be effective in reducing volatile |
| known to be effective in treating stinky breath as it | | | | sulfur compounds present in the mouth. |
| neutralized malodorous sulfur compounds. Another | | | | Another of the many cheap, home made bad breath |
| option for those who want cheap bad breath | | | | remedies is herb. Simply chew on herbs like parsley, |
| remedies is a tongue scraper which can get rid of | | | | rosemary, tarragon and spearmint and within minutes, |
| dead cells and bacteria existing in the tongue. A tongue | | | | one's breath will surely smell fresher. |
| scraper is usually found in drug stores and is priced | | | | These are just some of the cheap and proven |
| competitively. Clean the tongue thoroughly with this | | | | effective homemade remedies against stinky breath. |
| device and rinse the mouth well afterwards. | | | | However, there are also some things that a person |
| Drinking lots of fluids like water should also help in | | | | can do to reduce the unwanted odor of the breath. |
| curing foul breath as it keeps the mouth moist. This will | | | | For one, those who are able to manage stress have |
| help in the production of saliva that keeps the mouth | | | | been proven to control smelly breath. Stress is also |
| clean and free from halitosis -causing bacteria. The | | | | linked to the increased presence of sulfur compounds |
| Chinese also believed that smelly breath is caused by | | | | which can cause foul breath. When a person is able to |
| too much heat in the stomach, and thus having enough | | | | manage stress, then there is a good chance that |
| fluids in the body like water and soup can help in | | | | halitosis won't pose any problem. |