Brushing your teeth is one of the common bad breath remedies. By brushing, I don't mean a quick dab with a toothbrush, followed by a quick rinse. I mean a vigorous attack with a firm toothbrush primed with toothpaste. I want you brushing every one of your teeth, front and back, from the gum line on the bottom of your teeth on up to the tip.

Flossing also is a bad breath remedy, but is not used as frequently as brushing. Today almost all of us use a toothbrush, but flossing just is not as popular with people. We just won't floss our teeth as often as we brush our teeth. Flossing once daily is as much as we seem to be able to manage.

A simple but very good bad breath remedy is brushing your tongue each day. Your toothbrush will get the job done for you. You should use a tongue cleaner, tongue scraper or tongue brush in order to achieve nicer results. Not many people will use those very-effective products.

You probably know of mouthwash as a bad breath remedy. Since it is easy and quick, and costs little, it has become very popular. You can locate mouthwash in virtually any supermarket or drug store. There are three basic types of mouthwash. In order to combat bad breath, it is best if you buy a mouthwash that is antibacterial in nature. The other two types of mouthwash are fluoride mouthwashes that are designed to improve your tooth enamel and re-mineralizing mouthwashes that are designed to fix any lesions that are in your mouth.

Listerine, with the familiar golden color, is the number one mouthwash. You no doubt can find a mouthwash in at least one flavor you like, especially if you like the mint or peppermint selections. Today mouthwashes are available in many colors, which makes a difference to many shoppers.

Water is the cheapest bad breath remedy, although it is not so powerful as a mouthwash. Water works very well because the moisture is an enemy of the bacteria that are living in your mouth. Wetness will destroy the breeding ground inside your mouth.

Many consumers choose to fight any bad breath by using flavored chewing gums with either a mint or cinnamon taste, or sometimes a fruit flavor. With that as your bad breath remedy, I would recommend choosing a chlorophyll-containing gum or the Wrigley's brand Eclipse gum with its magnolia bark extract. Magnolia bark extract is a popular Chinese remedy for bad breath.

Now there are people who try to use breath strips and breath mints as a remedy for their bad breath. The most-popular brands today would be Altoids and Certs. These products, like flavored chewing gum, will not serve as real bad breath remedies. But at least they can disguise your bad breath problem for at least a bit of time, which might be all that you need.