Why Pack This Essential Mouthwash in Your Hawaii Flight Carry-On

8 thoughts on “Why Pack This Essential Mouthwash in Your Hawaii Flight Carry-On”

1. Michael R

   November 19, 2020 at 4:44 pm

   According to the a physician quoted in the New York Times, mouthwash won’t accomplish anything since Covid-19 is a respiratory disease. Any protection is momentary from the alcohol or whatever substance. Washing your hands and wearing a mask are the only recommended precautions – and staying away from crowds. I’m sure whomever touted this meant well.
2. David B

   November 17, 2020 at 2:40 pm

   I hear the Jack Daniels Single Barrel is just as effective, more pleasant to imbibe, and does not need to be spit back out. Comes in those convenient little airline bottles, too.
3. susan b

   November 17, 2020 at 7:37 am

   cetylpyridinium chloride is listed on the label (as an inactive ingredient) of act anticavity fluoride mouthwash, but the % isn’t given.
4. Barbara M

   November 17, 2020 at 6:07 am

   Found it in lots of products but interestingly enough NOT in Original Listerine (which we happened to have in the house)! Bought today – you are my Bible so I follow your directions!
   1. Beat of Hawaii

      November 17, 2020 at 7:55 am

      Hi Barbara.

      Thank you. Yes, it is becoming widespread. As you may have noticed, two dentists just commented that they have learned about using 1% hydrogen peroxide as an alternative. That’s the first we’d heard of that.

      Aloha.
5. george m.

   November 17, 2020 at 5:53 am

   im a dentists and we have everyone rinse with a 3:1 ratio (water to hydrogen peroxide) for 2 sec rinses. this has shown to work as well.
6. Mike

   November 17, 2020 at 5:52 am

   Thanks as always for the great BOH updates. I first read about mouthwash and Neti pot type rinses being effective at killing coronavirus a few weeks ago following a study done by Penn State University. See attached news.psu.edu/story/635101/2020/10/19/research/mouthwashes-oral-rinses-may-inactivate-human-coronaviruses
   This study looked primarily at peroxide based mouthrinses. The mouth rinse killed 99.99% of the virus with a 30 contact time. This is encouraging news. As a dentist, since April we were instructed to have patients rinse with a 1% peroxide rinse to minimize a patient’s viral load. Despite patients not wearing masks, a much less than 6 foot distancing and a high aerosol environment cases of transmission from dentist to patient and patient to dentist are very very few worldwide. One thing to keep in mind is that these are laboratory tests. Unfortunately, laboratory findings don’t always translate to the same success in real world situations.
   I enjoy reading all of your helpful updates. My family and I are still holding out hope we will be able to visit the islands on our scheduled end of March trip.
   1. Beat of Hawaii

      November 17, 2020 at 7:53 am

      Hi Mike.

      Thanks. You’re the second dentist today to share about the suggested use of hydrogen peroxide. We hope the March trip you hae planned to the islands works out for you.

      Aloha,

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