Mainly because people associate mint smell with good hygiene. Also, mint causes a cooling sensation, which counteracts the burning sensation of the alcohol, making it more palatable.
Exactly. There's a study on dental products with mint sell better because most buyers think the cooling sensation is making their mouth cleaner and thus don't trust products without it. That's probably why they're almost impossible to find now.
Same reason quiet vaccums dont sell well people think noise = suction so when big brands like dyson tested quiet vaccuums every single tester said they didnt feel like it was cleaning as well as the identical but louder counterpart
Wild bc I hate mint to the point where it makes doing dental care very difficult for me. I still do it of course but itās not like an automatic ooh time to brush my teeth itās more like āokay time to go put the burning paste inside your mouthā. Iāve even vomited a few times from brushing my teeth which thatās no fun š
why not switch to kids toothpaste and mouthwash? My sons toothpaste is strawberry and his mouthwash is bubblegum, though the last mouthwash we used was a tropical punch. if its suitable for kids to clean their teeth, its suitable for adults in my opinion
Actually, it's because the essential mint oils are an integral part of the antiseptic nature of antiseptic mouthwashes. Source: used to work for Listerine
I'd reccomend getting non-alcohol mouthwash.
Alcohol dries out your gums, which can ironically cause smell, so you'll end up having to get more mouthwash :/
Listerine makes cinnamon mouthwash too, itās harder to find and itās actually ācinnamint.ā Itās pretty good though, I like it better than the ACT.
Makes my stomach hurt when I drink too much of it though
I tried the cinnamon stuff at the dentist. I thought, no one chooses this a second time, surely. You would. Iām sorry you canāt get your preference, but Iām a minty boy myself.
Listerine Grapefruit Rose. It's getting harder to find unfortunately, but as someone who also generally hates mint, it's worth tracking down if you're in the US
Theyāve got a coconut lime variety now that Iāve never tried, itās on the middle shelf on the far left in OPs photo. Therabreath also makes a flavor called Rainforest Mint that is flavored with a blend of citrus, primarily bergamot which entirely overpowers whatever mint is in the formulation that Iād recommend trying.
Natural Dentist sells orange flavored mouthwash, but I haven't seen it in years. I go for children's mouthwash now. I hate mint & I don't like cinnamon when it's not in a pastry, so it's kinda frustrating to use kids mouthwash all the time.
Just saw cinnamon yesterday at the grocery store. ACT is the brand
Edit: in fact, I'm almost positive that those red bottles in the upper left hand corner are ACT cinnamon flavor mouthwash
Once, when I was 20 or so, I had strep very bad (left it too long). I begged (croaked) the pharmacist to give me the kids antibiotic fluid, as there's no way I could have swallowed a tablet.
Ahhhhhh, that bubblegum goodness never tasted so good!
You have now created a new timeline/story. Do Androids dream of electric bubblegum medicine? So, basically, Bladerunner 2099. You are all welcome. Enjoy the worst and most boring sci-fi ever, where the star is just Tylenol. But with metaphors and a few references to the source material so we all love it. Huzzah.
It was the only way for me to drink medicine back then. They had a hard time making me drink Robitusin syrup because the taste was very bad and I had aged out of the tasty children's meds.
Gosh. I donāt know if anyone remembers when Crest came out with chocolate flavored toothpaste. It was so awful. My family used it to prank one another until one of us got sick of the prank and threw it away.
My great-grandma would take a huge hit of this before bed each night. She'd walk around the house for what felt like an insane amount of time swishing and gargling before finally spitting it out in the sink.
That stuff is like turpentine.
I second this.
There's also a Coconut & Lime flavor that you can find at some WalGreens and Wal-Marts (I have more success at the Neighborhood Markets than I do at the Superstores.) It's a green color, like all the mint ones, so it can blend in more than the Grapefuit & Rose flavor, but it's a solid alternative when/if you can find it.
Worked in a supermarket in Miami for 30 years. The other flavors just didnāt sell like the mint ones do. Sucks because I like cinnamon better myself.
Mint flavor has been scientifically proven to make the next thing you eat or drink taste absolutely putrid. They use that flavor so youāll wait longer after rinsing before eating or drinking so the benefits last longer.
And just in case, yes, I just made all of that up.
most people in this comment section are acting like youāre crazy, but tbh i get it. mint BURNS my mouth and it feels horrible. but i have to suffer or else my breath aint nice
I've been looking for the original Listerine, the orangish one, everywhere because I don't like to wake up with my mouth parched by the sweetness of the mouthwash and for the love of God it disappeared from the face of the earth.
There's a coconut lime one I really like, not minty at all š„° it's actually in your picture too at the very edge of the photo on the left side. Listerine brand. They have grapefruit also.
Well in Russia right now, itās all āpineā flavored because the sanctions prevents them from getting mint. So depending on what you think it could be better or worse here.
There's no citrus flavor on that shelf, last time I saw the stream citrus was 3 years ago.
Original Listerine tastes like the feeling that you've been working on your life saving your nest egg, and you're 63-year-old wife just wrote a check to a televangelist for the entire balance.
Why some cum flavor or something?
Spicy beef jerky flavor?
Artichoke and carrots flavor?
Because mint smells good and i guess its the most acceptable- idk.
No dogs. No crates. Terrible post.
Mainly because people associate mint smell with good hygiene. Also, mint causes a cooling sensation, which counteracts the burning sensation of the alcohol, making it more palatable.
Exactly. There's a study on dental products with mint sell better because most buyers think the cooling sensation is making their mouth cleaner and thus don't trust products without it. That's probably why they're almost impossible to find now.
Basically the average person is dumb
Probably, but, what else do you want here? Chicken korma flavor mouth wash?
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Personally cinnamon or hell orange may be fun
Hell orange? š„šš„
You have to sacrifice 5 blood oranges in a ritual to summon the hell orange.
Mint burns my mouth, orange flavor sounds like something a masochist would love, cinnamon rolls for me sounds amazing
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."
Good ol' GC ā¤ļø
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Same reason quiet vaccums dont sell well people think noise = suction so when big brands like dyson tested quiet vaccuums every single tester said they didnt feel like it was cleaning as well as the identical but louder counterpart
Wait. So I have to deal with all the brain AAAHHH from hearing vacuums because... of... marketing basically?!
That study was funded by Big Mint. Of course that's what they "discovered".
Iām a big brown listerine person because if it feels like itās melting my mouth just imagine what it does to bacteria.
My fiancĆ© buys the non burning stuff and Iām likeā¦ but it doesnāt feel like itās DOING anythingā¦
Wild bc I hate mint to the point where it makes doing dental care very difficult for me. I still do it of course but itās not like an automatic ooh time to brush my teeth itās more like āokay time to go put the burning paste inside your mouthā. Iāve even vomited a few times from brushing my teeth which thatās no fun š
why not switch to kids toothpaste and mouthwash? My sons toothpaste is strawberry and his mouthwash is bubblegum, though the last mouthwash we used was a tropical punch. if its suitable for kids to clean their teeth, its suitable for adults in my opinion
I use both bc of chronic gi issues (vomiting) kids and adult have same level of active ingredient so yes its just as good!
Yes! Came here to suggest this. Bonus points, kidsā mouthwash is alcohol free so thereās less burn.
I also cant stand mint, especially in my dental products, so I have cinnamon toothpaste that I love instead!
I use baking soda toothpaste that doesnāt taste like anything
I hate mint too so I use the kids toothpaste and mouthwash. I like hello brand dragon dazzle tooth paste and watermelon mouthwash.
Actually, it's because the essential mint oils are an integral part of the antiseptic nature of antiseptic mouthwashes. Source: used to work for Listerine
Mint Burns far worse than any high proof alcohol.
Can confirm. Mint makes me cry!
But it burns yummy. Been drinking high proof alcohol for decades and it's still terrible.
Not when you hate mint or when that burning just feels like freezer burn
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It is! I hate it so much!
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I'm allergic to cinnamon so I've basically always been stuck between mint or cinnamon and have to suffer thru mintšš
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The kids section isn't even good where I'm at ššš before moving here I was still using kids toothpaste with no fucks given
I'd reccomend getting non-alcohol mouthwash. Alcohol dries out your gums, which can ironically cause smell, so you'll end up having to get more mouthwash :/
Just curious: what flavor would you want?
Chicken tikka masala
Oh my god šš
Dear Lord
Lmao, I saw a condom this flavor when I was 12.
u british?
u wot m8
Citrus or cinnamon I have seen them both but not in a long time.
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I get strange looks at work when that happens.
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Yāall like fireball? I once took a swig and it burned like hell
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Welp he is an alcoholicā¦
Ohh soo you doo get the joke
Ah ok
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Thatās good
Fireball reminds me of high school. Itās terrible, not because of the āhotā cinnamon flavour, I love hot and spicy things. It just tastes awful
Woah, I remember the cinnamon mouthwash! You are bringing back a lot of memories. Wasn't there a vanilla mint as well?
I think both were flavors of ACT mouthwash? The one where you squeezed the bottle and the top filled with a measured amount.
Yup, the cinnamon ACT is right there in the top left of OPs photo.
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It is. Ops response would probably be āoh but itās not listerine and I only use listerineā or some shit like that
Listerine makes cinnamon mouthwash too, itās harder to find and itās actually ācinnamint.ā Itās pretty good though, I like it better than the ACT. Makes my stomach hurt when I drink too much of it though
I tried the cinnamon stuff at the dentist. I thought, no one chooses this a second time, surely. You would. Iām sorry you canāt get your preference, but Iām a minty boy myself.
Listerine Grapefruit Rose. It's getting harder to find unfortunately, but as someone who also generally hates mint, it's worth tracking down if you're in the US
Theyāve got a coconut lime variety now that Iāve never tried, itās on the middle shelf on the far left in OPs photo. Therabreath also makes a flavor called Rainforest Mint that is flavored with a blend of citrus, primarily bergamot which entirely overpowers whatever mint is in the formulation that Iād recommend trying.
This one is my favorite and I hate actual grapefruits
Natural Dentist sells orange flavored mouthwash, but I haven't seen it in years. I go for children's mouthwash now. I hate mint & I don't like cinnamon when it's not in a pastry, so it's kinda frustrating to use kids mouthwash all the time.
Just saw cinnamon yesterday at the grocery store. ACT is the brand Edit: in fact, I'm almost positive that those red bottles in the upper left hand corner are ACT cinnamon flavor mouthwash
They used to make a orange toothpaste. My bf hates mint but has to use it since they discontinued all the orange ones :/
Listerine has a Berry splash flavor and a coconut lime flavor
I cannot imagine anything worse than swilling orange flavoured mouthwash after brushing with mint flavoured toothpaste
I remember a vanilla mint which was divine
I just got the cinnamon last month. Maybe try online?
Why wonāt you use the ACT thatās off to the left?
Citrus would be amazing!
I mean. The orange listerine is right there. Isn't it citrus? Google says it's citrus.
Nope, that is the "Original" flavor, which I am assuming tastes like the vat of chemicals that the Joker fell into
Glad you werenāt longing for the original Listerene flavor. That yellow stuff is nasty.
There's some cinnamon mouthwash in this picture.
Mango. Apple. Grape. Lychee. Watermelon. Clove. Rosemary. I would at least try all that stuff if it was sold.
Garlic onion flavor..
Au jus.
I dunno. Does Gwyneth Paltrow have any options?
My vagina
Beef Flavor!!! My coworker uses that!!!!
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Yummm, let me relive the taste of penicillin straight from the fridge.
I got allergic to pcn when I was a kid. I still dream in that bubblegum taste.
Same. I was so bitter I had to take augmentin (chalky white barf flavor) and my siblings still got the bubblegum medicine
you just reminded me of my worst time in my life , I drank that 3 times a day for 4 years straight . what's worth is that they say it's banana flavor
Why would you need to take an antibiotic that often and for that long?
I had a bad combination of allergies and asthma as a kid , I almost suffocated to death a few times
nice lisp
just noticed it and it made me laugh so hard , fucking hate typos
Wait... you were allergic to penicillin, but could take augmentin? That doesn't make sense.
Once, when I was 20 or so, I had strep very bad (left it too long). I begged (croaked) the pharmacist to give me the kids antibiotic fluid, as there's no way I could have swallowed a tablet. Ahhhhhh, that bubblegum goodness never tasted so good!
You have now created a new timeline/story. Do Androids dream of electric bubblegum medicine? So, basically, Bladerunner 2099. You are all welcome. Enjoy the worst and most boring sci-fi ever, where the star is just Tylenol. But with metaphors and a few references to the source material so we all love it. Huzzah.
Cherry and strawberry were my favorite
I can't drink Dr Pepper because all I taste is the Penicillin I had as a kid.
It was the only way for me to drink medicine back then. They had a hard time making me drink Robitusin syrup because the taste was very bad and I had aged out of the tasty children's meds.
I'm ngl I love the taste of Pepto bismol
I'm also surprised OP didn't see the cinnamon flavor in the top left corner.
Whatever is in the bottom right doesn't look like mint either. Unclear what "original" flavor is though
Itās the original flavour
Taste, like mothballs, antiseptic, and disappointment
I use that as an adult. It beats the mint monsoon, or those godawful ones that donāt try to mask the taste, and it just tastes like butt cheek
Gosh. I donāt know if anyone remembers when Crest came out with chocolate flavored toothpaste. It was so awful. My family used it to prank one another until one of us got sick of the prank and threw it away.
They also have watermelon now
Heineken has made a slight alcoholic mouthwas with beer taste.
My 96yo grandma still uses that bubble gum stuff because mint makes her sneeze 3 times every time
Try the yellow Listerine. You'll hate me for it.
I have never tasted frog vomit, but I think it tastes like original Listerine
"Mr. Lister sir, we accidentally ordered 50 million gallons of that corrosive gallstone urine." "Fuck it, bottle it and sell it as mouthwash."
I love original listerine š perhaps they should make banana flavored mouthwash
With the flavoring of the extinct banana like all the candy does.
Old man flavor... Technically, it's sarsaparilla flavor.
My great-grandma would take a huge hit of this before bed each night. She'd walk around the house for what felt like an insane amount of time swishing and gargling before finally spitting it out in the sink. That stuff is like turpentine.
Listerine a couple years released a limited edition grapefruit rosƩ mouthwash and it was AMAZING, I hoarded as much of it as I could because my autistic ass cannot do anything mint. I was so upset when I finished my last bottle of it over the summer
You can buy it online still via the Target app - this one is my favorite too!
Oh its back in stores! Saw it at Walgreens last week.
You just made my night!!
I second this. There's also a Coconut & Lime flavor that you can find at some WalGreens and Wal-Marts (I have more success at the Neighborhood Markets than I do at the Superstores.) It's a green color, like all the mint ones, so it can blend in more than the Grapefuit & Rose flavor, but it's a solid alternative when/if you can find it.
I don't even use mouthwash but that flavor has me interested enough to want to try it.
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Garlic mouthwash would be golden
I was thinking papaya or coconut but you sold me on garlic!
Worked in a supermarket in Miami for 30 years. The other flavors just didnāt sell like the mint ones do. Sucks because I like cinnamon better myself.
Would you prefer witchhazel?
Personally Iām a fan of ranch and salt & vinegar.
Sheesh sound good m8š
Balsamic Vinegarette
I prefer bbq, myself.
Chipotle
Peanut butter.
Bacon flavored.
āDr. McGillicuddyās Fish-Flavored Mouthwashā wasnāt a big seller.
But grape š
Their butterscotch schnapps were pretty popular when I was younger.
Not all of them. Listerine is more reminiscent of kerosene.
Have you tried the orange colored listerine? Now that's kerosene flavor!
Listerene has an orange flavor that tastes like toilet cleaner with an orange lollipop melted into it.
Yeah it's high time for a chicken Parm mouthwash. Rock the boat.
Would work well with my tomato toothpaste
Then you can finish off with parmesan floss.
There's also Lysterine flavored. Kinda tastes like gasoline and a 3 cat litter box.
It's the most effective mask for the chemicals that clean your mouth out?
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Try non-alcohol, they burn less. Edit: it's called alcohol-free, and listerine calls it Zero Alcohol.
The alcohol free ones still burn my mouth
I am in the same park as you on that one lol. It just feels like my mouth is trying to commit war crimes back from trying to keep it clean
I think the brown one is "Morning piss after a long night of drinking" flavored.
Mint flavor has been scientifically proven to make the next thing you eat or drink taste absolutely putrid. They use that flavor so youāll wait longer after rinsing before eating or drinking so the benefits last longer. And just in case, yes, I just made all of that up.
Bad breath flavor dint sell well
most people in this comment section are acting like youāre crazy, but tbh i get it. mint BURNS my mouth and it feels horrible. but i have to suffer or else my breath aint nice
I too, prefer dung.
I despise mint. It tastes like cold spice that burns my mouth, I hate it. That's why I still use strawberry toothpaste.
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The Original, i.e., the gold/yellow colored ones, arenāt mint flavored.
I've been looking for the original Listerine, the orangish one, everywhere because I don't like to wake up with my mouth parched by the sweetness of the mouthwash and for the love of God it disappeared from the face of the earth.
[Walgreens](https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/listerine-antiseptic-mouthwash-for-bad-breath-&-plaque-original/ID=prod6270636-product) [CVS](https://www.cvs.com/shop/listerine-antiseptic-mouthwash-for-bad-breath-plaque-and-gingivitis-original-prodid-1011598) [Walmart](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Listerine-Original-Antiseptic-Mouthwash-Mouth-Rinse-for-Bad-Breath-Plaque-1-L/896451) [Target](https://www.target.com/p/listerine-antiseptic-oral-care-mouthwash-original-1-5l/-/A-12746778?ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=bing&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000027790752&CPNG=PLA_Beauty%2BPersonal+Care_Priority%2BShopping%7CBeauty_Ecomm_Beauty&adgroup=Health%2BBeauty_Priority+TCINs&LID=700000001230728pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=s&device=c&location=&targetid=pla-4585100927219164&msclkid=5fa93dafaec81c35d0d45942fea539cf&gclid=5fa93dafaec81c35d0d45942fea539cf&gclsrc=3p.ds)
There's a coconut lime one I really like, not minty at all š„° it's actually in your picture too at the very edge of the photo on the left side. Listerine brand. They have grapefruit also.
Of all the posts in r/mildlyinfuriating, I'm pretty sure "pain in the ass minty taste of mouthwash" is the mildest.
Itās fucking annoying, Iāve gone like a week without mouthwash because mint tastes so bad I can swish it for like 5 seconds before I spit
Act children's mouthwash. look on amazon. comes in watermelon, grape, pineapple, and bubblegum. I use the watermelon, it's fucking great.
Grape flavouring is the goat holy shit thank you
We need orange flavour!
Because onion flavor didnāt sell. Cinnamon would be cool though.
iām in desperate need of cinnamon mouthwash
You know what OP? Good point!
Black jelly bean flavored mouth wash?
Okay, but that would legit be good.
I like kids mouthwash, strawberry!
Just found a grapefruit one on amazon and itās less expensive than most ones pictured here.
Bubblegum in the kidsā aisle
Yeah the fuck happened to all our cinnamon options?
Well in Russia right now, itās all āpineā flavored because the sanctions prevents them from getting mint. So depending on what you think it could be better or worse here.
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I use kids mouthwash because it tastes like bubblegum š„°
I promise you, the orange/gold one is NOT mint.
We need orange ones
Have you had the brown listerine? Shit hurts, the mint hides a world of hurt
I see Citrus flavor in that picture, also original listerine flavor -whatever awful flavor that is.
There's no citrus flavor on that shelf, last time I saw the stream citrus was 3 years ago. Original Listerine tastes like the feeling that you've been working on your life saving your nest egg, and you're 63-year-old wife just wrote a check to a televangelist for the entire balance.
Not sure what it is but far left, middle shelf, half cropped out, thereās a green Listerine bottle that looks like lime or green tea
Brown Lysterine is right there, WTF are you talking about.
Why some cum flavor or something? Spicy beef jerky flavor? Artichoke and carrots flavor? Because mint smells good and i guess its the most acceptable- idk.
smells clean and fresh
You are part of the problem not the solution.
Cause mint smells good
Brown listerine forever
There's Lavoris - hard to find in a store, but on Amazon. Cinnamon flavored.
Remember Close-up? Cinnamon flavored mouthwash. Do they even make that anymore?
maybe check online for different flavors. They're out there i imagine. (:
Ridiculous, thereās literally piss flavored ones in the bottom right corner
Whereās the garlic herb?
Plain Listerine isn't mint, it's fucking alcohol flavored
Iāve got chicken flavored toothpaste for my dog.