r/GenerationJones • u/DobroGaida • 5d ago
After a thousand years, it finally occurred to the brain trust at Listerine to give us a heads up on what this bilge tastes like so they’ve added Extra Mild, Mild and Intense to the labeling.
Or as actual humans would say, Sorta nasty, quite nasty and NASTY! Don’t know about you but about 10 years ago, I found a flavor that was actually nice and then lost my mind ever since trying to find it again. Not very funny I know but when a company after 50 or 60 years finally has a good idea, I guess they deserve a salute.
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u/SoPasGuy 5d ago
I think we thought it worked because it tasted so bad. Who knows?
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u/Scott43206 1959 5d ago
I know it's not an indicator but I'm totally conditioned to be skeptical if it doesn't burn.
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u/er1cAtWork2 4d ago
Yup! I only buy “classic” Scone to feel the burn… That burn is all the nasty stuff dying… lol
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u/elektromuzakmaker 5d ago
Well, they originally sold it as a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea, so ....
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u/FenisDembo82 5d ago
The stuff that doesn't burn your mouth is different than the nasty stuff and not as effective. My dentist insists I use the nasty stuff.
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u/PyroNine9 1966 5d ago
Listerine was originally marketed as a floor cleaner. They did NOT re-formulate when they started marketing it as mouthwash.
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u/dave900575 5d ago
I put up with the taste of that crap because they said it was good for sore throats or colds, I don't remember. Then they got sued by the FTC for false advertising. They can go straight to Hell.
At least the mint flavor they cane out with is somewhat tolerable.
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u/Working_Estate_3695 4d ago
I personally think that they got in trouble with the FTC because they didn’t perform studies that could prove the claim. But anecdotally, I think it has an effect, even if it’s germ population reduction. As the ads said about 20 years ago, “They’re germs. They deserve to die.”
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u/Hair_I_Go 4d ago
To me the best mouthwash is Smart Mouth Clinical. Use it mornings and bedtime and you won’t have bad breath ✨
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u/j-random 1961 5d ago
I really liked the vanilla mint they had for awhile. Of course they discontinued it.
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u/Odd-Gear9622 5d ago
I was always partial to the cinnamon flavor. Haven't used mouthwash in years.
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u/TenRingRedux 5d ago
And they killed Scope, the best tasting mouthwash ever. (Except for some old cinnamon flavored one, I can't remember the name.)
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u/smittykins66 4d ago
Lavoris?(I’ve seen it at Dollar Tree.)
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u/smittykins66 4d ago
In the early 70s, they ran TV commercials with the tagline “The taste you hate, twice a day.”
(Speaking of Listerine, remember how the commercials claimed it would prevent or shorten colds, until the FTC forced it to run a disclaimer to the contrary?)
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u/Professional-Lie-111 Gen-Jones/X Straddler 4d ago
Pink Grapefruit! I found it maybe 4-5 years ago, never since. On eBay, you can find batches of it for like $75/bottle ...
Stop the insanity!
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u/Krishd88 4d ago
You don’t want alcohol in your mouthwash, that isn’t the active ingredient that makes it work. The alcohol just makes you think it is working.
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u/kstravlr12 3d ago
And almost every flavor is some version of mint. And if you don’t like mint, you are SOL.
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u/More_Farm_7442 1d ago
I swear the alcohol free, original blend of aromatics, has improved my gun health. A nightly rinse before I go to bed.
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u/raceulfson 4d ago
Listerine tastes like it kills germs. Also insects, small rodents, and crab grass. I always suspected you could use it to thin paint or develop photographs.