How to Freshen Your Breath Before You Meet Somebody

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This method can be an absolute life saver if you suddenly end up with bad breath before you go to meet somebody

Steps

1. Buy a packet of Salt and Vinegar flavoured crisps (potato chips), a bottle of water, and a pack of mints that contain as little sugar as possible
   
2. First eat the crisps, this will remove all traces of sugar in your mouth, thus making it taste of nothing, and therefore smell the same way
   
3. Eating the crisps usually makes you thirsty, so the water is a must, because having any sort of sugar ruins the effect, plus, if you keep yourself well hydrated your mouth stays fresher for longer
   
4. Finally, the mints. The stronger they are the better. They arent a must, but its always nice to have breath thats minty fresh
   

Tips

• NO. SUGAR. I can't stress that enough. If you have to have somethign sugary, just make sure you have something savoury afterwards to remove the traces of sugar.
  
• If you're on a tight budget, just clean your tongue off! If you didn't already know, most of your bad breath is not caused by the food that you eat, but rather originates from the back of your tongue!
  
• Depending on how much time you have before meeting this person, brush your teeth, floss, and/or use a mouthwash.
  
• Dont chew gum before this, because it will make your saliva disgusting which will put out the other person. USE MINTS ONLY !
  

Warnings

• This IS NOT a substitute for cleaning your teeth. It won't matter how fresh your breath is when you have twenty cavities and two teeth.
  
• Doing this too often will result in a lot of additional weight being hefted about, so be warned about that too
  

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