Everyone has a routine in the morning when they're getting ready for work, school, or an event. I prefer to eat (if I'm going to), shower, then brush my teeth. The reasoning behind this is that everything tastes like crap after toothpaste. Everything. Picture a big ole piece of chocolate cake with peanut butter and chocolate icing...it's warm and gooey and delicious...you take a fork and grab a piece and UGGGHHHHHHH! It taste horrible because you chose to brush your teeth before dessert.
Sodium laureth sulfate or sodium lauryl sulfate is to blame, depending on which kind of toothpaste you use. These sulfates (oh yea, high school chemistry!) are used to make something more spreadable and foamy; so the toothpaste doesn't stick to all your teeth and you feel like you're getting cleaner because of the foam. Unfortunately, what sulfates do to your tongue is suppress all of the sweet taste buds and amplify the bitter ones. That means everything tasted is way less sweet and way more bitter. Awesome combo.
What else is this chemical used for? Well detergent, surfboard wax, fabric softener, paint, laxatives, and insecticides. The good new is (and yes, good news does exist on Mondays) that you can buy toothpaste that won't ruin your breakfast. The only downside to these sulfate-free alternatives is that you won't foam at the mouth like you have rabies when you brush.
In other news, keep in your prayers (or memories if you don't pray) the 4 Drexel kids that are in critical condition, the 2 that died, and an art student that just was stabbed to death that one of my roommates knew.
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