[Avodah] Glycerine in mouth wash

[Prof. Levine]

At 11:35 AM 12/16/2009, Allan Engel wrote:
>I just looked at the small print on a bottle of Listerine and it 
>says "Do Not Swallow".
>
>
>At 09:12 AM 12/16/2009, martin brody wrote:
>>Do you make a bracha? A bracha achrona too? Of course not.You do 
>>not drink it as food and it is not why it was made and besides I'm 
>>pretty certain a dog wouldn't drink it.

Actually I am using one of the "generic" brands of Listerine, either 
the Shoprite Brand or Duane Reade brands. I have a bottle of "Duane 
Reade Antiseptic Mouthrinse and Gargle Vanilla Mint" in front of me 
now. It says on it, "Keep out of reach of children. If more than is 
used for rinsing is accidently swallowed, get medical help or contact 
a Poison Control Center right away."

It is not clear to me if this warning is for children or also for 
adults.  However, I think that it does imply that swallowing the 
amount used for rinsing is not harmful.

It also says that it is 21.6% (that's 43.2 proof) alcohol. >:-}

Perhaps I would be better off using a good bourbon as a mouth 
rinse.  Most bourbons are at least 80 proof and many are even more.

YL
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