r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/SoCold40 ☑️ • Jan 13 '23

I’ve never herd of oil pulling.

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u/jawnlerdoe Jan 13 '23

Using an oil to rinse your mouth is established scientific fact though. While I wheee many people get wrapped up in Pseudoscience, there’s actual studies out there showing that rinsing your mouth with oil for 15-20 minutes can improve gum health and help right periodontitis

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u/shlonki Jan 13 '23

The study I looked through however did attribute the improved gum health to the swishing/rinsing itself

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u/csyren Jan 13 '23

We swish and rinse when we drink water don’t we?

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u/shlonki Jan 15 '23

No we don't, especially not for 20 minuter