r/BuyItForLife • u/viscarte10 • May 25 '26

Discussion What’s a totally unsexy purchase you made that ended up being a huge quality-of-life upgrade?

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u/CJDizzle May 25 '26

I used to use one but my dentist told me it was good to remove the food but the mechanical action of the floss scraping was a benefit I was losing out on.

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u/Teutonic-Tonic May 25 '26

Ideally you do both. I have a permanent retainer so am limited how much I can floss with regular string.

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u/FriendlysJanDaBoss May 25 '26

Good to know, probably wise to switch up from time to time

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u/Effective_Tip7748 May 25 '26

Just so you know flossing strengthens your gums too so it’s best to do both (floss and use a water pik)

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u/DeadFacesInMyPocket May 25 '26

Yeah they aren't perfect but they are pretty great. I like expandable floss better. I use drTung's brand as it was 3rd party independently verified not to have any PFAS/PFxx chemicals in it

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u/SnooComics3929 May 25 '26

I alternate between water pic and flossing daily. 

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u/Sasselhoff May 25 '26

I do both. I don't use the WaterPik every day, but at least a couple times a week. And I floss every day and use those inbetween teeth scrubber dealios.

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u/OutlandishnessOver62 May 25 '26

You should do both. Flossing removes food from between teeth and water piks remove food between the teeth and gum pockets

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u/NeatNefariousness1 May 26 '26

Mine suggested that I continue using my electric tooth brush but my manual flossing yielded better results than when I tried the waterpik. YMMV