Fresh for the Holidays with Luxury Mouthwash

Luxury Quotidien is our occasional series here at Dandelion Chandelier focusing on everyday items made truly luxurious, either through enhanced technology, more elegant design, or just lots of bling. If you’re looking for a micro-dose of lux, look no further. In this edition, we examine luxury mouthwash.

Its party season, and you know what that means: you need to sparkle and shine. Here at Dandelion Chandelier, we’ve investigated dazzling high jewelry that you can make your own, as well as options for renting jewelry for the holiday season. But we’re not done yet.

how much is a dazzling smile worth to you?

Are dazzling teeth really important to you, particularly in this season of big parties? In the interest of ensuring that your holiday is brilliant as possible, we went in search of luxury oral care products. We’ve examined luxury toothpaste and luxury toothbrushes and dental floss. The final element in this trio is luxury mouthwash.

it’s about health, not just appearance

This isn’t all about vanity and increased social prowess, by the way. Dentists suggest that paying attention to your mouthwash can improve your overall health. High alcohol content in mouthwash can deplete the quality of your gums and lead to problems down the road.

what are the best luxury mouthwash brands?

When you’re ready to graduate from Scope and Listerine, there are some uber-luxurious options to consider. These luxury mouthwash brands will cost you four or five times more, than what you’d find your local drug store. But hey. Luxury never comes cheaply.

And one of these was invented to sweeten the breath of a king.

Here are our top five top picks for your consideration:

1. Aesop.

This Australian brand known for its popular plant-based skincare launched a line of toothpaste last year; it had already offered a best-selling mouthwash for a few seasons. Its alcohol-free formulation is designed to eliminate bad breath without interfering with the natural pH of the mouth. The mouthwash is infused with cloves, aniseed and spearmint, and comes in an elegant vintage apothecary-style bottle ($25)

2. l’Officine Universelle Buly.

This French beauty and personal care company is owned by the husband-and-wife team of Ramdane Touhami (who revamped Cire Trudon) and Victoire de Taillac-Touhami (previously of the beloved Rue Saint-Honoré boutique Colette). The brand dates back to 1803, and in its day it was “as big as L’Oréal.” Today, there’s a wide range of oral care products, including Eau de la Belle Haleine mouthwash. The bottle has an ornate serpent on the front, and the product has a unique pH. It smells and tastes like mint tea.

The “secret ingredient” is thermal water from Castéra-Verduzan. People from this region of France have traditionally converged to gargle the water. It’s the first spa town in France to have been accredited by the health department for treating periodontal pathologies and ailments of the buccal and lingual mucus membranes. The mouthwash formulation imparts the beneficial sulfurs of the spring. The product does come with a warning, though: be careful not to swallow it. ($26)

3. Botot.

In the late 1700s, a French surgeon and dentist named Julien Botot introduced the first modern mouthwash, a fluid that contained gillyflower, ginger, and cinnamon. This 260-year-old French company has been making concentrated mouthwash ever since. The ingredients are still all-natural – the taste has been described by GQ Magazine as having “notes of licorice and moonshine.” The product is concentrated, and should be mixed with water. One of the oldest oral hygiene products still in production, the mouthwash is said to have been invented for King Louis XV of France. ($22)

4. Marvis.

In addition to luxury toothpaste, 60-year old Italian luxury oral care brand Marvis also makes mouthwash. It’s concentrated, so be sure to dilute it with water ($22.50)

5. Floris

Floris Concentrated Rose Mouthwash ($55) contains pure rosewater, giving it a natural rose flavor. Just add a few drops to a small glass of water.

There you have it: the best luxury mouthwash brands on the market today. Perhaps one of them is the perfect new daily micro-luxury for you. At least for the duration of the holiday party season.

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