Bad breath can ruin your sex life, damage your career and seriously affect relationships with the people closest to you. It’s a problem that affects almost everyone at some time in their lives.

Have you ever been in the company of someone whose breath was so bad it almost made your eyes water? No doubt you’ll have made your excuses and moved quickly away, breathing a sigh of relief. The chances are, you’ll have told others about Mr. Dog Breath and laughed behind his back.

But what if it was you with the problem and you just didn’t know? Because you could suffer from severe Halitosis and never even realise.

Far from being a laughing matter, bad breath can be psychologically devastating. If you suspect you may have a problem, you’ll probably keep a handy supply of mints and use mouthwash, not realising they can make the problem worse.

You could brush your teeth 3 times a day and still have foul smelling breath.

Bad breath is mainly caused by an excess of anaerobic bacteria in the mouth, these bacteria emit fetid gasses the foulest of which is hydrogen Sulphide (it smells like rotten eggs) and Methyl Mercap, which has an odor so strong it’s added to natural gas to alert people to leaks.

And don’t think you can check for bad breath by breathing into your own hand, it simply doesn’t work! To put it bluntly we are too close to our own smells to notice them.

Never knowing if you smell can raise your stress levels.

Stress affects your body chemistry and you’ve guessed it – this can lead to bad breath. And as we feel stressed at times like interviews, client meetings and going on a date - imagine if the first impression you make is – your breath smells!

Unfortunately you may never know, as people are reluctant to tell someone they have a problem. Never knowing can become a serious issue for people - they can develop a phobic responce and live in fear of disgusting people with their bad breath.

How kissable are you?

Talking to someone is one thing, kissing and being intimate is another. There’s no greater passion killer than smelly breath. The gentle waft of hyrdogen sulphide (rotten eggs) is far from sexy. You wouldn’t want to kiss someone with Halitosis, so would they want to kiss you if you’ve got bad breath......