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What the benefits of tongue scraping are as £6 Amazon tool flies off shelves


Amazon’s £6 tongue scraper has more than 76k five star reviews, so we asked a dental expert exactly what tongue scraping is and if we should be adding it to our beauty routine

We’re all familiar with how important a good dental routine is, with regular brushing and flossing both key parts of keeping your teeth and gums healthy. Although the theory behind it is sound enough – it’s all about removing extra bacteria from your tongue and mouth before brushing to get rid of the rest of it – we decided to do a little more research to determine whether this was really something we should be doing morning and night, or whether it’s just an unnecessary addition to our already time-limited routine. The scraper has racked up an impressive 76,200 five star reviews from Amazon shoppers, saying: “Good item, high quality, easy to use and comes in a nice case too”

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