Healthy Gums

I absolutely love this CloSYS Healthy Gums mouthwash. I have sensitive gums and most mouthwashes burn or irritate my mouth, but this one is completely gentle — no stinging at all. It feels soothing every time I use it, and after just a few days I could tell my gums looked healthier and less inflamed. The formula is great for reducing plaque and helping prevent gingivitis, and it leaves my mouth feeling clean and fresh without that harsh, overpowering taste. It’s also perfect if you’re sensitive to strong mint or alcohol-based mouthwashes. My dentist recommended something mild but effective, and this works perfectly. The 32 oz bottle lasts a long time, and I love that it supports gum health without causing any discomfort. It’s become a staple in my daily routine. If you have sensitive gums or just want a mouthwash that actually helps without burning, this one is amazing. Highly recommend!

I remember purchasing this at my dentist office in 2009 for $20. At that time, Closys had a terrible, unflavored taste and an even more bizarre aftertaste. Thankfully, that time has since passed. I took it upon myself to try this mouth rinse again. In late February 2025 I apparently must have sliced my gum between my two upper molars that was irritated by eating meat. Naturally, meat is coarse and fibrous, which can irritate. The dental floss I used, oddly, which is naturally designed not to irritate gums, but did - was (Oral B) Glide, which I researched that contains PFAs. I immediately stopped using that floss and bought a different Oral B floss and two bottles of Closys. To me, this mouth rinse and oral protector is the best on the market! There is no comparison to any other rinse. Not only a cleaner and more thoroughly-designed mouth rinse but it can heal and protect within only three-days. You pay a little more but it's definitely worth the weight in gold.

Decent taste for a very effective cleanser.

Good mouth wash that has high ratings, my only reason for giving 4 stars is because it leaves a aftertaste for quite a while

Favorite mouthwash. My dentist recommended that I use it because it is alcohol free and is the best for keeping gums healthy and protecting healthy bacteria in saliva. CVS charges so much money for this. But I find that Amazon has deals and is usually cheaper.

This mouthwash is by far the best mouthwash I’ve ever used. It’s not harsh at all and leaves my mouth feeling recessed and clean. It honestly feels like I’m rinsing my mouth with water, but it’s actually cleaning and freshening my mouth.

Healthy mouth rinse for aural support!

OG review on 10/07/24: I ordered this because my hygienist recommended the brand and although she didn't say to get the healthy gum version specifically, she gave a sample of a different version, but she did say I'm in the beginning stages of developing gingivitis so I thought the same brand but the one for gum health would be the best. I decided to read the back of the bottle the first time I used it and noticed a warning about it staining teeth. I started researching why and found out the active ingredient Cetylpyridinium Chloride (aka CPC) can stain teeth. Apparently it cleans the plaque off and can improve gum health but leaves stains behind on both your teeth and tongue...so I guess your teeth won't actually rot or fall out but they'll turn brown instead? Wow. I read that staining only affects about 3% of people and I thought that I will just be diligent about brushing so stains can't develop, but I'm only a few days into using it and now noticed that my breath is grosser than ever too. Today I decided to just swish the mouthwash and spit, wait about 2-3 hours to let it help out my gums (I read that gums improve in 3-5 hours of exposure to CPC but didn't want to let it turn into stains either) before I brush it away so it doesn't leave stains. Well when I opened my mouth to start brushing I had a white stringy film on the back of my tongue and in my cheek. Soo it's causing oral thrushing as well. So then while I Googled the thrushing issue I found people complaining about losing their sense of taste, and I'm now realizing my sense of taste is off too and my tongue in kind of tinglingly as though it's starting to go numb, all coupled with this bad breath....other people said they lost their taste overnight after rinsing with it and it took a few days to come back. I have a feeling I won't be tasting anything but this nasty bad breath tomorrow. No way in hell am I going to use it long enough to test out whether or not I'm in the "3%" that gets stains from it too, I have a feeling the real number is higher than 3%. I also read that in supposedly "rare" cases it actually INCREASES TARTAR and the ingredient isn't even recommended by the ADA. This honestly seems like the worst thing you can put in your freaking mouth and as if some dental industry big wig bozo decided to push this ingredient as a sick joke. I also noticed that the cap had some brown gunk developing around it today that wasn't there when I first opened it. I'm guessing that gunk is due to the same staining affect it has on teeth. I can't believe they put this stuff in mouthwash. Apparently even ACT has this ingredient but it isn't listed as one the active ingredients so I'm guessing it's a much lower concentration of it? I'm going to just keep using ACT instead and because I think there would be more info circulating the internet if it stained teeth and caused oral thrush and loss of taste and so on the way this criminally overpriced trash water does. Probably will look for another alcohol free mouth wash that doesn't have it in the ingredients whatsoever after I finish my bottle of ACT. Right now just hoping my sense of taste improves by tomorrow because I just made a huge pot of the most delicious soup and have lots of leftovers and I want to enjoy it. Update 09/29/25: I made this comment almost a year ago and I'm kind of stunned that it's gotten well over 100 likes at this point. Amazon even invited me to their Vine Voices program like a week and half ago for being someone that writes good reviews lol. But I want to update this because I started to look into CPC again while I was talking about it with a friend and I realized I misspoke when I said CPC isn't approved by the ADA. I know I read that somewhere and while that's true, whoever wrote it likely wasn't educated about *why* it's not approved by the ADA or they were skewing facts. The ADA doesn't approve individual ingredients, they approve products as a whole, so there are actually products containing CPC that get approved by the ADA. Personally, that still doesn't change my opinion about it being absolutely god awful, but I like being factually correct.