So, I'll try to keep this brief.
I always drink water while I smoke, but depending on the blend, might also have a cup of coffee or a glass of cranberry juice. Never felt the need to cleans palate before smoking. I have a no-alcohol mouthwash (Crest Pro-Health Clinical, active ingredient is CPC but the mouthwash also has a heavy amount of peroxide) that I use after smoking.
Despite brushing my teeth after and mouthwash, my palate is still affected. Virginia based (especially those without bright Virginias) tends to make my menthol cigarettes the rest of the day taste warmer, thicker, more bread-y etc. and burley based generally makes my later cigarettes taste sweeter, lighter, etc. Most food tastes unaffected, but some will be affected (Dr Pepper seems to taste the same no matter what, spring mix salad with 1,000 Island dressing changes, Totino's Party Pizzas change, red meats don't, etc).
Anyway, this taste perception lasts all day, even a full 8 hours after having a bowl, again despite gargling non-alcohol mouthwash (that has peroxide) and brushing my teeth. I've also tried swishing/drinking straight lemon juice and eating pickles after. Most cases, the taste change is not bad, but a few days ago (3 or 4 now) I had some Sutliff Black Cordial and, while that tasted good, made my later cigarettes taste like charcoal briquettes soaked in cat piss and most food tasted terrible, and it blew out my palate for 2 whole days. My palate is only just now starting to get back to normal yesterday and today, but I'm taking a day off today from the pipe just to be sure.
I don't want to deal with that again. Sure, avoiding that particular blend is an option, but what about if I try a new blend to similar effects?
So, is there a better way to effectively cleanse the palate AFTER smoking? I've tried looking on Google but that's no help, almost everything is about palate cleansing specifically for cigars and specifically as prep before smoking, very little about after and of what little I can find, nothing is having any effect (water, mouthwash, peroxide, tooth brushing, lemon juice, pickles, crackers). Are there any other options left to try?
I always drink water while I smoke, but depending on the blend, might also have a cup of coffee or a glass of cranberry juice. Never felt the need to cleans palate before smoking. I have a no-alcohol mouthwash (Crest Pro-Health Clinical, active ingredient is CPC but the mouthwash also has a heavy amount of peroxide) that I use after smoking.
Despite brushing my teeth after and mouthwash, my palate is still affected. Virginia based (especially those without bright Virginias) tends to make my menthol cigarettes the rest of the day taste warmer, thicker, more bread-y etc. and burley based generally makes my later cigarettes taste sweeter, lighter, etc. Most food tastes unaffected, but some will be affected (Dr Pepper seems to taste the same no matter what, spring mix salad with 1,000 Island dressing changes, Totino's Party Pizzas change, red meats don't, etc).
Anyway, this taste perception lasts all day, even a full 8 hours after having a bowl, again despite gargling non-alcohol mouthwash (that has peroxide) and brushing my teeth. I've also tried swishing/drinking straight lemon juice and eating pickles after. Most cases, the taste change is not bad, but a few days ago (3 or 4 now) I had some Sutliff Black Cordial and, while that tasted good, made my later cigarettes taste like charcoal briquettes soaked in cat piss and most food tasted terrible, and it blew out my palate for 2 whole days. My palate is only just now starting to get back to normal yesterday and today, but I'm taking a day off today from the pipe just to be sure.
I don't want to deal with that again. Sure, avoiding that particular blend is an option, but what about if I try a new blend to similar effects?
So, is there a better way to effectively cleanse the palate AFTER smoking? I've tried looking on Google but that's no help, almost everything is about palate cleansing specifically for cigars and specifically as prep before smoking, very little about after and of what little I can find, nothing is having any effect (water, mouthwash, peroxide, tooth brushing, lemon juice, pickles, crackers). Are there any other options left to try?
