Your breath is an important thing to consider when in bed with someone. You are in close contact with that person throughout the session, and if your breath smells like a dustbin, you can be certain your night of lovemaking will be cut short.
The Kama Sutra suggests that ‘sweet breath will make for a positive sensual relationship’. It goes on to emphasise ‘good oral hygiene’, and ‘a good diet’. Drinking more than 5 cups of water a day will help perfume your breath. Don’t forget to brush your teeth and tongue thoroughly before and after sex.
But hygiene does not have to be a solitary affair. Why not take a bath or a shower together in preparation for a night of sex. Bubble baths are great too, and don’t forget the candles.
(Warren Vonk, Health24.com, August 2005)
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