After drinking a lot of alcohol, most people face the problem of bad breath after waking up. And if you still need to go to work or meet people, then those around you will also feel this alcohol fume. To prevent the smell of alcohol from your breath, there are many medical and folk remedies that work quite effectively.
- Read in the article:
- Causes of bad breath from a hangover
- What makes the fume stronger?
- How long does it take for the smell of alcohol to dissipate?
- Remedies for the smell of alcohol on the breath
- What to eat to avoid smelling like alcohol?
- Eliminate hangover smell after beer
- How to kill the smell of alcohol from your mouth?
- Bay leaf for hangover
- Glycine for fumes
- Cloves help with odor
- Essential oil
- Sunflower oil
- Ginger for fumes
- Sunflower seeds
- Hols from fumes
- Raw egg for hangover
- Ammonia for fumes
- Pharmacy remedies against hangover fumes
- Anti-policeman
- Vitamin B6 for fumes
- Petroselicaps
- Enterosgel, polysorb for fumes
- Alkozeltzer
- Burnout pills
- What neutralizes the smell of alcohol?
- Is it harmful to breathe fumes?
- Help with detoxification in drug treatment
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Causes of bad breath from a hangover
Drinking any alcoholic drink causes bad breath. It's all ethanol's fault. Once in the gastrointestinal tract, ethanol is immediately absorbed by all mucous membranes and spreads through the bloodstream throughout the body. The breakdown products penetrate the respiratory system and all other organs. This is why your breath smells when you have a hangover.
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The thing that gives a drinker away the most is the smell of stale breath - it appears almost immediately after drinking and can last for more than a day. It is very difficult to interrupt it; the usual techniques for fresh breath do not help here or only give short-term results. To remove the smell, you need to fight the cause of its occurrence.
How long does it take for the smell of alcohol to dissipate?
The duration of the presence of fumes is influenced by several factors. The main factors are the type of drink and the weight and age of the person. The taste of alcohol disappears most quickly in people under 35 years of age. In a young body, metabolism is still accelerated, the breakdown and elimination of ethanol occurs quickly.
The smell from a couple of glasses of good wine will disappear after 2-3 hours. It will take about 11-12 hours to completely remove cognac breakdown products. If a person has a healthy liver, the elimination process takes less time.
Everything is individual, but there are general norms
There are factors that influence the principle of breakdown of alcohol in the blood:
- Floor. Alcohol lasts a little longer in the female body than in the male body.
- Weight. The greater the body weight, the faster vodka and other alcohol disappears.
- Age. Alcohol leaves a young body with normal metabolic processes faster than it leaves the body of older people.
- Diseases. Some ailments do not affect the rate of elimination in the best way.
- Number of snacks. The more you eat while drinking, the faster you will recover.
It is believed that if you eat well during a feast, drink a little, are young, and do not complain about your health, the period of alcohol withdrawal will be much shorter than for people of advanced age or suffering from various kinds of diseases who do not eat as much as they should. Alcohol begins to be absorbed in the body, already reaching the mucous membrane in the oral cavity. Approximately 20-25% enters the bloodstream through the gastrointestinal tract; the rest of the alcohol is absorbed into the body with the assistance of the small intestine. It is through its work that most of the alcohol-containing substances enter the organs and systems.
There are a large number of tables, criteria, standards by which you can determine the alcohol content in the blood and calculate the timing of withdrawal of alcohol-containing drinks. It is easy to understand from them that strong drinks last the longest in the body, but beer evaporates faster. This is due to physical processes. So, after drinking a bottle of drink that contains up to 12% alcohol, we will get rid of its contents in a couple of hours.
Remedies for the smell of alcohol on the breath
It will not be possible to completely remove the stink from the mouth until the body itself copes with removing toxins. But it is quite possible to neutralize an unpleasant odor for a short time. There are proven folk remedies and medications that effectively eliminate the smell of alcohol.
What to eat to avoid smelling like alcohol?
Morning procedures, including brushing and rinsing your teeth, help partially get rid of fumes. You can drink strong coffee or chew whole coffee beans. Bay leaves, cloves or nutmeg are great for removing odors. A bowl of light chicken soup will help neutralize the fumes.
Eliminate hangover smell after beer
If you need to get rid of the smell of beer in a short time, the following recommendations will help:
- Brush your teeth.
- Eat a sprig of dill or parsley.
- Chew cloves, cinnamon or bay leaf.
- Buy special products at the pharmacy that neutralize fumes.
You should not try to beat the fumes with chewing gum, especially mint-flavored gum. The effect can be just the opposite.
Why does a child or an adult who has not drank smell like fumes?
There are cases when a child smells of fumes and this has nothing to do with drinking alcohol. An adult who has not drank may have similar problems. Such cases are completely amenable to scientific explanation. There are a number of factors that together can give rise to this foul odor:
- Inflammatory processes in the nasopharynx.
- Diseases of the stomach or intestines.
- Enzyme deficiency.
- Hormonal imbalances and metabolic disorders.
- Dental problems and gum inflammation.
- Disorders of the nervous system.
- Wrong diet.
To figure out where this unhealthy smell comes from and get rid of the problem, you need to see a doctor, take the necessary tests and undergo an examination.
How to kill the smell of alcohol from your mouth?
You can mask the unpleasant alcoholic aroma by using various spices and medicines.
Bay leaf for hangover
A proven old-fashioned method will help to dispel or eliminate the smell of alcohol for a while. The bay leaf should be chewed well and held in the mouth. It will kill the disgusting smell.
Glycine for fumes
The tablets are involved in activating metabolism, which accelerates the elimination of ethanol breakdown products. The medicine should be dissolved under the tongue until completely dissolved.
Cloves help with odor
Clove seeds are among the most effective home remedies for eliminating fumes. You should chew some cloves in the morning to neutralize the odor for a while.
Essential oil
This is an effective way to relieve the fumes in the morning. The oil must be mixed with water, and the resulting solution should be rinsed in your mouth.
Is it possible to speed up the process?
Yes, you can try to take some measures and improve your own breathing. But it is worth remembering that all the attached methods provide only a temporary “lull” with a pleasant aroma.
What helps remove unpleasant odor
Hangover help
Don't forget that the amber effect comes from the lungs. To say goodbye to this annoying misunderstanding, you should take steps to speed up the removal of residual alcohol from the body. Use several of the most effective methods (for mild intoxication):
- Drink a lot. During a hangover, the volume of fluid consumed should be increased to 1.5-2 liters. This will speed up the process of removing alcohol metabolites through the urinary system.
- Visit the bathhouse/sauna. Hot steam will promote increased sweating and, accordingly, faster removal of alcohol residues. But if you have problems with the cardiovascular system, it is better not to visit these establishments if you have a hangover. In this case, a contrast tonic shower will help.
- Eat more foods that are known to have a diuretic effect. They will also replenish the body with lost reserves of vitamins and minerals. This food includes watermelons, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, eggplant, strawberries, strawberries, apples, quince, plums, cherries, cranberries, lingonberries, currants, grapes and rose hips.
Help with fumes
But what if you don’t have time to wait for the body to become “clean”? And you urgently need to rush somewhere for an important business meeting or a romantic date? How to appear in front of people in a pleasant way? There are other “fast” ways to eliminate the unpleasant aroma.
The smell of fumes will linger until the alcohol leaves the body
But remember that you will have to take these funds with you, since their effect is short. And to prevent fumes from occurring again, you should take them several times (on average every 30-40 minutes). How can you chew alcoholic amber?
- mint;
- cilantro;
- cinnamon;
- ginger;
- carnation;
- Bay leaf;
- nutmeg;
- coffee beans;
- sunflower seeds;
- citrus zest;
- natural dark chocolate;
- leaves of dill or parsley;
- fruit chewing gum;
- nut or flaxseed oil (drink 150-200 ml).
On average, given that the feast lasts a long time, and far from 150-200 ml of alcohol is drunk, your breath will be completely cleared in 10-15 hours. In some cases, the smell can last up to 2 days. To get fresh breath, you can try using some folk recipes. For example:
- Mint. Throw the leaves of the plant (60 g) into boiling water (500 ml) and cook for 20-30 minutes.
- White alder. Steam the raw materials (40-45 g) with boiling water (250 ml) and leave for half an hour.
- Sagebrush. Pour dry herb (50 g) with water (200 ml), bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 5-8 minutes.
Rinse your mouth intensively with the prepared liquid. But are the minutes of fun worth the unpleasant symptoms that come with them in the form of a hangover and a terrible smell? It is much better to know and stick to your own norm. Then the walk will seem more fun and memorable, and the hangover with the unpleasant aroma of alcohol will pass you by.
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Sunflower oil
To quickly get rid of fumes, sunflower or linseed oil will help. You need to drink a teaspoon of oil every ten minutes for an hour. Then take a three-hour break. The smell is removed for a short time - 15 - 20 minutes.
Ginger for fumes
Ginger quickly removes the taste of alcohol in the mouth due to its medicinal properties. Chew a little ginger root and the person will be freed from the alcoholic stench for an hour.
Sunflower seeds
A proven effective way to eliminate fumes is to chew the seeds along with the husk. However, this works if the person does not smoke. Otherwise, the smell will only intensify.
Hols from fumes
Hols lozenges have an enhanced menthol aroma and are used to treat throat diseases. The strong mint aroma helps to relieve the fumes for a long time. Just don’t get carried away, lollipops have a destructive effect on your teeth.
Raw egg for hangover
Raw eggs can not only relieve a hangover, but also prevent its occurrence. Raw eggs slow down the process of absorption of alcohol-containing products. This is a powerful adsorbent; its properties can be compared with activated carbon.
Ammonia for fumes
A strong remedy, when using it you should be careful to prevent poisoning. When mixed with water, alcohol increases blood pressure and increases breathing speed, which accelerates the removal of ethanol breakdown products.
Table of the rate of elimination of alcohol and its breakdown products from the body
If the morning after the celebration you need to go to an important meeting or get behind the wheel, you should find out in advance how much you can drink to avoid fumes and a hangover.
The table below will help you determine exactly how long it takes for alcohol fumes to pass . The numbers are average.
| Name/volume of drink | How many hours does the fume last? | |||
| 100 g | 250 g | 500 g | 1 l | |
| Beer | 50 min. | 1.5 h | 3 hours | 6-7 hours |
| Wine | 1 hour | 3 hours | 6 hours | 12 h |
| Vodka | 6 hours | 12 h | 24 hours | 36 h |
| Cognac | 6-7 hours | 12 h | 24 hours | 48 h |
| Whiskey | 6 hours | 17:00 | 24 hours | 48 h |
| Champagne | 1.5 h | 4 hours | 6 hours | 12 h |
| Gin and tonic, 5.5% | No fumes | |||
| Gin and tonic, 9% | 1.5 h | 3.5 h | 7-8 hours | 15-16 hours |
| Liquor | 3.5 h | 11 o'clock | 19:00 | 48 h |
| Vermouth | 3 hours | 7.5-8 hours | 14 h | 24 hours |
If you have health problems or have to take medications, then the retention time for alcohol fumes given in the table should be increased by 20%.
Pharmacy remedies against hangover fumes
All medications created to treat hangovers and eliminate odors have a complex effect on the body. The drugs are available in tablets, powders, capsules or syrups.
Anti-policeman
Medicinal lozenges designed to remove fumes. Normalize the functioning of internal organs. Sold in every pharmacy. The effect lasts approximately 50 – 60 minutes.
Vitamin B6 for fumes
Vitamin ampoules are unlikely to help with the smell of fumes. Its purpose is to speed up metabolism. In this connection, the removal of toxins is accelerated. But this drug will not be able to quickly get rid of the smell of alcohol.
Petroselicaps
The basis of the medicine is parsley oil extract. In combination with essential oils, parsley has a neutralizing effect on fumes.
Enterosgel, polysorb for fumes
These products help to quickly break down and remove from the body toxins and poisons formed after alcoholic libation. As soon as the body is cleansed, the smell from the mouth disappears.
Alkozeltzer
Contains citric and acetylsalicylic acids. The use of the drug will give an analgesic and tonic effect. After drinking, it is recommended to take this remedy immediately.
Burnout pills
All anti-fume tablets stimulate metabolism, as a result of which the elimination of ethanol breakdown products is accelerated. After this, the functioning of the internal systems is normalized, and the smell disappears by itself.
Consumption of fatty soups on the eve of a feast as a preventive measure
You should think about how to get rid of the smell of alcohol from your breath even before the special event. To make it less pronounced, it is recommended to eat heavily on the eve of a noisy feast. In this case, it is desirable that one of the dishes be fatty. Ideal for this purpose:
- sandwich with butter and trout;
- a portion of soup cooked in meat broth.
Eating fatty foods before partying can help ease the hangover that comes with the morning after the party . Carbohydrate foods (high-calorie homemade pizza or a plate of pasta) have a similar effect.
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An ideal snack during a feast
During your release, you need to have a good snack. It is better that the food served to the table is light. Fatty foods only make the situation worse: when they are eaten, it is much more difficult for the liver to resist the effects of ethanol.
Excellent options for snacks during a festive event:
- bean dishes;
- nuts;
- Mushrooms;
- Herbs;
- Fruits.
According to “experts,” if you drink the same alcohol throughout the feast, you are unlikely to get a strong drink in the morning. Therefore, decide in advance what drink you will drink in a glass or on a flute.
Literature:
- Balyakin V. A. Toxicology and examination of alcohol intoxication. - M., 1962.
- Strelchuk I.V. Acute and chronic alcohol intoxication, 2nd ed. - M., 1973.
- Vasilenko V.V. Bad breath, or halitosis / www.gastroscan.ru. 2022
- Modern methods of diagnosis, elimination and prevention of halitosis: textbook / R.V. Ushakov, N.B. Eliseeva, N.P. Polevaya, N.M. Belova, V.V. Korkin. GBOU DPO "Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education". M.: GBOU DPO RMAPO, 2016. 81 p. ISBN 978-5-7249-2549-5
Traditional methods
People have come up with many means to eliminate the smell of alcohol; there are many methods that have been tested for decades. The most popular ones are prepared using medicinal herbs, here are a few recipes:
- Wormwood infusion. You need to dilute dry wormwood (2 teaspoons) in a glass of boiling water and let the broth brew for half an hour. Strain the finished drink through cheesecloth or a strainer, cool to a comfortable temperature and rinse your mouth.
- Alder decoction. To prepare this remedy, you will need ½ liter of boiling water and 20 g of white alder leaves. The infused, strained infusion is used to rinse the mouth.
- Herbal collection. Motherwort, rosehip and St. John's wort (in a ratio of 1:2:4) should be poured with boiling water and allowed to brew for 40–50 minutes. You need to drink the drink, and you can add honey for sweetness.
- Mint infusion. To eliminate the unpleasant odor, you can use mint decoction (a spoonful of fresh or dry leaves in ½ liter of water) by rinsing your mouth with it.
To solve this problem, a regular lemon will help. In addition to eliminating odor, lemon juice will help restore water balance after drinking alcohol. To make a mouthwash, just mix the juice of half a lemon with a couple (no more!) drops of acetic acid. The mixture should not be swallowed; it is intended only as a mouth rinse.
