How to Get Nicotine Off Your Tongue

Nicotine is highly addictive and can be ingested by smoking cigarettes, cigars, pipes, or using chewing tobacco. The tar and nicotine found in such products can cause many health problems such as cancer, emphysema and gum disease. Using nicotine on a regular basis can stain any body part it comes in contact with, such as fingers, lips and tongue. There are several things you can do to get a nicotine stain off your tongue.

Things You'll Need

• Toothbrush
• Tongue scraper
• Baking soda and peroxide toothpaste
• Tar-removing mouthwash

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Instructions

• 1

  Scrape your tongue with a special device. Purchase a tongue scraper in the dental care section of your local drug store and scrape your tongue with it after you brush your teeth. Scraping your tongue will help remove bacteria and stains that nicotine can deposit over time.

• 2

  Brush your tongue when you're cleaning your teeth. Brushing your tongue works the same way a tongue scraper does, and will help scrub off nicotine stains while keeping the surface of your tongue clean.

• 3

  Rinse your mouth with a tar-removing mouthwash purchased from a drug store. Use this mouthwash for 30 seconds twice a day to fight tongue stains.

• 4

  Purchase a toothpaste that contains peroxide and baking soda, two highly cleansing elements. Brush your tongue with this paste twice a day to cleanse your tongue and remove nicotine stains.

• 5

  Stop smoking. Your stained tongue will fade and clear on its own when you stop exposing it to nicotine, plus your health will improve, too.