Mint was a Mistake.

That sharp, cooling hit of mint is not clean. It is menthol, a stimulant. The very thing that makes mint feel strong is the thing that switches your body on.

The last thing you do before bed is scrub your mouth with something that is a loaded stimulant.

You dim the lights, take magnesium, put the phone away. Then you brush, and undo all of it.

It whitens with PAP and rebuilds enamel with 5% nano-hydroxyapatite. Then we did the part no one else would, and left the mint out.

Soft vanilla in its place. Nothing sharp, nothing buzzing. A whiter smile without all the added stimulants.