How do you politely tell someone their breath smells bad?

5 thoughts on “How do you politely tell someone their breath smells bad?”

1. When your talking to him or her, say do you smell something bad. Then pretend to smell your own breath, and as soon as you do the other person will mimic you and there you go.

2. How close are you to this person?
   Jose has a good answer but if you’re good friends then just tell them, but pull them aside and dont blurt it out in front of everyone.
   Trust me, If I had bad breath I would def want someone to tell me!
   Who wants to be stinking all over everyone?
   They may not appreciate it straight away but will definitely take your advice and thank you later!

3. I act like it’s completely fine with me.

   And whisper, ‘your breath stinks, let’s go get some water c’mon’

   something like that

4. If your around alot of people just text them and tell them “like I’m your friend and I wouldn’t play you like that, will your breath is kinda tart at the moment”. That way your friend will not get mad at you for telling them the truth.

5. First, you need to know where bad breath comes from. Up to 90 percent of bad breath comes from the top of the tongue, not the teeth and most people cannot smell their own bad breath. Everyone has some amount of bad breath, some more than others. Bacteria grow on the top of the tongue and produce sulfur containing compounds that smell, that is bad breath. To control bad breath these bacteria must be removed by cleaning the tongue. Mints, gums, etc., only cover up bad breath for a short time. I suggest you purchase an OraBrush tongue cleaner which is specifically designed to clean the tongue. Learn more about the cause and cure of bad breath at

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