Another natural cure for bad breath is drinking plenty of water. Bad breath is caused by anaerobic bacteria that break down sugar and protein into VSCs or volatile sulphur compounds. The VSCs are responsible to the foul smell coming out of your mouth. If drying of the mouth can be minimized by washing it off regularly by drinking plenty of water, the thriving of bacteria on your mouth is lessened, thus curing bad breath. Since bacteria that cause bad breath reside at the back of the tongue, you can still not tell if you have bad breath or not. Second, the air you breathe is not similar with the air you release when you talk. This is because bad breath causing bacteria originate from the posterior part of the tongue and only pushed forward once you speak. Aside from the smoker's breath, substances such as nicotine, tar and odor-producing compounds could accumulate in the soft tissues of the mouth and the area surrounding the teeth. On the other hand, there are dental conditions that are seen as the main causes for producing bad breath. The putrefaction of the teeth would create optimized environment for the breeding of the bacteria. Cloves Minty breath is often associated with freshness. Chewing cloves can give you that minty breath, naturally. Antibacterial agents from cloves are anathema to bacteria. Cinnamon and eucalyptus are two natural products that contain antibacterial agent, which are effective in curing bad breath. Sunflower seeds and water A handful of sunflower seeds (chewed) and followed by a glass of water can remove any after taste in your mouth. Several spices such as garlic and onion contain pungent oil that when digested, is mixed through the bloodstream and expelled by the lungs and through the mouth creating nasty-smelling breath. Using alcohol-based mouthwash often bring bad result than good. Since alcohol causes the mouth to try, and bacteria thrives on try mouth, VSCs can easily breed and cause chronic bad breath. However, many of us still live and trust the art and antiques caught from the middle ages or the Stone Age for that matter. Well, these people have good reasons for that. Obviously, a number of modern devices don t truly pave the way for curing the condition. They just offer temporary and often, ineffective solutions.