Listerine 500 Mouthwash

Name: Listerine 500 Mouthwash
Brand: Listerine

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Ingredients · 14

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Common questions

Is Listerine 500 Mouthwash healthy?

Listerine 500 Mouthwash scores 17/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Listerine 500 Mouthwash?

Listerine 500 Mouthwash lists 14 ingredients, starting with Eucalyptol, Menthol, Methyl Salicylate, Thymol and Water. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Listerine 500 Mouthwash contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Listerine 500 Mouthwash’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Listerine 500 Mouthwash?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Listerine 500 Mouthwash yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Listerine 500 Mouthwash compare to other oral care?

At 17/100 Listerine 500 Mouthwash scores worse than most oral care we have scored. A higher-scoring option in oral care is Dr. Bronner's Toothpaste Whitening Spearmint 70% Organic at 90/100.

Is Listerine 500 Mouthwash organic?

Listerine 500 Mouthwash is not certified organic in our data.

Has Listerine 500 Mouthwash been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Listerine 500 Mouthwash, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.