Bonjela Cool Mint Gel

Product: Bonjela Cool Mint Adult Gel

Size: 15g

From: Boots

Cost: £2.89

I first got the dreaded mouth ulcer around two weeks ago, caused by a bristle catching on my upper gum, ouch. On a recent trip to the dentist I was advised to rinse my mouth out in warm salt water to try to banish this, I tried this but to no avail. My mum recommended Bonjela so one morning on the way to work I popped into Boots and purchased the 15g, Bonjela Cool Mint Adult Gel.

The product comes in a 15g squeezy tube inside a outer packaging of a Blue/Green cardboard rectangular box.

Bonjela is sugar free but it is for adults only and no one under the age of 16 should use this, it clearly states on the packaging that it's from 16 years old only.

Bonjela claims to give effective pain relief from mouth ulcers, braces, dentures and cold sores. It also helps to reduce inflammation and helps to fight infection.

Bonjela states that you should only use the gel once every 3 hours.

When squeezing the tube I put approximately one centimetre of the clear gel onto my fingertip (clean hands of course, always remember to wash your hands beforehand) and applied it directly onto the ulcer and the area surrounding it which was also sore.

Upon applying the gel it gave a tingly sensation, nothing too unpleasant just a slight discomfort. My mouth afterwards tasted minty and didn't leave any bitter tastes at all.

I felt instant relief and the gel in my experience had been really effective, so much so that I only had to use Bonjela a few times after that and my ulcer as now disappeared, result.

Rating: 10/10

Ingredients:

Choline salicylate: 8.714%w/w

Cetalkonium chloride: 0.01%w/w