Mouthwash is a terribly underused method of dental care. It’s a great way to kill bacteria that claws its way to the areas you wouldn’t normally be able to reach with a toothbrush, toothpick, or even dental floss.
As such, mouthwash should be in everyone’s personal dental hygiene routine; however, you need to keep in mind the importance of doing this in the most sustainable and cost-effective way.
Why?
Well, because mouthwash gets depleted rather quickly. Like any other hygienic consumable (like toothpaste, dental floss, shampoo, or even toilet paper), it’s really easy to underestimate the rate at which you’re spending and consuming it.
Not only that, but, for a lot of people, an inefficiency here can cause a serious problem with your dental routine. A person who forgets to refill their mouthwash often just skips it for the night, believing that a single skipped night won’t cause too much problem and that they’ll refill tomorrow. With the right system, it will be easy to track when you’re getting low on mouthwash and preemptively restock.
Then, you need to think about the cost of the dispenser itself.
With that in mind, and without further ado, here are a few cost-effective solutions for refilling mouthwash dispensers and creating a system that will be the easiest to maintain.
Manual pump dispenser
This is the simplest device that you can get. It’s cheap, and it fulfills its purpose. With a single pump, you get a single dosage of mouthwash that you can pour directly into your cup.
While most people prefer to get mouthwash dispensers with cups, there are some who get the dosage squirted directly into their mouths. This is a simpler method that will help you save up quite a bit on paper cups, but it’s less practical and less hygienic. The cup system also helps you out quite a bit in spaces with more occupants. For instance, in a household where you live with your family or roommates or workplaces.
Overall, this dispenser is pretty simple, but for all intents and purposes, it’s good enough.
Touchless dispensers
These dispensers are the best when you’re focused on hygiene and intend to get an appliance for a space with multiple occupants. This is amazing for workspaces, public areas, and large venues.
The key part is that these touchless dispensers, especially when used with cups, minimize the amount of hands touching the dispenser. You see, while people are usually not so reckless about touching the area that directly dispenses the liquid, you would be surprised at how easy it is for bacteria to spread from one dispenser to another.
Sure, the exterior of these dispensers is made from alloys that minimize bacterial impact/spread and are easy to maintain, but you still want all the edge you can get. After all, you’re doing this for the sake of hygiene, and you can’t afford to take any chances.
Sterile conditions are so important, and while hospitals are spending a lot of money to get the best sterilizers, the least you can do is reduce the amount of contamination by introducing touchless technology.
Wall-mounted or countertop dispensers
The next major choice you have to face i whether you’ll go with wall-mounted or countertop dispensers. Wall-mounted dispensers are amazing for public areas where you need to make them easily accessible.
When hung at the right height, they can be easy to reach for everyone, regardless of their height or disability. This is amazing for any business with a diverse workforce or one planning to make their workforce more diverse in the near future.
This also plays into the card of scalability and cost-effectiveness since you won’t have to change your mount or setup if you hire someone who can’t reach it in the future.
On the other hand, people in residential homes or in smaller offices may prefer countertop dispensers. Since they’re smaller in size and capacity, it’s often easier to find a spot for them. They also often cost less than their wall-mounted counterparts.
Just keep in mind that countertop dispensers usually aren’t so easy to find a place for. You see, in residential homes, a bathroom is already one of the smaller rooms, and it’s usually hectically organized as is. With all the shelves and racks, you might have a hard time finding even that extra bit of free space.
All in all, countertop dispensers may be cheaper and more convenient for those who have this as a realistic option. If not, you cannot go wrong with a wall-mounted one.
Size, capacity, and refilling considerations
The first thing you need to think about is the size of the appliance itself. Previously, we’ve talked about the mount, and while this is important, you need to keep in mind that the size plays a huge role here. Sure, you have some space on the countertop, but do you have enough space on the countertop? You can’t know this until you check the dimensions of the appliance, as well as the dimensions of the space you have or could free up.
Next, you need to check the capacity of the volume of mouthwash that this dispenser can contain at one time. This is very important because different capacities are suited for public spaces and workplaces than they are for households.
If you’re living alone and plan to install one in your household, you really don’t have to worry about this too much. However, if you try to install the same capacity dispenser in a busy office bathroom, you might find yourself having to refill it three times per day.
Wrap up
As you can see, the biggest problem with finding the right recommendation lies in the fact that these refillable dispensers are getting so popular that they’re used in a wide variety of different situations.
What’s good for one bathroom is not efficient for another one. What’s great for a residential home is not good enough for an office space or a public bathroom. In fact, even the number of residents may affect this to the degree that two residential homes may have completely opposite needs.
This is why, before you embark on the quest to find the right refilling mouthwash dispenser, you must first figure out your own needs. Then, take a step-by-step approach to find the right appliance.
