Last month, luxury grocer Erewhon revealed its latest smoothie collaboration: a mint-and-green-tea potion called Mint Condition Smile, inspired by a tube of toothpaste. Made with coconut, chlorophyll, blue spirulina, and cacao nibs, the flavor profile was inspired by oral-care brand Boka’s Ela Mint Nano-Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste .

I wasn’t able to make it to Los Angeles to try it for myself (Mint Condition was only available in November), but I have noticed an uptick in freaky flavors in the oral-care department. It made me wonder whether mint is no longer the preferred flavor for brushing, swishing, and more.

Stockholm-based Selahatin has actually made unusual oral-care flavors its entire business. Each paste flavor (and associated products like mouthwash) has a vaguely poetic nam

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