#BeInspired! Two Nigerian female students find new solution for bad breath
Two Nigerian students of Doregos Private
Academy, Ipaja, Lagos – Eveshorhema Sophia Samuel-Alli and Ibukunoluwa
Ruth Oladeinde have discovered that African walnut can cure bad breath.
Their project – Walnut: Sustainable
Solution to Halitosis, was presented at the 2014 Intel International
Science and Engineering Fair which held in Los Angeles, USA in June.
They conducted the the experiment with
35 volunteers, which were divided into four groups to use the walnut, as
well as the Walnut chewing gum and the Walnut mouthwash.
“Before they took the walnut and walnut
products, they were made to blow bubbles into the solution and then we
recorded how long it took to turn the solution black. What turns the
solution black is hydrogen sulphide and that is what causes mouth odour.
So if it takes a short time, that means the mouth odour is actually
very bad. Then after the experiment, they were also made to blow bubbles
into the solution and this
time, it was noticed that there was
significant time lapse before the solution turned black.
When the control group who had bacteria
in their mouths, blew bubbles into the solution, it turned black while
it remained clear when the other groups blew bubbles into it. So we knew
that the walnut was actually working to cure halitosis.” they told
Vanguard.
They won a Life Science Award of $1,000 in the Medicine and Health Science category.
So, say bye-bye to bad breath (if you have one) and embrace fresher, fresher breath with Walnuts.
