What you need to know this instant.

Best. Floss. EVER.

If you're already a dutiful nightly flosser, bravo, ignore this. But if you're not (like about50 percent of people I know)...ugh, man, I feel you: The process is totally unsexy and boring and painful and slightly gnarly. Up until, like, 9 days ago, I hated it more than anything in the world, and straight-up refused to do it. But OKAY, check it: You cheat death with dental floss.

You floss, you may get to live longer. True story! You also get to avoid my recent awkward moment at the dentist's office wherein the dentist told me I had a truly shocking number of cavities (I am actually too embarrassed to tell you how many)--all of which could have been preventedif I had been flossing. I know I'm resorting to dental scare tactics, but seriously, you do not want to be stuck with the bill I'm currently stuck with. Lame.

Solution: Use this floss. This floss is friggin' AWESOME. Were it not so totally absurd, I might even describe this floss as sexy. It is a satiny little ribbon that slips between your teeth and never gets caught or shredsor tastes remotely like old gum. Flossing now is so, so, SO much better than flossing in days of yore. And I know this falls more under the umbrella of "health" than "beauty," but I had to just put it out there.

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