It’s like elastic, but not as stretchy.

I’m talking about Reach Total Care Floss. I know, odd, perhaps, but this is pretty cool… for a floss.

Background. My teeth shred dental floss like a cotton gin. Maybe they’re too close together, though my dentist says that’s impossible. The thread kind is too thick and the tape kind is too breakable. So when this Reach stuff showed up in a package from Johnson & Johnson, I was skeptical. Really? A new floss? Pshaw!

But it’s true. The stuff works better than most. It hasn’t broken once since I’ve started running it between my canines and bicuspids.

The floss is covered with “micro-grooves” that push away plaque “like a squeegee.” (Their words.) I will say my teeth feel clean and squeegee-d, so something is working.

Oh yeah, the Listerine flavors. Scary if we talking about jawbreakers or popsicles. But in floss, it’s kind of perfect. The mint is a little sharp not sweet, just how I like it.

Reach Total Care Floss with Listerine, Mint, $2.99 (30 yrds), visit drugstore.com —Aaron Krach