ELI5 Why does toothpaste and mouthwash give that intense cold and sometimes spicy feeling in your mouth, when it isn’t actually cold or spicy?

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ELI5 Why does toothpaste and mouthwash give that intense cold and sometimes spicy feeling in your mouth, when it isn’t actually cold or spicy?

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The sensors in your skin and mouth that detect heat and cold are also set off by the chemicals in things like mint and peppers, purely by a quirk of nature.

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