Why does brushing your teeth make you feel less tired?

Question

For example, you’d be sleepy late at night and you’d brush your teeth before going to bed and all of a sudden that sleepiness is gone.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Mint is known to be rejuvenating and invigorating. Also, it’s a lot of stimulation going on in your mouth, so that probably gets our brain going as well. Maybe brushing your teeth an hour before bed instead of right before you go to sleep would help.