"I was introduced to tongue scraping over 20 years ago and I have used plastic one(s) which worked just fine but there were issues attached to hygiene and the fact that they made me gag if I went to scrape too far back. Then came the AMANO and the rest is history. The AMANO as it is stylish, well designed, strong, and it allows me to clean all the way at the back of my tongue without causing gagging. I have just ordered a few more to give away as presents ..."