PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tongue cleansing tool preventing a tongue surface from being hurt more than necessity and capable of easily removing tongue coat, and a method of use.SOLUTION: A tongue cleansing tool 1 includes a front face 11 and a back face 12 in which plate-like parts 1C are aligned in parallel, and a scratch edge 13 coming into contact with a tongue surface S, at a tip end 1B. The scratch edge 13 of the tip end 1B is constituted of a curved surface continuing to the back face 12 and having no corner. The tip end 1B includes: an erecting surface 14 continued from the scratch edge 13 and erecting so as not to contact with the tongue surface S and an inclined surface 15 continued from the erecting surface 14 and extending to the front face 11 of the plate-like part 1C. As shown in Figure 1, a profile shape of the scratch edge 13, viewed from the back face 12 side, has a curved shape projecting to the tip end.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】必要以上に舌表面を傷付けることがなく、しかも簡単に舌苔を除去することができる舌の清掃具及び使用方法を提供する。【解決手段】舌の清掃具1は、板状部1Cが平行に並ぶ表面11と裏面12を有し、先端部1Bに舌表面Sと接触する擦過縁13を備えている。先端部1Bの擦過縁13が、裏面12に連続し且つ角を有しない湾曲面によって構成されている。そして先端部1Bは、擦過縁13に連続して、舌表面Sと接触しないように立ち上がる立ち上がり面14と、該立ち上がり面14と連続して板状部1Cの表面11まで延びる傾斜面15を有している。擦過縁13を裏面12側から見た輪郭形状は、図1に示すように、先端に向かって凸となる湾曲形状を有している。【選択図】 図2
