Polish Those Pearly Whites

The keys to most do it yourself whitening kits are not super secret concoctions made over years in labs.  In fact, most of them can be found lying around your house.  These ingredients can be used to lift stains from the enamel in teeth  These stains may have been formed from a poor diet and lack of proper care over your entire life and can be very deep.  Don’t give up hope yet though, with persistance you can have a professionally whitened smile with a fraction of the cost.

Fruits Fruits Fruits

Most all fruits contain special acids and enzymes in them that can dissolve stains from deep in the enamel.  Here are a few fruits that can supercharge your whitening process.

Lemon Juice: Simply dip your brush and brush your teeth as you normally would.  This is a highly acidic juice that can eat away off colored calcium.  This is a double edged sword though, as it can whiten teeth drastically but damage enamel.  Works well but use sparingly.

Strawberries: Mash the strawberries and use them as toothpaste.  This is a less harsh method than lemon juice but it is still advised to wait before brushing teeth regularly as to not brush away enamel.

Many other fruits work wonders for the teeth even when just eating them.  Crunchier fruits can help harden teeth and strengthen enamel as well.

Peroxide Mixes

Plain Peroxide:  Gargle with pure hydrogen peroxide.  Eh, Disgusting, this will work though.  If you’re brave and dedicated go for it.

Peroxide and baking soda:  Mix the two to form a paste-like substance and brush.  This works very well and isn’t quite as gross as plain peroxide.  The baking soda can also neutralize bad breath.

Peroxide and Apple Cider Vinegar:  Dip your brush in peroxide and brush normally.  Then do the same with vinegar.  Lastly, brush with regular toothpaste.  This really cleans the teeth well but may be a little gross.

Other

E.V.O.O- That’s right, extra virgin olive oil.  This cleans and polishes the teeth but doesn’t whiten so well.

Salt- Plain old table salt, mix with your toothpaste or one of the peroxide mixes, this can help the whitening process.

Chewing sugar free gum can remove fresh stains as well.

Make-up

Ladies, if you are in the process of whitening your teeth and don’t want to wait to have your desired smile, try these makeup techniques to make teeth appear whiter.

-Smooth your lips with a washcloth and apply lip gloss to remove the flakes and lines, this makes the mouth appear much smoother and is more appealing.

-Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate.  Make your lips appear healthier and more luscious, this can make teeth appear much whiter.

-Plump those babies up, use plumping glosses that contain ingredients like cinnamon that swell the skin and make lips plumper.

-Try reddish, stand out colors.  These are not only festive but can draw attention to how white your teeth are by contrast

I wish you the best of luck achieving your beautiful shining teeth!