I’ve been using a trio of tooth whitening products for the last month to see if it is possible for people on a student budget like me to get brighter, whiter teeth. I know a month may sound like a long time to those who want instant results, but a lot of the more affordable whitening options work gradually so these are the ones I’ve been trialling.
I’ll begin by telling you about Pearl Drops Beauty Sleep as this is the product that I started using first. This is essentially a minty gel that you rub onto your teeth and gums right before you go to bed and you leave it on overnight for maximum effect. You can, however, just leave it on for half an hour if you’re not a fan of sleeping with it on. This product is great because it’s easy to use, it isn’t obnoxiously minty and it is very purse friendly costing £3.49 for 30 days worth of product. It’s also currently half price at Superdrug so now is the time to stock up! I used this for two weeks alone before I added the two other products into my daily routine and I noticed gradual but continuous brightening in the appearance of my teeth. I’d highly recommend this product and I’ve actually bought another tube as after a month of usage mine is nearly empty.
The second product that I’ve added into my routine is Arm and Hammer’s Advance White Baking Soda Toothpaste Booster which is a bicarbonate of soda toothpaste ‘top up’. Celebrities such as Julia Roberts have said that their Hollywood white smiles are a result of using bicarbonate of soda on their teeth so this is a brilliant affordable way of using a celebrity trick for a purse friendly price. All you have to do is use your regular toothpaste and add a small blob of this on top of it before you brush your teeth. This way you get all the whitening effects but you can buy whatever toothpaste is on offer/any free tube you manage to pick up when you go home! This is incredibly mild tasting so it’s perfect for those of you out there who dislike strong minty tastes. Arm and Hammer’s Advance White Baking Soda Toothpaste Booster costs £3.49 and is available in Superdrug or Boots and will last you quite a while (definitely longer than the other two products).
Lastly, I’ve been using Beverly Hill’s Formula Total Breath Whitening Mouth Wash. This is my least favourite of the three products as it has an incredibly strong mouthwash taste which I’m not partial to. You only have to use this for a minute at a time so it doesn’t cost you much extra time but it is another very affordable addition to your daily routine that could help you whiten your teeth. This costs £3.49 from Superdrug (where it is currently half price at £1.74) and will last you well over a month (after four weeks I’m only half way through mine).
So together these three products would cost you a maximum of £10.47, or £6.98 if you take advantage of the half price offers available at the moment, and I can honestly say that after four weeks of using all three together my teeth have whitened considerably and my smile looks a lot brighter because of it. My teeth weren’t really yellow before hand as I’m not a coffee, tea or red wine drinker, so if this has improved my teeth then if you have stained teeth anyway I can imagine these products will make a great deal of difference. So there you have it, tooth whitening products that are affordable even on a student budget!
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