When my good friend Heather and I first started this lovely little blog, I received a lot of suggestions for tips, stories, and products to discuss and preview for PDS. An enormous amount of you have been asking me to write an article about teeth whitening (next on the suggest list: age defying tips and bras to help saggy boobies), so here it is!

 

I have to say, I have had a interesting love affair with my teeth. As a youth they were small and straight but then they all fell out and grew in large and very gaped tooth. Following 2 1/2 years of braces, trying every whitening toothpaste known to man, and even using professional whitening trays called Opalescence from the dentist (these trays actually work but make my gums REALLY sensitive and sore), I was ready for an easy solution for my teeth to look pearly white.

 

I have been a strict follower of Crest Whitestrips and there is no turning back. I started using this at home kit when I was 15 or 16 and fell in love with the easy to use clear strips that you just put on for about 30-45 min twice a day and voila!…teeth look naturally white and stunning.

 

You want proof? In a pageant I was in last year, one of the judges came up to me (I won’t give her away but she is a former Miss America, semi-celebrity, and seriously stunning) and told me that I had the whitest and brightest smile she had ever seen. Ha! All from my store bought Crest Whitestrips. Though I wish I had won the pageant instead of coming a bit short, I know for sure my smile had won the crown of whitest teeth (that is the corniest line I have ever written in my blog, apologies).

DO:

-Use strips on unbrushed teeth, it tends to work better.
-Leave them on while doing a task to get ready…showering, blow drying hair e.t.c. that way the time goes by faster and you will not be tempted to talk so strips stay in place.
-Use the Professional type but be sure to read and check which type of white strip is best for your teeth.
-Use twice a day for 10 day, then buy a spare package for quick touch ups.
-Always brush teeth afterwards to get off the remaining goo.
-They are small and light weight so bring them anywhere! (great for traveling).

 

DON’T:

-Do not sleep in them!!! I have heard so many horror stories about girls losing sensitivity for one day because they slept in them. BIG NO NO.
-Don’t try to eat with them on…and don’t eat the strips!….sounds silly but I’m sure it has happened to someone.
-Don’t re-use old strips…it loses it’s effectiveness…and well, it’s just gross.
-Don’t over whiten and use too often or your teeth will begin to look more clear than white (Thanks sis).

 

If you are living in Australia or other parts of the world, you can order these online and have them sent to you…or ask an American to bring you back some. I seriously hope you gals consider using these little magic strips. Smiles are universal and we should try and make them as beautiful as we can.

 

Tip: Smoking, tea, and coffee drinking will still stain your teeth no matter if you are using white strips or not. I personally need a cup of joe in the morning, but smoking is a sure way to have yellow nasty teeth, plus it’s terrible for you. So if you decide to quit, you will have instantly whiter teeth before you know it!