'It's a great way for those with more sensitive teeth (and a little bit of patience) to achieve a degree of whitening.'
Crest has been a pioneer in the at-home whitening game for a while, so it comes as little surprise that the brand'sThe set includes two pieces: The first is a tube of of the emulsion, which is a translucent gel-like substance that tastes and feels a lot like a firm toothpaste. The second is a wand with a little doe-foot end on, which you can deposit the gel and then apply to your teeth.
The active ingredient in this stuff is hydrogen peroxide, "a mild antiseptic agent [that] can be found in most whitening products," explains Joseph Field, a dentist based in Los Altos, California. "It whitens teeth by oxidizing the organic matrix." My first application was at night, before brushing my teeth. I squeezed out quite a bit of the emulsion onto the wand and slathered it all over my teeth. I waited about two minutes, smiling the whole time to make sure that the goo dried a little bit, as the instructions suggest. I wasn't entirely clear as to whether or not I should wash out the rest of the emulsion , so this time I did — I just brushed my teeth a few minutes after application.
Again, given that this was made to be used up to four times a day, the levels of the active whitening ingredient, hydrogen peroxide, have to be very low. Think you may be super sensitive to the chemical? "Things to watch out for are chemical burns on your gums and sensitive teeth," says Tozzi. "If this happens, I would recommend discontinuing or reducing how many times a day/week this product is being used.
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