subject: Hydrogen Peroxide And Baking Soda Are Effective For A Brighter Smile [print this page] When one wants to find a way to remove the dullness or discoloration from their smile, there are hundreds of products designed for this purpose. Whether one opts for teeth whitening gel, brightening paste, strips or pricey laser procedures, there is a gamut of treatments that span the cost spectrum. Before all of these products were made, however, people utilized natural ingredients and used homemade concoctions to whiten their smiles.
Sometimes we are lucky and can find free trial periods or sample sizes of different items, like teeth whitening gel or brightening strips. Some manufacturers will offer these for a limited time in order to get people to try their new products. If a person can take advantage of these trial offers, it is worth it as no money is exchanged- so if the treatment doesn't end up working, nothing is lost. What if we want to brighten our smile, but can't find free trial offers on teeth whitning gel or similar products?
This is where we can learn from our ancestors and use the same types of things they used in order to brighten their teeth. All of today's tooth whitening products contain hydrogen peroxide, and naturally there's good reason for this. Hydrogen peroxide has been known for years to aid keeping our smile bright. Instead of buying an expensive treatment or getting a very costly procedure, we can utilize hydrogen peroxide ourselves, in the strength we can buy at our local drug store.
Beyond hydrogen peroxide, there are other at home methods for making our teeth brighter. Baking soda, also commonly found in commercial teeth whitening gel products and strips, is another well known brightening agent. Mixing together a paste from salt, water, and baking soda is a great at home method. The salt acts an an abrasive, the baking soda as the whitening agent, and the water just helps make it easy to brush onto your teeth.
All in all, people don't have to spend a lot of money in order to remove the gunk on their teeth or to make them whiter. They can either use at home techniques like hydrogen peroxide or baking soda in order to save money, or try the free trial offers of teeth whitning gel that many companies offer. There is really no need to spend exorbitant amounts of money on pricey cosmetic procedures performed by dentists when there are plenty of things one can try on their own.
