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What to look for when considering at home teeth whitening!

Home Teeth Whitening Kits – Safe?

What to look for when considering at-home teeth whitening.

As a relatively “new” industry with more and more products and services promising to whiten such a delicate part of the body, coupled with what seems like never-ending horror stories of teeth whitening gone wrong – no wonder consumers are cautious and (understandably) unsure about teeth whitening. After all – it does go in the mouth and we all have the right to know what we are putting in there.

 

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Doing More Damage Than Good?

ARE YOU A HARD BRUSHER? OR ENJOY THE FEEL OF THOSE HARD BRISTLES ON YOUR TEETH…..READ ON!

So you value a nice, white smile. We all do. It’s one of the first things we notice on people, after all.

As a teeth whitening specialist, I hold a lot of teeth whitening training sessions, and have the pleasure of speaking to many people about the topic. I also get asked a lot of questions and uncover a lot of interesting habits along the way!

One of the biggest misconceptions is that brushing harder is removing more stains and thus is better for you. This may be true in the short-term, where your teeth may feel and look cleaner straight after brushing, but we have to think long-term, as afterall, we only have one set of natural adult teeth, so it’s in your best interests to look after them!

 

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Is Teeth Whitening Safe?

What to look for when considering at-home teeth whitening.

As a relatively “new” industry with more and more products and services promising to whiten such a delicate part of the body, coupled with what seems like never-ending horror stories of teeth whitening gone wrong – no wonder consumers are cautious and (understandably) unsure about teeth whitening. After all – it does go in the mouth and we all have the right to know what we are putting in there.

As some of you may (or may not) be aware, teeth whitening legislation in Australia was “tightened” late last year (2011). Unfortunately some companies selling consumer teeth whitening products were getting away with non-disclosure of ingredients as well as improper labelling on product packaging, to name a few things. The ACCC is now focused more than ever, on fostering safe teeth whitening practices in Australia through oversight of consumer whitening products.

 

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