Hydrogen peroxide for tooth whitening?
Posted on August 14, 2010
is it safe to use the hydrogen peroxide you buy in the drugstore and to swish it around your mouth to whiten teeth?
I live in asia and they don't really sell at home teeth whiteners here.
August 14th, 2010 - 13:02
All tooth whiteners in the US are hydrogen peroxide that have been thickened with other stuff. If you can get "glyoxide" it’s a gum agent that helps get the gums healthier. Straight H2O2 on the gums can be harsh. plus, it needs to be in contact with the teeth for a while. You could try mixing the H2O2 with glycerin to thicken it and see if that helps, though glycerin can have the tendency to make teeth a little temporarily sensitive.
Good Luck!
August 14th, 2010 - 13:02
Commercial tooth whiteners use hydrogen peroxide and are expensive and inconvenient. A cheap and natural tooth whitening home remedy uses few strawberries but certain precautions have to be taken. I found the information at http://www.aches.in/toothwhitening.html
August 14th, 2010 - 13:02
Hydrogen peroxide is probably the most common and popular natural lightening agent. Apple cider vinegar can also be used for teeth whitening. More remedies and information regarding your teeth at http://useinfo-dentalcare.blogspot.com/
August 14th, 2010 - 13:02
You dun really need to use hydrogen peroxide if you feel that its not safe.. There are many other alternatives that can be readily used at home!
The most common option used as homemade teeth whitening agent is baking soda, which has a mild bleaching action. Given that it is used in baking, it also implies safety. Baking soda is sprinkled on the toothbrush, and teeth then cleaned using a gentle, circular motion. Care should still be taken though, especially for people with gum sensitivity. Old wives’ recipes often state that a paste of baking powder, a little salt, and a few drops of white vinegar, works effectively.
Salt, used exactly as baking soda, is also touted as being a good teeth whitener. However, it might just be its osmosis, dehydrating action that makes teeth appear whiter, since dehydrated teeth look whiter.
Lemon juice is often used, but it had high acidic levels, so teeth can weaken in the long run. Other natural, fruit options regard rubbing the inside of an orange peel on the teeth. A strawberry cut in half and the inside rubbed on teeth also works. Mashed strawberry can also be applied with a toothbrush. Apple cider vinegar is also said to be effective. Dried orange rind, and walnut bark, is also good.
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August 14th, 2010 - 13:02
H2O2 is an oxidizing agent not a whitening agent. I will burn if any cut is there. In some TV channels they advertise about teeth whiteners, check them out.