Home Remedies for Teeth Whitening

Home Remedies for Teeth Whitening

There are a variety of home remedies suggested by people to
whiten your teeth, and with varying degrees of success.

Most of these home remedies for teeth whitening can help in
the short term, using ingredients you have at home, such as
baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice, and salt. If you are
careful, these can help you to keep your teeth looking
whiter.

Many teeth whitening processes involve rubbing your teeth
with abrasive materials, but you want to avoid rubbing them
too much, because if you rub off the top layer of your
teeth, the tooth enamel, your dentine layer will be
exposed.

This is harmful to your teeth as well as making your teeth
look greyish. Use caution and a soft bristle brush with
home-made teeth whitening attempts.

Here are a few home remedies for teeth whitening you could
try (not all at once!):

1. Lemon Juice (either from a bottle or from a lemon) mixed
with a bit of table salt. In a small cup, mix the cupful of
lemon juice with two to three very small spoonfuls of salt.
Dip your toothbrush in and gently rub. Rinse mouth with
water. Do not apply salt directly to the brush. Do this
once every second day for up to 5 times. After doing this,
brush your teeth with toothpaste – acids can actually cause
tooth staining if left on the teeth.

2. Try fruit! Rub a strawberry on your front teeth before
brushing your teeth with regular or whitening toothpaste.

3. Baking soda. Mix fresh baking soda with some cold water
and gently rub teeth with the mixture. Use the flat part of
your finger or a soft bristle toothbrush dipped into the
baking soda to apply the baking soda to your front teeth.
Do not rub vigorously or with a hard toothbrush. Let the
baking soda sit for a couple of minutes, rubbing gently.
Rinse mouth with clean water.

4. Or, try vinegar! Dip a soft toothbrush in vinegar and
brush gently. Avoid excessive vinegar on your gums, the
acid can make your gums feel unpleasant. Rinse mouth with
water after. To get between the teeth, try dipping your
floss in vinegar before flossing.

5. Make a paste of vinegar with baking soda. Mix vinegar
with baking soda and apply the paste to your front teeth
with your finger, rubbing gently using up and down motions.
Rinse mouth with water. While rinsing, force water between
teeth by closing teeth and pouring water into your mouth.

6. Some people try brushing or even rinsing their teeth
with hydrogen peroxide. This may whiten your teeth, but the
peroxide can damage your gums and the lining of your mouth.
Also, keep in mind that the concentration of hydrogen
peroxide in the bottles you can buy, and in the whitening
agents you can buy, is different. If you do choose to do
this, dab the peroxide on a tiny bit at a time with a
cotton swab, to prevent any peroxide from touching your
gums.

An important thing to remember with these home remedies for
teeth whitening methods is to be patient. It will take time
to remove the stains on the teeth, and it may take several
weeks to see results. Don’t forget to continue your normal
teeth and mouth cleaning regimen as well.

Home Remedies for Teeth Whitening