Natural Teeth Whitening Methods

All over the Internet, you’ll see ads proclaiming the “natural” and “safe’ and “cheap” remedies for whitening your teeth. They’re everywhere and usually available “free” – after you buy a book or a quick guide or some other product, of course.

The truth is, some remedies actually work while others are extremely dangerous to good oral health. Lemon juice, often touted as a teeth whitening method, is actually extremely detrimental to your teeth, leeching calcium from them and causing long-term harm. Most fruit juices, especially citrics, in fact have this same property and should be avoided.

wood-ash Natural whitening methods that do work are simpler than many would like to think. One such natural teeth whitening method is the use of wood ash. It’s not the tastiest or prettiest way to try to whiten your teeth and it’s definitely one of the less pleasant of the natural whitening methods.

The ash of hardwoods (yep, the leftovers from the fireplace) contain potassium hydroxide, one of the prime ingredients in over the counter and in-office dental soaks (tray teeth whitening) methods. The natural method works, if you don’t do it too often (it could cause sensitivity), but it’s not exactly fun. It’s ashes, after all.

Another method often mentioned for natural teeth whitening is strawberry juice. This is not really adviseable for teeth whitening, though it does work. The problem is that the sugars and acids from the strawberries can cause erosion of the enamel, which is definitely not good. If used sparingly and thoroughly brushed and cleaned away with regular toothpaste, though, this natural whitening method can work. It’s a lot of trouble, though, to save $10.

Finally, the often-touted and old faithful baking soda is mentioned as a natural whitening method. In reality, baking soda does little for teeth whitening, but it does thoroughly clean teeth. It’s abrasive, so using too much is a bad thing, but if you just wet your toothbrush and dip the end of the bristles into the baking soda (or bicarbonate of soda), it’ll do. Most toothpastes contain some amount of baking soda, in fact.

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