4 ways to make your teeth whiter and brighter
Having brighter, whiter teeth can do wonders for your confidence, but not everybody has the time or money to get their teeth professionally whitened. In the video above, we show you four easy ways to achieve a more dazzling smile - and all of them are tricks you can easily slip into your daily routine. Or if you’d prefer, you can check out the advice below.
#1 Use a blue-based red lipstick
Wearing a red lipstick with blue undertones will help to counteract any hints of yellow in your teeth so they appear whiter. Just be sure to use the ‘finger trick’ (placing your finger inside your mouth and pursing your lips as you slowly drag it out) to make sure you don’t end up with any lipstick on your teeth!
#2 Use Colgate Optic White Express White toothpaste
Colgate Optic White Express White Toothpaste can whiten teeth in just three days, so it’s worth swapping your regular toothpaste for this whitening wonder. It contains double the hydrogen peroxide than the regular Optic White toothpaste, and that is the same whitening ingredient dentists use.
#3 Drink through a straw
We know you can’t avoid dark drinks like black coffee, tea or coloured soft drinks forever, so when you do indulge, try drinking through a straw to limit the contact they have with your teeth.
#4 Snack on crunchy foods
Snacking on fresh, crunchy foods like celery and apples is not only good for your health, but also for your teeth. All that chewing triggers saliva, which can help to wash away food remains, leaving you with less staining.
Have you tried Colgate Optic White Express White Toothpaste? Do you know any other teeth whitening tricks?
64 Member Comments
How do you know if the lipstick has a blue base?
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Drinking through a straw interesting..I want to try my eco friendly straw
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I love the simple and easy tips and tricks.
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The lipstick trick is a good idea!
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always need to remember to drink through a straw!
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i've heard of bicarb on your teeth as a paste, not sure about the taste but willing to give it a shot
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I've just bought this toothpaste so I'll be putting this to the test with my own teeth hopefully I'll get great results.
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It's a bit hard to drink tea and coffee through a straw.
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I have tried Colgate Optic White Express White Toothpaste and noticed not even a slight difference..
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Good to know that wearing a red lipstick with blue undertones will help to counteract any hints of yellow in your teeth so they appear white, so good.
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I remember YSL brought out a lip gloss that had a faint blue tinge to it, meant to make your teeth appear whiter. Not sure if it worked!
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Love that can whiten your teeth and improve your smile with Colgate
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Only trouble with the saliva production is that if you don't brush your teeth afterwards, you're more likely to experience plaque buildup! There's a reason why Dentists recommend brushing after you eat!
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I only know of prevention. Not abusing self with alcohol (wine), drugs like coffee, ciggies, filtering the tap water...
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I do avoid colgate as any of their pastes did cause bleeding and reaction in the mouth. Bit too harsh.
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Always looking for ways to whiten and brighten my teeth. Thanks for the tips.
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I've used over counter whitening kits but never been really happy with results but I've heard great things about this Colgate optic white toothpaste so very keen to try it.
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I have used the optic white toothpaste and it actually works! I saw results in a couple of days but since then I've gone back to my regular toothpaste.
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Haven't tried the optic express toothpaste but would like to try it after reading this article.
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How to differentiate blue based lipstick?
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Loved these quick and easy tips. Also not too expensive to actually do which makes it a more reasonable tip to give to every day people. Definitely worth reading the article and watching the video. Also definitely recommend doing some of the tips for whiter teeth as it worked for me and it wasn't hard or complicated at all
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I've had sensitivity to whitening products and toothpastes, and a blue based red lipstick didn't really make a difference for me.
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