Unless this is a deal on 12% peroxide dental gel alone, hard pass.
Just get a kit with a plastic gel guard and the concentration if peroxide you can tolerate, and refills after that.
Peroxide “works” by pulling water out of your teeth (osmosis/neutralizes the peroxide) and oxidizing stains on the surface of the tooth. The water will go back into your teeth, which is why they return to their normal color and you have to keep doing treatments.
Oh, and high concentrations of peroxide break down, so shelf life is not more than 6 months or so.
Keep in the fridge to slow down the peroxide reactivity.
That’s also why better suppliers have production dates and why you buy refills as you use them, not stocking up when it’s on sale (because they’re dunping stale - less effective - inventory)
@mike808 good to know about the expiration date. That explains why the gel from the dollar store is working better than the kit I bought online. The dollar store gel sells like crazy.
@RiotDemon The better refills come in 2-3 use small syringes so you don’t expose all the peroxide to air at once.
Also, keep in a cold dark place (i.e. the fridge, or near my ex-wife’s soul, if she had one) to also reduce the reactivity of the peroxide. It also breaks down when exposed to light, and why it comes in dark bottles at the drugstore (1% solution).
And 44% from ebay (take the “made in USA” for what that’s worth from a random ebay seller), though this might chemically burn your mouth from the high concentration or be very painful if you have sensitive teeth. You probably could use thus stuff as paint stripper or ship hull cleaner, no matter where it is made.
So are the higher percentages of the hydrogen peroxide better?
Not better, just stronger and they will whiten teeth faster, just like a stronger concentration of alchohol will get you drunk faster. e.g. wine vs shots.
But a stronger concentration may cause pain or irritation or inflammation of your gums. So you may have to find a product that works fast enough for you without the side effects.
They don’t say it, but the dollar store brand is likely a 6% or less concentration of peroxide.
Peroxide is also the active ingredient in the Crest whitening strips.
If I turned on Schitt’s Creek while doing this I would probably forget about it and leave the thing on my teeth too long while I watched several more episodes.
Disappointed to see that Amazon isn’t selling any of these Used or Factory Refurbished. Meh citizens! If you buy this and hate it, DM me for a hard-hitting discussion and haggling session to determine how much I’ll buy it offa you for.
“The humble brag is an ostensibly modest or self-deprecating statement made with the actual purpose of drawing attention to something of which one is proud.” After using this teeth whitening kit, feel free to post a selfie to your myspace saying, “Ugh! I wish my teeth were whiter!” Then, sit back and enjoy the waves of serotonin flooding in from internet validation.
@unksol It’s more likely that the purported whitening benefits come from an interaction between the UV light put out by the blue LEDs and whatever you’re meant to apply to your teeth prior to treatment, rather than from the LED light itself acting directly on the teeth. Those UV hardening/curing nail polishes also come to mind.
@PooltoyWolf@unksol Nope. The LEDs are pure marketing BS. There are LEDs that do this, but they are for curing the epoxy used in ceramic dental fillings. The ones the dentists use, however, are FDA tested and approved medical devices. These are not.
By law, they cannot claim they actually do something do your teeth. If they did, they would be a medical device or treatment subject to FDA regulation.
The peroxide is a different story, and more like an OTC drug that used to be prescription/licensed professional only. I think higher concentrations of peroxide still are, due to the danger of misuse, like say, Tide Pods for an example.
The other gel is what everyone else calls “toothpaste” (with something (chalk) to neutralize any remaining active peroxide)
@mike808@unksol So what you’re saying is the product actually works, but just with the topical products, and the LED part is just a useless (but shiny and pretty!) gimmick? I thought as much.
@mike808@PooltoyWolf@unksol
I’m not sure that’s correct. The whitening comes from the gel breaking down and oxidizing, and the UV light should help that process.
edit: I see now they are not claiming UV light, just normal blue light. If so then it won’t do anything to help. The gel will still oxidize, of course, but the light won’t matter.
@mike808@ParadisePete@PooltoyWolf@unksol
The step 2 substance is mostly abrasive salts, so maybe the LEDs are meant to ever so slightly transfer energy to the abrasive substance and gently scrub the teeth? Sort of like sandblasting with light.
/giphy sandblasting with light
I thought you people sell real products that exist. It totally ruins it when you have days of all these real products and prices and then outta nowhere you come up with something totally made up. I mean like it’s not April Fools Day – oh wait … Day Before Columbus Day. DAAAMN … GOOD ONE!!
Unless this is a deal on 12% peroxide dental gel alone, hard pass.
Just get a kit with a plastic gel guard and the concentration if peroxide you can tolerate, and refills after that.
Peroxide “works” by pulling water out of your teeth (osmosis/neutralizes the peroxide) and oxidizing stains on the surface of the tooth. The water will go back into your teeth, which is why they return to their normal color and you have to keep doing treatments.
Oh, and high concentrations of peroxide break down, so shelf life is not more than 6 months or so.
Keep in the fridge to slow down the peroxide reactivity.
That’s also why better suppliers have production dates and why you buy refills as you use them, not stocking up when it’s on sale (because they’re dunping stale - less effective - inventory)
@mike808 good to know about the expiration date. That explains why the gel from the dollar store is working better than the kit I bought online. The dollar store gel sells like crazy.
@RiotDemon The higher the concentration, the more reactive the peroxide is, so adjust shelf life accordingly.
@RiotDemon The Dollar Store gel is probably repackaged ship hull cleaner from China.
@RiotDemon The better refills come in 2-3 use small syringes so you don’t expose all the peroxide to air at once.
Also, keep in a cold dark place (i.e. the fridge, or near my ex-wife’s soul, if she had one) to also reduce the reactivity of the peroxide. It also breaks down when exposed to light, and why it comes in dark bottles at the drugstore (1% solution).
@RiotDemon
14% from just4teeth.com
And 44% from ebay (take the “made in USA” for what that’s worth from a random ebay seller), though this might chemically burn your mouth from the high concentration or be very painful if you have sensitive teeth. You probably could use thus stuff as paint stripper or ship hull cleaner, no matter where it is made.
@mike808 @RiotDemon seriously? I need to hit the dollar store and get some. So are the higher percentages of the hydrogen peroxide better?
@mike808 @moonhat I’ve been using this one from the Dollar Tree which is funny because it’s seven times the price from the Walmart reseller:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Natural-White-Lornamead-5-Minute-Tooth-Whitening-System/138665436?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=916&adid=22222222228000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=42423897272&wl4=pla-51320962143&wl5=&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=113134359&wl11=online&wl12=138665436&veh=sem&gclid=CjwKCAjwlovtBRBrEiwAG3XJ-y_sXZzjP8dpd3W_EbZxnsb2-e2XzCaBO-jwJ1ByjxXz-St18zbGXBoC1HoQAvD_BwE
@mike808 @moonhat also, a quick written review from someone:
https://thedollarflower.weebly.com/blog/dollar-tree-product-review-natural-white-5-minute-whitening
@moonhat @RiotDemon
Not better, just stronger and they will whiten teeth faster, just like a stronger concentration of alchohol will get you drunk faster. e.g. wine vs shots.
But a stronger concentration may cause pain or irritation or inflammation of your gums. So you may have to find a product that works fast enough for you without the side effects.
They don’t say it, but the dollar store brand is likely a 6% or less concentration of peroxide.
Peroxide is also the active ingredient in the Crest whitening strips.
What no RGB?
@iPooOnUFirstMeh I don’t get it … Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Are her teeth yellow?
@coolpillows @iPooOnUFirstMeh Ruth Ginsburg Bader?
Who would have guessed that hydrogen peroxide was kosher (from Amazon description) ? I guess I can start drinking more of it now.
@phendrick Lol, who wants to look like they have fake teeth.
But I don’t have LED teeth. Should I upgrade?
@ybmuG I donno. How blue are they?
@UncleVinny @ybmuG Does this work if you have Bluetooth? How many bytes does it require?
WTF does Amazon mean when it says “best theeth whiteners”?? I’m almost tempted to pay the extra nine bucks to find out.
This is too expensive for a white elephant and too bad for anything else.
Got a legit laugh out of the last picture there. lol
If I turned on Schitt’s Creek while doing this I would probably forget about it and leave the thing on my teeth too long while I watched several more episodes.
@madmod20061
Disappointed to see that Amazon isn’t selling any of these Used or Factory Refurbished. Meh citizens! If you buy this and hate it, DM me for a hard-hitting discussion and haggling session to determine how much I’ll buy it offa you for.
@UncleVinny Yeah especially since they are returnable.
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Since I have color matched crowns, will it make them whiter too?
@katsuronishi I’d like to know the answer to this too. My guess is no but let’s see if anyone knows
@jgdovin @katsuronishi no. Crowns do not change color.
I can’t even… LEDs whiten teeth now?? The sheer stupidity. Just upsell the hydrogen peroxide
@unksol It’s more likely that the purported whitening benefits come from an interaction between the UV light put out by the blue LEDs and whatever you’re meant to apply to your teeth prior to treatment, rather than from the LED light itself acting directly on the teeth. Those UV hardening/curing nail polishes also come to mind.
@PooltoyWolf @unksol Nope. The LEDs are pure marketing BS. There are LEDs that do this, but they are for curing the epoxy used in ceramic dental fillings. The ones the dentists use, however, are FDA tested and approved medical devices. These are not.
By law, they cannot claim they actually do something do your teeth. If they did, they would be a medical device or treatment subject to FDA regulation.
The peroxide is a different story, and more like an OTC drug that used to be prescription/licensed professional only. I think higher concentrations of peroxide still are, due to the danger of misuse, like say, Tide Pods for an example.
The other gel is what everyone else calls “toothpaste” (with something (chalk) to neutralize any remaining active peroxide)
@mike808 @unksol So what you’re saying is the product actually works, but just with the topical products, and the LED part is just a useless (but shiny and pretty!) gimmick? I thought as much.
@PooltoyWolf @unksol
Yes. And you can get the topical products at your local dollar store.
@mike808 @PooltoyWolf @unksol
I’m not sure that’s correct. The whitening comes from the gel breaking down and oxidizing, and the UV light should help that process.
edit: I see now they are not claiming UV light, just normal blue light. If so then it won’t do anything to help. The gel will still oxidize, of course, but the light won’t matter.
@mike808 @ParadisePete @PooltoyWolf @unksol
The step 2 substance is mostly abrasive salts, so maybe the LEDs are meant to ever so slightly transfer energy to the abrasive substance and gently scrub the teeth? Sort of like sandblasting with light.
/giphy sandblasting with light
Does it come with candy corn or rgb fidget spinners? No?
I thought you people sell real products that exist. It totally ruins it when you have days of all these real products and prices and then outta nowhere you come up with something totally made up. I mean like it’s not April Fools Day – oh wait … Day Before Columbus Day. DAAAMN … GOOD ONE!!
My teeth stay nice and white because I scrub them with liquid soap daily and soak them in bleach once a week.
What happens if you go over 24 minutes?
@ThunderChicken supervillain origin story
I’m confused. You need two phones for this to work?
Will this work if I use it on my teeth at night instead of putting them in a glass?
I’m not getting a charge out of this deal.
That’s just retarded…