Whiten Your Teeth At Home! Spring Clean Your Oral Heath with Natural Gumption
Spring is just around the corner, which means that many of us will start the preverbal “Spring Cleaning” of our homes and lives.
Seems like a good time to start by working on the health of your teeth and gums now so that when spring hits, you’re not feeling overwhelmed by all of the things that you need to do.
Why not start with something that will not only have you working toward overall health, but will also whiten and brighten your smile….which everyone seems to love.
Here’s my easy peasy lemon squeezy recipe for whitening, I will be doing this daily for Lent. A good friend turned me on to not giving up something for Lent, and instead doing something to better myself. This will give me 40 days to do it. In reality, this should only take 2 weeks, but in the spirit of doing something for Lent I figured why not!
I’d love it if you joined me for this 40 day challenge. It’s super easy, and inexpensive. If you don’t have a Revolation, you can try with other toothbrushes, however, the reason I love the Revolation so much is that it is designed after the polishing tool I use to polish teeth, and it allows me (and you) to get to areas that no other brush can go! Plus, the micro-filaments clean really well without damaging gum tissue or wearing away enamel.Teeth Whitening Recipe
2 Tablespoons Water
3 Tablespoons Hydrogen Peroxide (3%...it’s usually the brown bottle)
Pre-rinse with solution, dip your Revolation head in the solution every 3 teeth. Use the solution to brush your teeth (there is no need for toothpaste here). The rotary action will sweep away plaque, and the pointed tip will get to the areas that normally accumulate stain. Rinse and gargle with water once you have turned into a foamy frothy mess! Smile and enjoy.*If you experience sensitivity, reduce the amount of peroxide.
It will still be effective at 1 tbsp peroxide 4 tbsp water, it may just take longer to get really white….regardless by the 40 days you will be beaming!
***Please remember that permanent restorations like crowns, veneers and fillings will not change color.
The beauty about this system is that it allows you to make small changes that lead to a big difference. If you have things like crowns and veneers make sure you are paying attention to the shade and match your natural teeth to them.**Keep in mind this is mainly focused around whitening the teeth. In order to get your entire mouth clean you will need to brush your tongue and either use a Sulcabrush, floss or a Hydrofloss to get in between the teeth.
This can be broken up into two different brushing sessions (am whitening, pm full mouth cleaning), or you can spend 4 minutes and do it all in one go.
