DIY teeth whitening starts in your home. First you need to realize what you do that causes teeth staining. If you are smoking, drinking coffee, and are not cleaning your teeth regularly it can affect the whiteness of your teeth.
Other factors like aging and some prescription drugs can stain teeth too.
Here’s what you can do at home:
Brush and Floss Your Teeth
You should be doing this twice a day anyways! This is a very easy step you can take at home to prevent plaque and lessen staining from throughout the day.
Quit Smoking
Yeah, easier said than done, but how badly do you want to whiten your teeth? Quitting smoking will provide many other benefits as well. You will be healthier, have better skin and better breath too. You will also stop staining your teeth with cigarettes! This DIY teeth whitening method kills many birds with one stone.
Brush Your Teeth With Baking Soda
You may have noticed baking soda is good for cleaning things around the house. It will also clean your teeth too. There is a reason why it has been added to some toothpastes as a cleaning agent. There has been some debate over how safe this is for your teeth though. Baking soda can be some abrasive stuff, and overuse of it can possibly wear away your enamel.
Whitening Strips
You’ve probably seen these things in the store from some major name brands. They are basically clear plastic strips with a whitening solution on them. You wrap and stick them to your teeth for a few minutes and it whitens your teeth.
Every application is spaced out over a few days over the course of many weeks. This is a slower, more gentle approach to DIY teeth whitening.