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[constance]

I was complaining the other day about not being able to use tooth-whitening strips, and my father informed me that there's a whitening mouthwash which is much easier to use than the strips. So I picked some up this afternoon on the way home from work, and I tried it out just now, and oh man, I did note when I bought it that it's hydrogen-peroxide-based, but it didn't actually occur to me that this stuff was going to foam in my mouth until I was oozing froth from all facial orifices.

Has anyone ever used this nightmarish stuff before? Is there a trick to it? Because otherwise I think I'm just going to have to live with teeth that are not perfectly white. I don't know if my delicate constitution can withstand swishing H₂O₂ for a minute at a time.

Comments

[laurelwood.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm wondering along with imkalena why you can't use the strips. Maybe they freak you out, because they have to stay on for a while, and they make you talk funny? Personally, they give my teeth claustrophobia and then, midway through the weeklong (or is it two weeks?) process I get bored and wander off, and then my teeth stay not-celebrity-white AND I waste money.

I've never heard of the mouthwash before. Sounds excellent to put in the drink of someone you don't like, but as a remedy for not-blindingly-whiteness, I'd argue that it's easier than any other treatment if it makes you foam like a rabid squirrel!

[tofty.livejournal.com]

See my reply to imkalena (http://tofty.livejournal.com/98765.html?thread=983757#t983757) -- how's that for lazy? :D

I am happy to report that there is indeed a trick to using the mouthwash: only use about half as much as you (or in this case, I) would use of normal mouthwash. It's still on the gross side, but if I use less, I'm not spewing foam like a dishwasher filled with Dawn.