Battling it out in the trenches so you don't have to!
(or, eating peroxide and coating myself with a slick shiny coating..)
Product 1: Crest Whitestrips Classic on sale at Shoppers for $38.00
Apparently 'Classic' is the cheapest version and doesn't offer a 'faster' whitening like the 2 upper levels, the priciest being the 'Pro' at around $60.00.
The gel-filled strips go on your teeth 2X a day for 30 minutes each. They caution you to avoid 'gums' and fleshy areas with the peroxide, as sensitivity or redness may occur. The strips feel kind of strange and made my saliva glands go crazy. No overt 'chemicals' taste but I know they're there...
The strips are also part of an experiment. I got my partner a cheap-ish 'gel' whitening product, we took close up photos of our teeth, and are comparing results after 2 weeks on the differing teeth whitening products. We started yesterday. Will keep you posted!
**** Product 2: Nivea Silky Shimmer Lotion*********
Looks really pretty, a lotion with a tint of bronzer to help you on with your summer sheen. In theory, a great product and I have always had good experiences with Nivea. Silky Shimmer hits all the wrong notes, unfortunately. Nice colour but feels like shit. The 'silkiness' feels like liquid cornstarch rubbing against your skin, slippery and tacky at the same time. It's a disgusting feeling and I am/was very disappointed by Nivea for this dismal product.
Do not buy it. Feels terrible for a 'silky lotion' ICK!
**sidenote, all Nivea products contain liquid silicone to help add softness, the silicone is called Dimethicone. There have been issues in the news about silicone and other chemicals causing health problems, and unfortunately, SO many products (all of them except natural ones like Kiss My Face, Giovanni or Burts Bees have Dimethicone)
(or, eating peroxide and coating myself with a slick shiny coating..)
Product 1: Crest Whitestrips Classic on sale at Shoppers for $38.00
Apparently 'Classic' is the cheapest version and doesn't offer a 'faster' whitening like the 2 upper levels, the priciest being the 'Pro' at around $60.00.
The gel-filled strips go on your teeth 2X a day for 30 minutes each. They caution you to avoid 'gums' and fleshy areas with the peroxide, as sensitivity or redness may occur. The strips feel kind of strange and made my saliva glands go crazy. No overt 'chemicals' taste but I know they're there...
The strips are also part of an experiment. I got my partner a cheap-ish 'gel' whitening product, we took close up photos of our teeth, and are comparing results after 2 weeks on the differing teeth whitening products. We started yesterday. Will keep you posted!
**** Product 2: Nivea Silky Shimmer Lotion*********
Looks really pretty, a lotion with a tint of bronzer to help you on with your summer sheen. In theory, a great product and I have always had good experiences with Nivea. Silky Shimmer hits all the wrong notes, unfortunately. Nice colour but feels like shit. The 'silkiness' feels like liquid cornstarch rubbing against your skin, slippery and tacky at the same time. It's a disgusting feeling and I am/was very disappointed by Nivea for this dismal product.
Do not buy it. Feels terrible for a 'silky lotion' ICK!
**sidenote, all Nivea products contain liquid silicone to help add softness, the silicone is called Dimethicone. There have been issues in the news about silicone and other chemicals causing health problems, and unfortunately, SO many products (all of them except natural ones like Kiss My Face, Giovanni or Burts Bees have Dimethicone)
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