When purchasing things via the Internet, you should be especially careful with the staff you will use with your body, such as creams, biological additives, and teeth-whitening kits.
All home-use cosmetics and hygienic products interact directly with your tissues, and toxic elements may significantly affect your health. Recent news from UK Trading Standards proves that you should be extremely careful choosing these staff from online stores.
UK Trading Standards - the local organization responsible for trading standards compliance and customer protection - found that more than 90% of teeth-whitening kits for home usage sold through the mail might be harmful.
What is the problem?
The subject of the research is hydrogen peroxide - the chemical that is often used to bleach teeth. A large amount of that chemical may damage your gum tissues and cause enamel erosion.
The teeth-whitening products containing more than 0.1% hydrogen peroxide are illegal to sell in the UK - instead, they can be supplied only by dentists. Also, a smaller percentage of whitening online products contain other hazardous chemicals harmful to the gums.
How to be safe?
It is hard to see how all online teeth-whitening kits with toxic components get a permanent ban. The only thing that guarantees you a safe - is a visit to the dental clinic for a bunch of reasons:
- The dentist will research your mouth to determine which teeth-whitening chemicals are safe for your health.
- The specialist will offer you a few approaches to make your teeth shiny. Some of them may include a few procedures straight, but you will receive long-term results, avoiding harmful effects on your enamel.
- In case you need a home-use teeth-whitening kit, the dentist will provide you with the most appropriate sample, considering its effectiveness and feasibility.
The most important advice: Do not self-medicate - visit a specialist.
