Posts with tag whitening

A healthy, pretty white smile is the foundation of a great look. Electric toothbrushes make it that much easier to keep your pearly whites shiny and bright, mainly because they get you to brush for longer. The 30 second beep makes all the difference!

Many of you are familiar with tough trainer Jillian Michaels from NBC's The Biggest Loser. She's pretty no-nonsense, and you have to admit the top ten tips she shares in this video make sense. You can see how she motivates people to change their habits and improve their lives.

With recommendations like read labels, reduce the amount of processed food you eat, and upgrade to a power toothbrush (more on that in a minute) she definitely gets across the idea that you're in charge of your health and well-being. It's totally the kind of talking to that you want/need from a trainer.

At the risk of being bombarded by dissenting opinions and angry toothpaste companies, I thought I would share with you a small nugget of beauty wisdom. My advice is this: don't use whitening toothpaste. It makes you break out.

Scientific it's not; observed it is. And I'm not the only one who has found this to be true. Lots of my friends have asked me over the years for skin-clearing advice, and my first question to them is, "Well, do you use whitening toothpaste?" If they say, "no" I just shrug and suggest a more gentle cleanser. If they say "yes," I suggest that they give it up for a few weeks to see what happens. If they nix the whiteners, invariably the breakouts follow suit.

Lots of people worry that switching to regular toothpaste will make their teeth look dull and old. I suppose that is a possibility, but if you brush well and try to use baking soda toothpastes, you'll have about 70 percent of the same effect without the breakouts. Decide for yourself, but I think it's worth it.