Home Teeth Whitening with Mint Cosmetics

 I've always been paranoid about my teeth. Not only do I have one missing and the rest wonky, but I've got quite yellow teeth. I've always always maintained that if I were to come into money, the first thing I'd do would be have cosmetic dentistry. Well I haven't come into any money and it's unlikely I will do so, so an at home whitening kit is about the only thing I can do.

Step forward Mint Cosmetics Whitening Kit. Which contains (in a lovely box) 4 syringes of 6% Hydrogen peroxide gel, 3 x mouth trays, a box to keep your trays in and an applicator along with a DVD and a guide.

The first thing you need to do is mould the trays to fit your teeth which I have to admit is a pain in the bum. You dunk the tray into boiling water for a few seconds, then let it cool for 3 seconds then push it into around your teeth and gums, as it cools down it sets into position. You can reheat as many times as you need to, to get it right. I had to do it several times over and throughout the course of the entire treatment I don't feel I ever managed to get it as snug as it could be.

I do have quite a few negatives about this product, so I'm going to start with the big positive. It works. It really really works. And at the end of the day, that's the most important thing.  Here's a before and after.

 I hope you see the difference! I'm completely impressed.

Now I've shown you the results you can achieve I'm going to mention the negatives.

Firstly, the first time I used this I've never created saliva like it. It was absolutely awful! I was thinking there was no way I'd be able to continue using the product, but although I did experience excess saliva each time I used the kit, it was never anything like the first time thank god! It does state on the site that excess mouth-watering is quite normal.

Secondly, it's recommended you use the kit for two forty-minute sessions a day. You can do these back to back if you choose to. Now you can't talk when you have the guards in, you can't eat or drink and I have two small kids. I do not have the time in the day for two sessions unfortunately. I have had to do one forty minute session a day. I suppose this has meant the process has taken me longer than it would otherwise have done... but that's just how it is for me.

I've already touched on the issue with getting the trays to fit well and I never really felt like I did that successfully as what I found was happening was that as the trays weren't completely flush to my teeth a lot of saliva would get into the trays and dilute/wash away the gel. I'm not sure if this was really a difficult thing to do or if it was just me not being able to do it well but all I'm going to say is I achieved great results even with this problem so imagine how amazing my results might have been if I hadn't been losing half the product!

Some important things you should know:

• You can't use this if pregnant or breast feeding.
• You can't use this if you are under 18
• Results are FAST, I noticed results after the second use.
• The products are not tested on animals, nor do they contain any ingredients derived from animals.

So do I recommend this kit? yes!  It's brilliant and is a fraction of the cost of having your teeth whitened at the dentist. The kit I have was £59.99 and is available from www.mintcosmetics.co.uk.

Highly recommended.

*Disclosure - PR Sample*

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