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Crest 3D White Whitestrips Professional Effects
by 2012Saver
I had these Crest tooth whitening strips recommended to me by a friend who has gorgeous, bright white teeth. My own teeth are fairly white but I wanted to make sure they were as white as possible for being a bridesmaid at my brothers wedding last summer. I did not want to pay for professional whitening as my teeth were not that ... discoloured.
To my knowledge, these Crest strips are not sold in any shops in the UK. They are made and imported from America, and are therefore available to UK customers online. I actually purchased mine from eBay, however there are other websites which sell and ship these to the UK. They retail at between £40-£50 for a box which contains 20 applications. This can be confusing, as each box contains 20 little sachets. Each sachet has 2 strips in it, one for your upper teeth and one for your lower teeth. The box will be advertised as containing 40 strips, which could easily fool you into thinking you were getting 40 days worth!
The strips themselves are really easy to apply. You open the sachet and you will find a piece of plastic with 2 strips on it. You simply peel these off and apply one to your top row of teeth and one to your bottom row. The strips attach quite securely as they have a sticky substance on them. I found that the strips covered all of my visible teeth well and there was some room left to fold the strips over my teeth and hold them securely in place. You leave these strips on for 30 minutes, during which time it is impossible to eat or drink, and even talking is difficult! I usually apply these when watching TV or reading at night.
The day after applying these strips, I usually find that my teeth are quite sensitive. I do not suffer from sensitive teeth normally, but the day after using these I find very hot/cold foods/drinks difficult to consume. The instructions for use recommend that you use these strips every day for 20 days in a row, but due to the sensitivity they cause I used them every 2-3 days.
After applying these strips every 2-3 days for about 2 weeks (applying 6 times in total) I started to notice results. My teeth were noticeably whiter, especially some of the side ones that are prone to slight yellowing. I then stopped applying these strips and found that the results lasted for a long time. I only decided to get the box out and start using them again this summer before I went on holiday.
Overall I was really pleased with the results of these strips and would definitely recommend them to anyone who wants whiter teeth but cannot afford pricey professional whitening. £40-£50 is reasonably expensive but compared to professional whitening which can cost hundreds, I think these are a good alternative. I didn't use the full course and still noticed good results. As I do not have very discoloured teeth, I would not be able to comment on the effect of these on such teeth, however I imagine they would work.
The only downside for me is the sensitivity these caused, as it did put me off eating and drinking the day after. For this reason I will take one star off.
Thanks for reading/rating and I hope you found my review useful.
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Crest 3D White Whitestrips Professional Effects
by headsore
I my never ending attempts to get a more attractive smile, I have invested (twice now) in a box of Crest Whitening Strips. I first used these about six moths ago and I bought them directly from the manufacturer, online. They cost me a touch off £40, which is a massive amount of money. We got two boxes, one for me and one for my dear ... other half. Then I started to get inundated with emails a while ago, trying to 'persuade me' to buy more, but I am told you're not supposed to use these things more often than 6 months anyway. This time they sent me an 'incentive' of 5% discount if I ordered within the next few weeks. Well, how could I resist and offer like that? I saved about two quid, not a fortune, but better than nowt, as they say!
The ones I bought for me and the wife are the Crest Advanced 3D Professional Effects whitening strips, which are actually different to the other Crest whitening strips you can buy. Some are better and considerably cheaper than others. Some stick better to the teeth and the cheaper ones just roll right off and are a complete waste of money. A member of my family has also used these Whitening Strips, but they were NOT the Professional Effects ones, these are certainly better than the cheaper Vivid ones she used, which do NOT stick to the teeth at all well.
For my money I received a box (as did my wife) of two week's supply of strips. One for the top gnashers and one for the bottom. They are all individually wrapped and you just take them out of their sealed wrapper and use them once a day over both sets of teeth for 30 minutes. You can eat and drink and talk (just about) with these little strips stuck to your teeth, though personally I prefer to just sit there. The best time to use them is when I am sitting on the loo reading the Argos catalogue, or lying in the bath. I don't like to talk when I have them on or answer the phone, as it sounds like I have a speech impediment, and I sound slightly insane.
The pack says you can see a difference in three days. My other half does seem to have a better reaction to these strips than I do, I must admit. I reckon I can see her glow in the dark teeth a lot sooner than mine but I think she just had more badly stained and yellowing teeth than I did anyway, so I would expect to see a greater improvement than with mine.
I don't really like the sensation of these on my teeth and I am glad when the 30 minutes are up and I can peel them off. They adhere so well that sometimes they can be a little hard to get off and my wife panics every now and again and she has to lie back on the sofa and let me gently rip them off her teeth for her. Also, they leave a slightly strange film on the teeth for a little while after I have taken them off but there is no bitter taste of bleach.
They do contain a small amount of peroxide however, they are not meant to cause any damage to the enamel at all. I have been using this second lot now for around a week or so and there is a slight improvement to the shade of my teeth, so I guess they are working to a degree. My other half however, appears to have much better looking teeth than she did before (however, they were pretty grim looking to begin with).
Overall I am more than satisfied with these professional Effects 3D whitening strips. Yes, they are a lot of money but I will keep on using them. I am told they are cheaper to buy from the States and so next time we go out there I will be nabbing myself a fair few boxes to bring back with me.
Good stuff!
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Crest 3D White Whitestrips Professional Effects
by sergeycat1
I have been a Crest product user for many years. I swear by their toothpaste, mouthwash and dental floss so when I first came across these Crest 3D white strips I just had to have them! They can be a bit fiddly to get on to your teeth, and have to tucked under the front of your teeth to ensure full coverage. I was expecting blinding and ... amazing results as I have been so impressed with their other dental products, but sadly, I was VERY disappointed. My teeth were EXACTLY the same colour as before and in stead of whitening my teeth, they caused serious sensitivity and PAIN! I felt as though I had the most sensitive teeth in the world, and please be aware that I had never had any sensitivity before using this product. I had to stock up on paracetamol and trot off to bed. I know not everyone will have the same experience I had, but I thought I should let everyone know what may happen. It's safe to say I will not purchase these again.
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