Whiten Your Teeth at Home With These Tips

If you are sick of going to the dentist and paying for professional teeth whitening, why 
not try it at home? There are a few different ways to whiten your teeth naturally and 
inexpensively. 

Try Baking Soda

This is an old, tried and true method of whitening your teeth naturally. You can either 
wet your toothbrush and add some baking soda to it, or combine baking soda and 
hydrogen peroxide. Choose your option, add it to your toothbrush, and start brushing 
your teeth just like you normally would. Pay more attention to the front enamel of your 
teeth where you want them to be whitened. You can also use hydrogen peroxide as a 
rinse, followed by rinsing with plain water. This will kill bacteria in your mouth and 
improve your breath at the same time. 

Use Activated Charcoal

Charcoal is another ingredients that can be used to whiten your teeth naturally. You 
want to get the powdered form of activated charcoal, which is easy to find online at 
stores like Amazon or at your local natural grocery store. Wet your toothbrush, 
preferably one used only for this purpose, then dip it into the activated charcoal powder. 
Now brush your teeth for 2 minutes just like any other day. If you are consistent and do 
this daily, you will start to notice that your teeth are much whiter. 

Give Coconut Oil Pulling a Try

Coconut oil pulling has been around for a while, and it doesn’t seem to be going 
anywhere. This is a type of rinsing with coconut oil, but you are working to pull the oil 
through your teeth. You are going to whiten your teeth while also improving your breath, 
getting rid of bacteria, and cleaning between your teeth where your toothbrush won’t 
reach. You want to melt the oil first, then swish it and pull through your teeth about 10-
15 minutes, or up to 20 minutes if you can handle it. 

You may also see the advice of rinsing with apple cider vinegar. While this is natural 
and safe to use, it is also highly acidic. This can be damaging to the enamel of your 
teeth. If you decide to do this, ask your dentist first, and make sure you rinse well after 
rinsing with the apple cider vinegar. It should be diluted when using as a rinse for your 
teeth.

