Whiter Smile in Just Minutes? Possible! (Review + Giveaway!)

How long does it take to whiten teeth? Hours? Days? Weeks? What if I tell you you can have whiter teeth in just 20 minutes? Would you believe me?

The eyes are the windows to the soul, they say, but I guess the smile is the door to it. Don't you agree?

I love smiling. You can see in most of my photos that I always pose with a toothy grin. I also love smiley people. I get the feeling that they are warm, approachable, and trustworthy.

Physically speaking, a good smile would be my weakness. I love seeing a good smile and a good set of teeth on a person. In fact, every person I have ever liked has good teeth.

Job actually has very nice teeth. I often tell him that his teeth are the nicest I have ever seen, and I'm not kidding! He has a serious dental regimen (which he started when he was a young boy), which involved not eating sweets and hard fruits - basically anything that can disrupt the alignment of teeth and can cause discoloration.

Unfortunately, I am not as disciplined. I have a sweet tooth and am fond of eating anything without regard. I'm pretty blessed to still have a decent set of chompers, but some of them are filled with pasta, my two front teeth are crooked, and most have yellow undertones.

Well, I can't change the fact about the pasta and the crookedness of some of my teeth, but I can do something about its color, can't I?

It's pretty amazing when I received an invitation to try Smile Brilliant's LED teeth-whitening kit. How very apt and very exciting! Of course, I just had to try it!

Here are the contents of the kit:

Teeth-whitening pen

Teeth-whitening gel

LED Light

Lip guard/protectors

It also comes with an instructional brochure. Admittedly, the kit looks intimidating at first - but don't be. It's actually very user friendly! Before I show you what I did, here's my "before" photo:

I think my teeth look nice enough (hehe), but they have yellowish undertones. Thus there is a need to whiten them. Here's how I used the kit:

1. Get the teeth-whitening pen filled with gel. Twist the pen until gel comes out of the brush. Be careful not to twist so much!

2. Much like painting on a canvass, set the pen on your teeth and apply the whitening gel; start painting! Fill your teeth generously and be careful not to paint gel on your gums.

3. Insert the protective lip guard over your teeth. Make sure they're straight.

4. Turn the LED light on. (If the kit is new, you need to remove the plastic insert from the batteries at the back.)

5. Place the LED light up to your teeth and wrap your lips around the plastic guard.

6. Wait for 20- 40 minutes. That's it! (Treatment times vary based on sensitivity levels and your schedule but it is recommended you leave the light in your mouth for the first 20-40 minutes and gel and protective tray for 1-3 hours.)

Don't you think it's so easy for something that doesn't require you to get out of your chair? You can even work while waiting for the process to finish just like what I did. Totally convenient!

And the process is not that hard to do at all. In fact, all you need to do is get used to the feeling of wearing mouthpieces. Even the gel tastes great! And no, there's no sting at all.

But what about its effectiveness?

Et voila!

Can you see the difference between my teeth in the two photos? Take note that the change only happened in 20 minutes. Now I have teeth that are a lot better than 20 minutes ago!

The Smile Brilliant Kit originally retails for $69.95 but now you can buy it for $39.95. I say that's pretty reasonable for a kit made of amazing. The great thing about it is that you can use it many times as long as there's still gel in the pen. If you only plan to whiten your front teeth, the kit is good for 5-8 uses. Very sulit, I tell you. (What's sulit, mommy?)

How does it work?

From Smile Brilliant's website: Teeth whitening will NOT alter the natural color of your teeth. So why use it then? The tooth is composed of 2 main visible components:
- Enamel
- Dentin
Enamel is a clear and hard protective coating that rest on top of the dentin which is a soft bone like tissue. Everyone's enamel is clear and collects tough to remove stains over time however not everyone's dentin is naturally bright white. Some are fortunate to have naturally bright white dentin while others have an off white or in rare cases a yellow colored dentin. Teeth whitening will only remove the stains from the enamel thus revealing the true color of your dentin.

If you're itching to try it, today's your lucky day for a reader of mine can have the chance to have this kit for free!

To join the giveaway, just follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter below (just wait for it to load):

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I'll announce the winner on March 17. The company will ship the product to the winner. Good luck!

Shelf Life of Teeth Whitening Gel : 2 years refrigerated or 1 year at room temperature (unrefrigerated)

Do NOT use on un-treated cavities.

Disclaimer: I was sent a product for review for free but I'm not obliged to make a positive review. Everything written on this post is from my honest opinion.

*Photos used are all taken indoors with the same lighting condition without flash.

*Please take note that I did not, in any way, insinuate that this is a replacement for regular checkups. Nothing like that has been mentioned in this post. Thanks!