I’m trying to get perspective on this particular beauty standard and how I want to approach it. Do people whiten their teeth where you live? Is it seen as expected to do so? Do you live in a city?
I have healthy teeth that have nevertheless seen a lot of tea and coffee. I have generally thought of this as similar to wrinkles, i.e. a natural thing bodies do that I don’t want to pay money to fix since it isn’t broken. I still think this. But I have been feeling lately like there might be more actual social stigma to my teeth being discolored. I am wondering if this is at all real? Has whitening teeth become an expected thing for all adults to do now? I thought I’d ask how other people feel and think about this and what the general norm is in your social circle.
Edit: thanks for the responses everybody.
Just use a peroxide toothpaste, 1) it’s a good idea in general, 2) it’ll whiten your teeth over time so no one notices and you don’t get that ‘high beam’ bright white that throws everyone off.
Source: I used to smoke unfiltered cigarettes for years and my teeth look normal. Peroxide toothpaste, always have used it.
Is it bad for them in any way? What brand do you use?
I’ve been using a peroxide toothpaste for nearly 30 years and the only problem I’ve really run into is that now non-peroxide toothpaste tastes funny to me.
And I usually get Crest but in a pinch you can just dribble a little peroxide from a bottle (it’s ridiculously cheap) on any toothpaste before you brush.