Top positive review
23 people found this helpful
Works well with Essix/Clear retainers
By Jack C. on Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2025
Edit/Edit - It took me almost a month of almost nightly whitening to get to my desired shade, so in total of 6 syringes of 10% carbamide. I'm too lazy to share before/after photos. I'll stick with buying this product for all maintenance whitenings going forward. I'm going to finish off the last two tubes to see how close to optic piano-key white I can get with 8 syringes. Edit: After an initial 5 nights of whitening my teeth were pretty white, but part of this was due to the teeth being dehydrated (and thus more sensitive). When you take a break for 1-2 days the teeth yellow a bit as the teeth rehydrate. So I started on another regimen, and am now on the 5th night of the second round, with 0.33 in 1 tube out of a total of 4 syringes used over 14 calendar days. Now I want to keep going to see if I can make my teeth look like piano keys. These work very well in your clear retainers. No need to purchase a separate custom whitening tray just for this. Check out the YT videos on how much to actually apply to each tooth-- it's just a small bead needed to the front of each tooth. I don't express a whole line of gel across the arch, this would be too much product. Also be aware that this is a perishable product. When I received the package, it had a remaining shelf life of 6 months. After, the gel loses efficacy. It doesn't drop to zero after this date, but just something to note. Amazon comped me an additional 8 syringes at no charge when I asked about the short shelf life. Start with buying 2 packs / 4 tubes of 10% Opalescence carbamide. I bought 4 packs / 8 tubes and there's no way I can get through all this stuff. I used only 1.75 tubes doing upper and lower arches for 6 nights and got to a very nice white shade, and any more my teeth would start to look like piano keys. I would've had to start from a much darker yellow shade in order to actually use up 4 tubes and go through two whole weeks of nightly whitening. And perhaps my teeth are more sensitive than others-- Definitely glad I started with 10% carbamide and not anything higher. By the 4th or 5th night I was starting to notice increased sensitivity, despite me having brushed with Sensodyne multiple times a day, every day for over a month prior. I also had braces removed a week ago, and experienced zero sensitivity during that procedure, for reference.
Top critical review
Didn't work this time
By marie on Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2025
Used this product in the past and it worked. This time it did nothing. It usually burns a little but not this time. No burning but no whitening either.
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