Tooth Whitening Could Be Bad For Your Health
June 26th, 2007 impress Posted in News |
Quite some time ago, there was a Colgate Tooth Whitening product in the market and everyone went all crazy over it. Advertisements were everywhere, all over the prints, televisions and radio. Who does not want celebrities’ smile?
But, home tooth whitening kit without professional supervision could endanger our health now. Below is some extracts from thisislondon.co.uk on the write up of tooth whitening.
Experts have discovered that 18 out of 20 whitening kits tested contain illegal levels of bleach.
One product they looked at contained 230 times the legal level of hydrogen peroxide, the common active ingredient.
The chemical, which can be used to dye hair blonde, could cause serious burning to the mouth.
The findings were revealed by the Trading Standards Institute yesterday at its annual conference.
Manufacturers and suppliers of those kits which did not meet the legal limit of 0.1 per cent for hydrogen peroxide, are being advised to withdraw them for sale and could face prosecution.
However, the unsafe brands have not been named.
Chief executive Ron Gainsford said: “Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical well known in the hairdressing industry, but it is also used in teeth whitening products to bleach teeth.
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