Beauty Spot: Smile savers
After all the holiday parties, a little whitening might be in order. The Prime Time Smile system includes a pre-treatment pen, $14.98, that is said to boost effectiveness and diminish sensitivity, along with the whitening pen, $19.98, that requires no tray or strips (get both for $29.98); all at select Walmarts and walmart.com. Credit: Handout
There are vitamins in your sunscreen and your makeup -- why not your toothpaste? Find them in Vitacare, a new line of vitamin-enriched dental hygiene products. Toothpastes, $5.99, mouthwash, $8.99, and whitening gum, $1.99, come in flavors like key lime, acai and pomegranate; all at select Fairway and Whole Food stores and vitacareworld.com.
After all the holiday parties, a little whitening might be in order. The Prime Time Smile system includes a pre-treatment pen, $14.98, that is said to boost effectiveness and diminish sensitivity, along with the whitening pen, $19.98, that requires no tray or strips (get both for $29.98); all at select Walmarts and walmart.com.
Never mind the toothpaste tubes. Lush offers Toothy Tabs -- simply crush one, pop in your mouth, then brush as normal. They come in six interestingly named flavors (Dirty, Atomic, among them) and contain sodium bicarb and cream of tartar for gentle cleansing; $3.95 at lushusa.com.
