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As a beauty editor, I’ve tried various teeth whitening strips, LED kits and mouthwashes over the years. To be honest, I’ve always preferred the former—they’re straightforward, require less bells and whistles and have been the most effective out of all the options for me. But that’s not to say they don’t come with one major downside: whitening strips can be irritating for sensitive teeth.
As someone with the above concern, finding whitening strips that don’t bring the feeling of a toothache (if you know, you know) wasn’t exactly easy. But then I gave the Zimba Teeth Whitening Strips
an extensive go over a two month testing period—and let me tell you, these are some serious game changers.
The vegan, enamel-safe strips
claim to bring professional-level results in just 30 minutes (I’ve never had my teeth professionally whitened, so I can’t speak to this), with more visible results, i.e. whiter and whiter teeth, appearing the more you use them (this, I can confirm, is true.) They also come in a variety of flavors, such as watermelon, peach, coconut and mint, my personal favorite.
Zimba
Since they feature an advanced adhesion design, they stay put throughout wear, no matter how much drool piles up in your mouth (gross, but helpful.) I truly appreciated this element because I’ve always had whitening strips move around during the whitening process, requiring me to constantly reposition them.
What initially drew me in to giving the strips a go was the high volume of shoppers who gave the product a five-star rating
. Over 8,500 people saw results from use, and that made the odds of me seeing results myself fairly high.
As one reviewer wrote, “These strips really work y’all. I’ve tried all kinds of different brands before, and most of them are both pricey & disappointing. They usually do not adhere to the teeth, or they simply just don’t leave lasting or highly visible results. If you’re like me and you don’t feel like paying hundreds of dollars for a fantastically whiter smile, this stuff is for you.”
And for all of you with truly pesky stains from bad habits out there, this person confirms you will see a difference. “I’m an ex-smoker, and a big coffee and tea drinker,” they wrote. “In recent years, I’ve been a bit embarrassed about my stained teeth. Just one box of these has been a game changer. I plan to keep up with them further, but the difference is already very noticeable and I feel much more confident when I’m smiling. I got the mint ones, and the taste wasn’t bothersome. I’m intrigued to try other flavors in the future, but I WILL be getting more.”
Each box contains 28 strips (14 treatments) which is a steal. Even better, they’re currently on sale bringing the total price per box down to $20
—that’s less than $1.50 per treatment.
