It seems that the availability of over the counter teeth whitening products will soon be significantly reduced.
In a little over one year from now due to new EU regulations on teeth whitening, most of the current home teeth whitening kits on the market will not be available in their current form.
The EU regulations on teeth whitening will mean that teeth whitening kits that contain whitening gel stronger than 0.01% will be banned! As bleaching gels lower than 0.01% are not effective teeth whitening, this means that most, if not all, teeth whitening products available legally in the EU in 1 years time are unlikely to be effective!
Cosmetic dentists are happy!
Many if not all cosmetic dentists welcome this new regulation as it means they will get back their monopoly on teeth whitening. With the availability of home teeth whitening kits increasing many cosmetic dentists have probably noticed a decrease in patients requesting this treatment.
With the significantly lower costs of over the counter teeth whitening kits, many of us considered professional teeth whitening at the dentist to be just too expensive!
Why the new EU regulations on Teeth Whitening?
There has been speculation as to why the new EU regulations for the sale of teeth whitening products have been implemented. Pressure from national Dental Authorities have managed to bring in the new teeth whitening resolution arguing it is safer for the consumer.
Concerns for the public safety is probably not the complete truth though! The cosmetic dental industry has no doubt suffered from the cheap and must preferred alternative to teeth whitening, which can be conducted in the privacy and comfort of your own home.
A good home teeth whitening kits costs a tiny fraction of having teeth whitening by a professional dentist and is now big business. Enforcing such a regulation will mean that if you want to have teeth whitening that works in the EU (including the UK) you will soon have to pay these expensive prices.
What can EU and UK consumers do?
The new teeth whitening EU regulations do not come into force just yet and can take up to a year to come into force. Before the regulations are enforced it will continue to be legal to purchase over the counter teeth whitening products.
After the new EU regulations come in you will still be able to buy teeth whitening products over the counter but the strength will be dramatically reduced! So if you are interested in having whiter teeth and wish to avoid paying expensive cosmetic dental prices then now is the time to buy a teeth whitening kit.
The best teeth whitening kits on the market cost just a fraction of the price of professional dentists and use the same, if not similar whitening gel. This means you can get the same whitening results and save money too!
Non-peroxide teeth whitening kits
Alternatively, you can opt for a non-peroxide kit and could be a great option especially if you suffer from tooth sensitivity!
Since speculation and confirmation of the new EU regulations a number of non-peroxide teeth whitening kits have started to appear on the market. These offer a zero sensitivity approach to teeth whitening that is 100% UK and EU compliant.
Instead of peroxide they tend to use sodium bicarbonate gel that is completely peroxide-free that has been shown to offer no irritation and no sensitivity during teeth whitening.
The latest peroxide-free kit on the market is Zero Peroxide and claims to make your teeth whiter, stain-free smile in just 20 minutes. It’s an EU approved kit that gives fast and visible results that has been approved by dentists.
So if suffer from tooth sensitivity or want 100% UK and EU compliant teeth whitening kit, then a peroxide-free kit may be the best option for you.
