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Show off Pearly White Teeth with a Sterline Sonic Power Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush

February 23, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Outside of a dental office, nothing makes your teeth feel as clean or look as bright as an Electric Toothbrush. The Sterline Sonic Power Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush with UV Sanitizer has loads of features & bonuses for healthy gums & whiter teeth, and it’s today’s Lighting Deal at Amazon

WHAT MAKES THE STERLINE SONIC POWER ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH SPECIAL?

There are a few Electric toothbrushes on the market, but they do not come with the many features of the Sterline Sonic Power Electric Toothbrush or have the Sterline’s excellent price point. Even if a UV Sanitizer is available for some models, it is sold separately at a price often higher than this entire set, and these other sanitizer s are not conveniently included right within the charging base. This Sterline Toothbrush also comes with twelve toothbrush head refills. These two features alone make the regular price of $59 a great deal, and the Lighting Deal price of $39.99 is exceptional.

But what is also particularly notable about this set is the toothbrush features itself including four cleansing modes and whitening brush heads.

The Sterline Sonic Toothbrush with UV Sanitizer charging base. How clever!

The Sterline Sonic Power Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush comes with a UV Sanitizer in the charging base. How clever!

THE STERLINE TOOTHBRUSH

The Sterline Sonic Power Electric Toothbrush works at 40,000 sonic power brush strokes per minute, removing twice the plaque that a traditional toothbrush can. Teeth feel SO smooth and clean! This level of brush strokes per minute is ideal: enough to tackle plaque and gingivitis, but it doesn’t vibrate so fast that it hurts sensitive teeth or wears away at tooth enamel.

FOUR CLEANSING MODES
Select from 4 brushing modes: clean, soft, whiten, and massage. These four mode choices are a feature I particularly like since many electric toothbrushes do not address sensitive teeth or gum needs. The modes are:

Clean is for regular, twice a day cleaning of your teeth
Soft is intended for cleaning sensitive teeth and gums
Whiten cleanses teeth while polishing and whitening
Massage is a pulsating mode that gently stimulates the gums. I like this feature since most electric toothbrushes do not adequately address gum care, an essential part of your overall dental health.

2-MINUTE AUTO TIMER: The built-in timer indicates the start of four 30-second intervals to know when it is time to brush the next section of teeth for optimal, even brushing. This feature is important, as the American Dental Association recommends brushing for two minutes, but surveys indicate the average brushing time of most people remains below this recommendation.

THE BRUSH HEADS

The brush heads are made of Dupont Bristles which gently polish off surface stains. As a coffee and tea drinker, I like this feature. The heads are designed to conform to the contours of teeth to best reach the tiny crevices and contours that a traditional toothbrush cannot.

I like that this set comes with twelve heads since the replacement head costs can be a sneaky hidden cost often forgotten about when selecting an electric toothbrush, making it a more expensive investment than expected. That is not the case with this toothbrush set.

The Sterline Sonic Toothbrush, UV Sanitizer Charging Base and 12 Replacement Brush Heads comes with a two-year warranty. Get it for $39.99

UV Sanitizer Charging Base

Since a Sonic Toothbrush lasts much longer than conventional toothbrushes, the UV sanitizer in the charging base is an important feature to keep the toothbrush free of germs and bacteria. The UV sanitizer is proven 99.9% effective against:

E.Coli
Candida Albicans
Salmonella
H. Simplex

Itâ€™s also 96.8% effective against H1N1.

The charging base helps reduce the spread of germs in your home, a superior feature to traditional toothbrushes that can harbor germs. The built-in UV sanitizer sanitizes the brush heads in only ten 10 minutes.

HOW TO USE THE UV SANITIZER

1. Shake off any excess water from the toothbrush.
2. Place the toothbrush heads on the sanitizer stand with the bristles facing the UV lamp.
3. Close the cover; the UV Sanitizer will glow blue
4. When the sanitizing is done, the Sanitizer will turn itself off

PACKAGE CONTENTS

Sonic Power Toothbrush Handle (with battery)
UV Sanitizer Charging Base
12 Replacement Brush Heads in a variety of colors
User Manual
2-Year Warranty with Customer Service for any questions or issues

USE

Charge the toothbrush for 24 hours before the first use. One charge will last for about ten days. This feature is useful for being able to charge the toothbrush before traveling and not having to worry about packing the charger base.

CONCLUSION

This toothbrush system is loaded with product features often associated with more expensive electric toothbrush system sets. It also has several bonus features. The Sterline Sonic Power Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush with UV Sanitizer Charging Station can significantly improve the appearance of your smile and the health of your teeth, as well as reduce germs and viruses that can contaminate traditional toothbrushes.

Find The Sterline Sonic Power Electric Rechargeable Toothbrush with UV Sanitizer Charging Station, here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M3X7WGA.

It is usually a $59.99 product, but now it is the Amazon lightning deal of $39.99!

This is a sponsored review, and we received compensation for our time and effort. However, the opinions expressed in this review are 100% ours.

CHEW GUM FOR BEAUTY’S SAKE: XyloBurst All Natural Gum with Xylitol

January 23, 2017 · Leave a Comment

True Story: Once upon a Time a kid ate a poppy seed bagel before his yearbook photoshoot. The poppy seeds stuck in his teeth were NOT Photoshopped out. What could’ve saved the unfortunate “Poppy-Seed-Boy” from social ruin? Gum.

Impromptu group selfies on Social Media make keeping food OUT of your teeth a beauty priority. Here are our fast fixes for an all-too-common food faux pas.

BAD TIMES TO HAVE BAD BREATH & FOOD IN TEETH

Photo-ops aren’t the only way to be caught with food on your teeth: there is the dreaded etiquette-landmine of a job interview or business presentation taking place over a meal. Or any date or social occasion where any food is involved, even popcorn at the movies. These are all potential events where getting food stuck in teeth or breath that smells of your meal a semi-disaster. Often, you don’t notice the smell of your meal as offensive or distracting, but someone else might. Even if you ordered the same menu items, they only smell the lingering odor on YOU, not themselves. Lunchtime food odors can linger during that afternoon staff meeting or presentation. Even stale coffee breath can be offputting to bosses and co-workers. We have two go-to, no-fail tricks:

CLOTHES: Spray Vanilla Vodka on clothes to eliminate the lingering odor of food on contact. Once dry, vanilla vodka is scentless and doesn’t harm the fabric. (Really!) Keep it in a small spray bottle.
MOUTH/BREATH/TEETH: I discretely chew cinnamon gum for just a few minutes after a meal.

A healthy smile is beautiful!

WHY GUM?

Why don’t I just brush my teeth like a non-heathen? I do, but later. Because often after a meal, you say your goodbyes to your social and business meal companions before you get a chance for so much as a quick check of your lipstick, much less a full toothbrushing and floss routine. A few minutes of chewing gum freshens your breath and removes the risk of getting food stuck in your teeth.

Why cinnamon? Because studies show it a universally liked scent that seems clean, crisp and attractive on women, not medicinal or offputting. After reading the ADA recommendation for chewing gum after meals, we like XyloBurst.

XyloBurst All Natural Xylitol Gum

DENTAL BENEFITS TO CHEWING XYLOBURST GUM

The American Dental Association states that chewing sugar-free gum after meals and snacks rinse off and neutralize the enamel-harming acids released by bacteria. According to the ADA, “both the act of chewing and the flavor of the artificial sweeteners in the gum stimulate ten times the normal rate of saliva flow.”

Even if you can immediately brush your teeth, it may not be advisable. Food-based acids are in soda and other carbonated drinks, citrus fruits, and juices, wine, pickles, and honey, all of which can leave teeth enamel too vulnerable to brush for thirty minutes. In that 30 minutes, chewing gum is a gentle way to provide a mild cleansing action via increased saliva in your mouth.

XyloBurst All Natural Xylitol Gum

XYLOBURST GUM AFTER MEALS & SNACKS

The ADA indicates you don’t want just any gum, you want sugar-free gum, and preferably gum sweetened with Xylitol, like XyloBurst.

XyloBurst gum has Xylitol, which reduces decay-causing bacteria. It stops the growth of Streptococcus mutans, a bacteria that causes cavities. Xylitol also blocks bacteria’s ability to stick to teeth, stopping the cavity-causing process.

Over time, Xylitol reduces the overall levels of decay-causing bacteria in the mouth. What does this mean? Chewing XyloBurst after a meal or snack and then brushing later is better for teeth than brushing alone.

The recommended amount of XyloBurst for dental health is 6-8 grams per day, so at about 1 gram per piece, one to two pieces of gum after meals and snacks gives your mouth an optimal environment for fighting cavities.

XyloBurst is also:

Non-GMO and gluten free, with no sugar
All natural
dentist/hygienist recommended
40% more gum per package than competitors

Dental benefits aside, it tastes pretty good and quickly gives us fresh breath. We like cinnamon, but it also comes in other flavors including Peppermint. It is also ideal for low-carb and sugar controlled diets. Dieting can alter the saliva levels in the mouth and can cause stale breath. In addition to drinking lots of water, XyloBurst can help keep breath fresh while dieting.

XyloBurst All Natural Xylitol Gum

CONCLUSION

A quick remedy to beat bad breath, lingering food odors, or food particles stuck on or between teeth, XyloBurst is a superior sugar-free gum choice for after a social “eating” event. Healthy teeth goes a long way towards a beautiful smile. Chewing XyloBurst can be a good preventive measure when toothbrushing and flossing aren’t practical. By chewing a piece or two of XyloBurst gum after each meal, you can easily improve your long-term oral health in between brushing and flossing by vastly reducing the cavity-causing bacteria in the mouth.

Find XyloBurst Gum at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00124WCHC/ref=twister_B00KXEX3VG?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

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Style Chicks received this product in exchange for our unbiased review and received compensation for our time and effort. However, our experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% ours.

Plain Old-Fashioned Toothbrushes

July 10, 2016 · 4 Comments

Plain Old-Fashioned Toothbrushes

I miss old-school style toothbrushes, the ones with the flat heads and straight handles. Have you noticed that they have become difficult to find? This led me on a quest to Plain Toothbrush brand toothbrushes, an exceptionally well made, durable brush that gives my teeth and mouth a full, even cleaning without irritating sensitive gums.

While teeth have always been important to one’s appearance, celebrity white teeth seem practically mandatory to the current aesthetic. So when the sonic toothbrushes came to market, I jumped on the bandwagon because I loved how smooth it made my teeth feel and they looked shiny and whiter as if they just had a professional cleaning. But my sonic toothbrush wasn’t getting my teeth as clean as I thought…

MY GRIPE WITH SONIC TOOTHBRUSHES
My teeth do look good when I use a sonic or electric toothbrush, but they don’t seem as clean, and I noticed I got more tartar build-up on the backsides of some of my teeth. This surprised me since I thought if my teeth looked and felt clean they must BE clean. When I forgot to charge my sonic toothbrush and used it manually, I saw what a poor job the actual brush did in being able to access and clean my teeth.

The other issue with both Sonic and drugstore manual toothbrushes is the multi-tier shape of the toothbrush head doesn’t conform well to my teeth as well as expected, it fits well on some sections of my teeth, but other areas are harder to reach, such as the back of my teeth. I also noticed a multi-tier head toothbrush doesn’t clean my tongue, gums or the rest of my mouth as well as I would like.

ADVANTAGES OF THE WELL MADE TRADITIONAL HEAD TOOTHBRUSH

Traditionally shaped toothbrushes can better access both the front and back of the teeth (inside and outside), the gums, as well as access the top and bottom of teeth. The equal, uniform bristle length is not an irritant to gums.

If your teeth are weak, your enamel is worn, or you have dental work such as caps or veneers, the vibrations of a sonic toothbrush or a stiff bristle unevenness multi-tier toothbrush may be too hard on your teeth. It also can be too much pressure on gums. Studies show most people brush their teeth too vigorously, and unless you have dexterity issues that make tooth brushing difficult, most people will benefit from a softer toothbrush.

ABOUT PLAIN OLD-FASHIONED TOOTHBRUSH BRAND TOOTHBRUSHES

Sturdy construction: these brushes are designed with a type of plastic made from wood pulp cellulose which is strong, non-brittle, shiny and translucent. It is the same material as many eyeglass frames. These Plain Old-Fashioned Toothbrush toothbrushes are a much higher quality than the disposable type of toothbrushes that might be available at a hotel or come in an emergency overnight bag or dopp travel kit, they have a dollar store feel to them, and the bristles fall out quickly. Those brushes are shaped like a traditional toothbrush but are typically made of a cheap plastic and harsh bristles. I like the feel and heft of these Plain Toothbrushes in my hand. They do not have the very “disposable” feel of the plastic used for many toothbrushes. They are also not too lightweight but easy to use and maneuver. The bristles do not come loose or bend excessively after a few weeks of use, and they last much longer than many of the toothbrushes I see at the drugstore.

As seen in the photos below, the child size toothbrush has a smaller handle and bristle heads. The kid’s brush has 8 x 3 sets of bristle rows, and an adults brush has 11 rows of 4 and one row of three. The disposable traditional-style toothbrushes I checked were only three rows.

Plain Toothbrush bristle strength ranges from kids x-soft, adult x-soft, soft and hard. X-soft is best for children and those with damaged or very sensitive teeth. Soft is suitable for most adults with normal teeth and gums as well as those who have some enamel wear, sensitive gums, or dental work such as caps and veneers. Hard is often best suited for those with limited dexterity.

THE MULTI-TIER TOOTHBRUSH VS. PLAIN TOOTHBRUSH EXPERIMENT

The premise of the Plain Old-Fashioned Toothbrush brand is that the multi-tier brushes reach some sections of teeth very well, namely the crevices on your back teeth, but to the sacrifice of the rest of the areas of your teeth such as the tops, bottoms, backs and the gums.

So I brushed my teeth as usual with my multi-tiered toothbrush and assessed how clean they looked and felt, and then I brushed my teeth right after with the Plain Old-Fashioned Toothbrush in ‘soft.” I was surprised how much cleaner they felt after using the Plain Old-Fashioned Toothbrush and how much easier it was to assess areas such as the back of the of my lower front teeth. My teeth felt much smoother.

I also found it simpler to hold the flat brush handle. While the molded grip on the multi-tier seems like a good idea, it doesn’t help one angle the toothbrush correctly; it gives too hard a grip and in my opinion, makes it all too easy to brush too aggressively. While the round molded grip may help those with dexterity problems, it is likely a hindrance for those who can wield a flat handle normally as it is easier to maneuver.

The bristles hold their shape well. This may be in part because I am holding the brush at a better angle and not brushing too hard.

Overall, I’m pleased to find these Plain Old-Fashioned Toothbrush brand toothbrushes for several reasons. They are easier to use than multi-tier brushes, I can evenly access all of my teeth and gums, my teeth feel cleaner on both “sides” of my tooth, the brushes last longer, and the bristles do not irritate my gums. And they are very pretty jewel tone colors. The actual brush handles fit into the toothbrush holder mounted on the wall. I thought of myself as someone who needed toothpaste for sensitive teeth and gums, but I think I just had too hard of a toothbrush.

Non-Traditional Beauty Hacks using Traditional Toothbrushes.

While teeth care is a vital part of overall beauty, we always do like products that multi-task (just use a different one than the one you use on your teeth!). Here are some additional beauty uses for traditional toothbrushes:

EYEBROW STYLING AND MAKEUP APPLICATION
And, traditional head toothbrushes are a favorite in my beauty arsenal for styling the perfect eyebrow. I use a Plain Old-Fashioned Toothbrush in the hard bristle head style to style, groom, and shape my brows. I also use the Plain Old-Fashioned Toothbrush x-soft in the child size to I apply my brow creme or powder and lightly brush on my brows to fill them in. It makes for a much more natural brow look. Finally, I also liked using the adult hard Plain Old-Fashioned Toothbrush for gently applying a brow setting gel or even using a tiny bit of hairspray sprayed directly onto the toothbrush to set brows in place. Same concept for dabbing a bit of Vaseline, Jojoba or Olive Oil on the eyebrows to condition them.

REMOVE MASCARA CLUMPS WHILE RETAINING A LUSH LASHLINE
I also like a dry, soft bristle child size brush to comb excess mascara off my upper eyelashes when I use a real thick, black full mascara, as it can quickly remove all the mascara clumps while still retaining excellent eyelash separation that is far superior to the lash separation capacity of a standard eyelash comb. Take THAT, sonic toothbrushes!

Find them at http://www.plain-toothbrush.com

Plain Old-Fashioned Toothbrushes

I received this product in exchange for my unbiased review and received compensation for my time and effort. However, my experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% mine.