Woman shares bizarre beauty hack to get a dazzling smile - but dentists aren't impressed
23.04.2022 - 14:21
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A woman with a dazzling smile has revealed her bizarre beauty hack to keeping her teeth pearly white - however a dentist has warned the DIY method can be dangerous. Saskia Ward, from Manchester, claims her teeth remain so bright because she brushes her teeth with purple shampoo every night.
By the time she wakes up, her teeth are gleaming, she says. The 24-year-old nail technician shared the tip to her TikTok, and it's since racked up more than 100,000 views from stunned social media users. The video has encouraged others to try the hack for themselves.
Saskia claims that even her dentist was impressed by the whiteness of her gnashers. Yet an expert has warned the technique could "do more harm than good" and has urged people not to take dental advice from social media.
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The beauty-lover told the Mirror that she tried the odd experiment after seeing an advertisement for purple toothpaste and became convinced that it was made of the same stuff as the purple shampoo she used regularly. “I put a tiny bit on my toothbrush and prayed my teeth wouldn't turn purple," she said.
"I went to my dentist for a check-up recently and he gave me nothing but praise for how amazing my teeth looked. I get loads of comments on nights out about how white they are.
"Purple shampoo doesn’t taste great but beauty leads you to do some wild things and I’m up for anything.” Purple shampoo is often used by blondes to tone brassy hair.
It contains crushed violet pigments, which help to neutralise yellow tones. While Saskia has composite veneers on top of her actual teeth, she believes the hack would work for natural teeth as well.
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