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As I may have mentioned once or twice, I’m a caffeine fiend, which means that keeping my teeth whiter-than-white is probably always going to be an uphill struggle for me. I’ve had them whitened by the dentist, and I’ve tried a couple of the DIY kits that are available, but of course, all of that coffee (and, OK, red wine) takes its toll, and sooner or later I’ll find myself needing a bit of a top-up on the teeth front.

With Christmas and my forthcoming holiday not far away, that time was now, so when Rapid White offered to let me try out their Brightkit Tooth Whitening System, I was happy to give it a go.

This kit works in basically the same way as most of the other teeth whitening kits out there: you get two mouth trays (which you can mold to fit your teeth using boiling water), a tube of the whitening gel, an ‘accelerator’ fluid, and a tube of Rapid White toothpaste. After applying the accelerator directly to your teeth (it’s in a tube with a sponge applicator), you pop the gel-filled trays into your mouth and leave them for 5-10 minutes before brushing your teeth with the toothpaste. Rapid White claim that if you do this twice a day for fourteen days, it can lighten your teeth up to eight shades – they even provide a little colour chart so you can see for yourself.

So, does it work?

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