OPALESCENCE 35% MINT TEETH TOOTH WHITENING GEL 12SY by ULTRADENT

Now I'm not one for writing a lot of reviews about sellers, but when the company OrthoBands did such a good job I felt the deserve it. When I bought the Opalescence whitening gel from the dentist in early January last month it said it expired in may 2015. I used it all in 2 weeks and I didn't think much of it at the time. I figured they might not have a long shelf life and when I opened it nothing seemed out of the ordinary. I read about the product and people mentioned the longer you have it as time goes on its not as effective when whitening. I also noticed that it said the flavor was mint which I thought was strange cause I didn't really smell or taste anything. I decided to buy some more but online this time. After reading some bad reviews about the other sellers on amazon I was a little worried and OrthoBands only had one review about this gel which was 5 stars. I noticed though they had a 97% positive rating and great reviews about the other products they sell so I took a gamble and tried them out. When I got my new shipment in which was early by two days, I was kinda surprised. I opened the top of the tube, and I got a strong smell of mint like from a tube of toothpaste. Then I noticed it didn't expire till November of 2016 which kinda got me aggravated. I couldn't believe my dentist charged me $50 for 1 tube of this old stuff, and I got 3 fresher tubes from amazon for $42. I'm sure other sellers have done just as good of a job selling fresh whitening gel like mine cause there were good reviews out there about them as well as some bad ones. I can only speak of my one experience this one time with this company and how pleased I was. When I used the new gel I took my tray out I noticed more of a difference, and with the old stuff it was harder to tell cause the whitening seemed subtle. I should mention the 35% is really strong and you have to be extremely careful not to use to much cause you will burn your gums when the gel is fresh like mine. I read if you keep them in the fridge they stay fresher longer, and i'm not sure if its true but I figured it was worth mentioning. I thought I should upload a photo of the expiration date sticker on the gel I received to give you an idea of what it should look like. I know anybody can slap a expiration sticker on something an say its really fresh when its not, but mine was fresh an this was what it looks like. I felt kinda ripped off getting that old gel and paying to much for it so I hope this review helps people avoid what I went through.

This works really well and will definitely give you a movie star white. Be careful not to get this on your guns, because it burns really, really bad, and will tear up your gums. A little truly goes a long way. These vials will last for many, many whitenings.

Gel was old!

this is potent so becareful not to burn oe make your gums sore for a few days after use.

I had the whitening guard made at the dentist. They charged so much for this whitener... I have been purchasing this for a few years now and WOW it sure does whiten my teeth... I will continue to shop here as long as the price is fair...

I don't know what happened with my product but it was just lumps not a gel as such couldn't just spread it evenly along the mouth guard it was rubbish

This is the best whitening gel I've ever used and I've used a lot of different brands. I work for a dentist & could get whitening gel free but I chose to buy Opalescence :)

Great product! Same product my dentist offers (same brand and strength), but SO MUCH CHEAPER than the dentist office! Glad I found these before I bought extras from my dentist!