Achieve A Brighter Smile With These Bestselling Teeth Whitening Products — Starting at $5

Published Apr 15, 2025 7:58 am ET


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In the same way that showering every day is the key to healthy skin, brushing your teeth and using the right products daily is the key to whiter, healthier teeth. If you’re looking to brighten your smile, trips to the dentist’s office are important, but there are also a few at-home methods you can try. Obviously, brushing twice a day is important, but you should also be flossing, using mouth wash and also using whitening kits. For whiter teeth and a brighter smile, add these white strips, kits, water flossers and more to your routine — starting at only $5.

  1. This Crest 3D Whitestrips Dental Whitening Kit is a bestseller for a reason, with more than 72,000 five-star ratings. The 22-count pack can get your teeth 20 levels whiter, plus the strips are enamel-safe and allow you to talk and drink water while wearing them.
  1. Get whiter teeth practically overnight with this Colgate Optic White Teeth Whitening Pen. Just paint your teeth with the easy-to-use applicator, let the gel dry overnight, and brush your teeth again in the morning.
  1. This pack of Crest 3D Whitestrips includes a light that removes years of stains in just a few uses, and it provides professional-level results. Reviewers “100% recommend” and say the kit is “worth the money.”
  1. Get a brighter smile in as little as seven days with this professional at-home teeth whitening kit more than 3K people have purchased in the last month. It includes an LED light, mouth trays and whitening gels that effectively remove coffee, wine and food stains.
  1. Remove up to five years of stains with this Colgate Optic White Advanced Toothpaste that has two percent of hydrogen peroxide to leave your teeth sparkling white. Backed by over 38,000 five-star ratings, reviewers say that this Amazon bestseller makes their teeth feel clean hours after brushing.
  1. Or if you have sensitive teeth, opt for this Sensodyne Pronamel Gentle Teeth Whitening Toothpaste. It’s made to re-harden and strengthen enamel to protect against cavities while leaving behind a refreshing mint scent.
  1. Adding the number one bestselling Waterpik Aquarius Water Flosser to your routine is a great idea. It includes seven tips with 10 different settings and removes leftover plaque, bacteria and food. Plus, it treats gingivitis, bad breath and cavities.
  1. But you can also go with a more traditional flossing method with these Plackers Micro Line Dental Floss Picks. They have more than 64K five-star ratings and remove food and plaque that cause bad breath and stains.
  1. This number one bestselling Auraglow Teeth Whitening Kit can brighten your smile up to 10 shades in just one week. It’s perfect for sensitive teeth and has the same LED lighting technology used by dentists.
  1. Another number one bestseller on Amazon, this Onlyone Water Dental Flosser gets in between your teeth and gums to remove coffee stains, food, plaque and bacteria. Plus, it has several settings for sensitive teeth and daily cleaning.
  1. Smile brighter with this Colgate Optic White Whitening Mouthwash. The hydrogen peroxide seals out stains, kills germs and bacteria and freshens your breath.
  1. The key to whiter teeth starts with the right toothbrush. This Oral-B Pro 1000 Electric Toothbrush removes plaque, protects your gums, visibly reduces yellow stains and comes with more than 42,000 five-star ratings.

  2. Another great option is this Aquasonic Black Series Ultra Whitening Toothbrush that can whiten your teeth in as little as two weeks. With eight brush heads and four brush modes, you can remove stains, food and plaque and prevent gingivitis.
Lauryn Jiles

Lauryn Jiles

Author McClatchy Commerce

Lauryn Jiles is a Content Commerce Assistant at McClatchy. She is based in South Carolina and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. Lauryn has written for numerous brands and is well-versed in the fashion, beauty, health, and lifestyle verticals. She enjoys yoga, coffee, fashion museums, sushi, and traveling.

Abby Kass

Abby Kass

Editor McClatchy Commerce

Abby Kass is a Commerce Content Editor at McClatchy covering kids/babies, pets, beauty, and more. With more than seven years experience writing and editing shopping content, Abby has a strong understanding of how important commerce content really is and its important value to readers. She loves browsing online and finding innovative, unique, and just down-right cool products. Before McClatchy, Abby started her career working for Parents Magazine where she fell in love with writing about products. She then spent six years at BuzzFeed falling deeper into the shopping world writing more than 1,500 product roundups and reviews. She sees shopping as a sport and has worked hard at mastering it in order to help make people’s lives easier as they find cool and useful products.