Whitening

14 products ranked by Scout score

Best whitening right now

Living Well with Dr. Michelle Whitening Tooth Powder Cool Mint Flavor 87/100
Scout's analysis: Living Well with Dr. Michelle Whitening Tooth Powder Cool Mint Flavor scores 87/100. A cool mint flavored tooth powder for whitening, with hydroxyapatite and xylitol as…
Lumeux Whitening Strips 86/100
Scout's analysis: Lumeux Whitening Strips scores 86/100.
Boka Whitening Fluoride-Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste Spearmint 86/100
Scout's analysis: Boka Whitening Fluoride-Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste Spearmint scores 86/100. A spearmint whitening toothpaste made with nano-hydroxyapatite, baking soda, xylitol, coconut…

What to skip

Rembrandt Deeply White Whitening Strips 59/100
Scout's analysis: Rembrandt Deeply White Whitening Strips scores 59/100. Teeth whitening strips built on hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide, PEG-8, acrylates copolymer, sodium…
Crest 3DWhitestrips Professional Express Teeth Whitening Kit 60/100
Scout's analysis: Crest 3DWhitestrips Professional Express Teeth Whitening Kit scores 60/100. A teeth whitening kit from Crest's 3DWhitestrips line, Professional Express version, that…
Crest 3D Whitestrips Professional Effects Teeth Whitening Strip Kit 65/100
Scout's analysis: Crest 3D Whitestrips Professional Effects Teeth Whitening Strip Kit scores 65/100. A teeth whitening strip kit that uses hydrogen peroxide as its whitening agent.…

Ingredients to watch in whitening

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 14 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

What the better whitening have in common

Coconut Oil in 6 of 14
Xylitol in 5 of 14
Glycerin in 4 of 14
Hydroxyapatite in 2 of 14
Dead Sea Salt in 2 of 14

Common questions about whitening

What scores highest in whitening on Scout?

Living Well with Dr. Michelle Whitening Tooth Powder Cool Mint Flavor leads Scout's whitening ranking at 87/100, followed by Lumeux Whitening Strips (86) and Boka Whitening Fluoride-Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste Spearmint (86). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in whitening?

Rembrandt Deeply White Whitening Strips scores 59/100, the lowest of the 14 products Scout has analyzed in whitening; next lowest are Crest 3DWhitestrips Professional Express Teeth Whitening Kit (60) and Crest 3D Whitestrips Professional Effects Teeth Whitening Strip Kit (65). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in whitening?

Across these 14 products the most common flagged ingredients are Hydrogen Peroxide, Sodium Saccharin, PVP (Polyvinylpyrrolidone), PEG-8, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

How does Scout score whitening?

Every product in whitening gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores whitening

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →