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The 8 Best Teeth Whitening Pens for Your Whitest, Brightest Smile Ever

By Erin Lukas
Updated Mar 25, 2020 @ 6:15 pm
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Think of a teeth whitening pen as a Tide to Go stick for your teeth. Just like the stain remover has saved all of your white clothing from splotches of coffee, red wine, and salad dressing, a whitening pen can clean up your smile.  

Even if you brush and floss daily, and make it to your bi-annual cleaning, those two oat milk lattes you have every day can make teeth look a little yellow and dull. 

RELATED: Turns Out We're All Brushing Our Teeth Wrong 

While in-office whitening treatments or at-home whitening kits are popular ways to lighten and fade tooth stains, using a teeth whitening pen is another foolproof option that's way less time-consuming. 

Keep scrolling for the eight best teeth whitening pens to use when a trip to the dentist isn't the cards or you just simply don't have the patience to use an at-home whitening kit. 

Best Overall: Polar Teeth Whitening Pen Best Clean Formula: Tarte Pearly Girl Vegan Teeth Whitening Pen Best for Sensitive Teeth: Britenz Natural Teeth Whitening Pen  Best Tasting: Moon Teeth Whitening Pen Best for Instant Results: AuraGlow Teeth Whitening Pen Best Drugstore: Colgate Optic White Toothbrush and Teeth Whitening Pen Best for Stains: Smile Direct Club Bright On Premium Teeth Whitening Pen Best for On-the-Go: Gleem Touch-up Applicator Teeth Whitening Pen

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Best Overall: Polar Teeth Whitening Pen 

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Convenient and effective, Polar has everything you want in a teeth-whitening pen. The gel contains 12% hydrogen peroxide so you'll see results on tough stains, but it's still gentle enough for sensitive teeth. 

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Best Clean Formula: Tarte Pearly Girl Vegan Teeth Whitening Pen

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This bleach-free pen contains hydrogen peroxide and a calcium complex that breaks up coffee, tea, and wine stains without damaging teeth enamel. Bonus: The formula is vegan, cruelty-free, and free of synthetic flavors and scents. 

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Best for Sensitive Teeth: Britenz Natural Teeth Whitening Pen

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Along with whitening hydrogen peroxide, this pen is made with a cushion of soothing ingredients like aloe vera, CoQ10 (a nutrient that occurs naturally in the body), and vitamins. And that's what makes it such a great choice for sensitive teeth or gums. For the best results, use the pen twice a day for up to two weeks. 

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Best Tasting: Moon Teeth Whitening Pen 

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It's cliché but true: when something seems too good to be true, it usually is. In the case of teeth whiteners, they're easy use, but many of them have a gross, chemical aftertaste. That's what makes Moon's pen so damn special. It has a vanilla mint flavor that doesn't taste fake or sickeningly sweet. 

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Best for Instant Results: AuraGlow Teeth Whitening Pen 

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Many at-home teeth whitening pens don't contain a high enough percentage of peroxide to deliver the same instant results you would get with an in-office treatment. Consider AuraGlow's pen one of the exceptions. It's formulated with 35% carbamide peroxide to break down tough, dark surface stains. Expect to get 20 or so treatments out of a single tube.   

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Best Drugstore: Colgate Optic White Toothbrush and Teeth Whitening Pen

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Not your average toothbrush, this Colgate one has a built-in whitening pen. Now, you really have no excuses for taking proper care of your teeth. The best part? For just $13, you're getting two products in one.  

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Best for Stains: Smile Direct Club bright on Premium Teeth Whitening Pens

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Stubborn coffee, tea, and white stains are no match for Smile Direct Club's whitening pen. In just one week, it removes old dark marks from teeth. Even better: This pack includes eight pens — that's enough for a year's worth of whitening treatments. 

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Best for On-the-Go: Gleem Touch-up Applicator Teeth Whitening Pen

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While teeth whitening pens are quicker to use than strips, Gleem's gel dries in 60 seconds. That being said, if you're looking for a whitening pen to pack when you travel or keep stashed in your bag for newly-formed stains, consider this one your best bet. 

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1 of 8 Best Overall: Polar Teeth Whitening Pen 
2 of 8 Best Clean Formula: Tarte Pearly Girl Vegan Teeth Whitening Pen
3 of 8 Best for Sensitive Teeth: Britenz Natural Teeth Whitening Pen
4 of 8 Best Tasting: Moon Teeth Whitening Pen 
5 of 8 Best for Instant Results: AuraGlow Teeth Whitening Pen 
6 of 8 Best Drugstore: Colgate Optic White Toothbrush and Teeth Whitening Pen
7 of 8 Best for Stains: Smile Direct Club bright on Premium Teeth Whitening Pens
8 of 8 Best for On-the-Go: Gleem Touch-up Applicator Teeth Whitening Pen

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