Do you have an excess of toothpaste in your house? If you use coupons then you know that toothpaste is one of those items that you can usually score for just pennies or more often than not for free. Who is going to pass up free toothpaste, right?
Well, no matter how obsessive of a tooth brusher you are, you can only use so much toothpaste in the traditional way.
We thought we would gather up suggestions and create the list below just for you!
10 Alternative Uses For Toothpaste
Note: These tips are for the non-gel type of toothpaste only!
- Clean your jewelry. Dab a little bit of toothpaste on your rings and use an old toothbrush to give it a gentle scrub. It will make your stones glisten. (Be sure to rinse it well). Do not use on pearls!
- Remove crayon from walls. Using a little bit of toothpaste and a damp rag, gently rub the area and the crayon will come off.
- Clean the rubber of your athletic shoes. Toothpaste and a scrub brush team up on the white rubber of athletic tennis shoes to make the white brighter.
- Remove odor from your hands. Scrub your hands with toothpaste to remove stubborn odors like onion.
- Clean the bottom of the iron. On a cold clothes iron scrub some toothpaste with a damp rag to remove water calcium build up. Be sure to rinse it really well so as not to leave stains when you go to iron your clothing.
- Stop bathroom mirrors from fogging up. Next time you clean the bathroom run a cloth with some toothpaste over the entire mirror and rinse. This will prevent steam build up/fogging on the mirror when you shower.
- Soothe a bee sting. Remove the stinger and place a dab of toothpaste on the area to relive the pain.
- Calm a cold sore. Before bed dab a little bit of toothpaste on the cold sore to alleviate the sore. You can do this during the day too – but it may look a little goofy!
- Deodorize baby bottles. That sour milk smell is yucky but if you add a little toothpaste to your bottle brush and give them a good scrubbing you will remove the odor. Make sure to rinse the bottles well when you are finished.
- Clean ceramic stove tops. If you have a solid surface cook top you know keeping it clean is tricky and there are expensive cleaners that work well on the stains. Toothpaste does too – and it so much more economical. A sponge or dish cloth with toothpaste and some elbow grease is all you need to make the cook top glisten like new again.
Do you have a novel way you use toothpaste in your home? Please comment below with your ideas.
