When your tooth brushes are ready to be replaced, instead of throwing them away, I store them in my laundry cupboard for cleaning things like my kitchen and bathroom drains, they are also great for scrubbing around your water taps around the sink ,bath and basins. They can also be great to use when scrubbing the shower recess, they clean the grout; in the corners and around where your shower screen is, they can also be used to clean vases and other items that are hard to reach by any other means.They can also be used to clean and polish shoes with, they can get in all the nooks and crannies. I would also imagine they would also be great to use to clean jewelery, by gently scrubbing around stone settings and between the links etc.I figure I might as well get as much use out of them as possible before they go to landfill. Another use I just thought of, you could cut the bristle head off and use as icy poles holders ( buy all the same brand to get the same shape the small children's ones would be great like the red one in the photo ) I would wash them in nice hot soapy water before using them.You could also use them to make toy flags ....to stand them up use blu-tac or something similar.What other things do people clean with their old tooth brushes,or other uses for them,please post and share with us all.
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ReplyDeleteI used an old toothbrush to clean under the toilet bowl rim.
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Great to see a post from you again....I also use old toothbrushes for most of the things you mentioned, although I haven't used them as icy-pole sticks, good idea!
ReplyDeleteI also use them and have one set aside in the dogs items...whenever they get a piece of meat or something stuck in their teeth, I go to 'the dogs toothbrush' to get it out.....Works a treat.
One time I was using a toothbrush for cleaning and forgot and brushed my teeth with it! Very unpleasant - but thank goodness I was just using it to clean something (I forget what) with dish liquid and not for cleaning the toilet!! You definitely want to have a system to keep your cleaning toothbrushes separate from the toothbrushes you use to clean your teeth!! LOL
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