10 Different Ways You Can Use Your Old Toothbrush

It is recommended that an average person should change their toothbrush every three to four months. This means you throw away one of the most versatile household help every now and then. The tightly clustered bristles make toothbrush competent to clean objects and areas that are commonly left dirty and unhygienic due to the lack of proper cleaning tools. Not anymore because we are here to tell you unusual but very handy ways in which you can use your old toothbrush.

Clean Hairbrush And Hair Dryer

Forget applying wipes on your hairbrush before combing and cleaning the hairdryer with swabs. Take the help of a toothbrush whose size makes the cleaning task easier. Simply rub it on lint deposited over a hairbrush, or a hair-dryer, and your tools will become tidier in no time.

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Clean Your Finger Nails

Every girl wants strong and thick nails. The deposition of impurities under it can make it brittle. While cutting the nails doesn’t seem to be an option many would like, using sharp objects can also be harmful. Soak your nails in lukewarm water and clean them using your old toothbrush. This will not damage your skin, nails, and cuticles.

Clean Bathroom Tile Grout

Despite cleaning tiles from various store-bought or homemade cleaning agents the grout in between remains dirty. It not only looks bad but is also unhygienic, especially if you have children at home. Mix ½ cup of white vinegar, 1 teaspoon liquid dish soap, ½ tablespoon baking soda, and 2 cups of warm water to make a solution. Dip your toothbrush in this and clean all the dirt on tile grout.

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Apply Hair Dye

Yes, toothbrushes are one of the best tools to apply hair dyeat home. Even Bollywood celebrities like Neena Gupta suggested using toothbrushes to dye small hair at the back on the neck and behind your ears. These are the areas that we often miss while dying the hair ourselves.

Clean Chopping Board

Do you only clean your chopping board by running it underwater? Look closely, you will find residues from vegetables and fruits that were cut on it. It is hard to remove those with normal cleaning sponges. Use a toothbrush to remove residues. Dip the toothbrush in liquid soap and rub it on the chopping board in to and fro motion.

Cleaning Blender Blades

Hardly anyone washes their utensils while they’re cooking. Most of us prefer doing dishes after making and eating food with family. While it is easy to wash plates and pots, but once your blender is dry it becomes the most hectic job to remove vegetable residues afterward, especially from the area under the blades. Nevertheless, the nifty toothbrush can be of great help to scrub the blades and area under that.

Clean Jewelleries

Jewelleries that you wear on a regular basis are most likely to get dirty from day-to-day household chores. If you want them to shine bright all the time without any scratches, soak the piece in lukewarm water and use a soft-bristled brush to clean.

Clean Computer Keyboard

Due to its structure, keyboards are difficult to clean. The deposited dust, dropped food crumbs and liquids settle on it, making it one of the most unhygienic objects in the house. The best way to neat it up is by dipping your toothbrush in alcohol-based sanitiser and run it between the keys while removing the crumbs. Do this procedure quickly, before the sanitiser in the brush dries up. Also, keep the lid of the sanitiser bottle closed while cleaning.

Clean Water Bottles

If you don’t have a bottle cleaning brush, need to not worry because your old toothbrush can do this task with the same finesse. However, the handle can be a problem. Take any wooden or plastic stick, using hot glue stick their ends and it's ready to clean all your water bottles. Put two drops of dish wash liquid in each bottle, pour lukewarm water, shake it well and lastly remove stains or moulds with the toothbrush.

Brush Your Eyebrows

Gone are the days when women use to carry thin brows. Now is the time to embrace fuller brow mane. While you cut or clean them, of course, you want to be gentle. Instead of rubbing that area with wipes, use a soft-bristled brush to clean small eyebrow hair.

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