Toothpaste isn't just for keeping your teeth healthy and clean. It has many other household uses. The suggestions listed below were all tested out using Colgate Toothpaste (the non gel, non-whitening variety.)
- Toothpaste can be used to clean the plate of the iron you use on your clothes. These tend to get scorched, or marked with melted fabric if you happen to burn something as you iron it. They also get watermarks and calcium deposits from water in the grooves on the plates (steam iron). Toothpaste can rubbed onto the sole plate of a cold iron, left for a few minutes and wiped away. Heat the iron up and rub it over a piece of old cloth to complete the cleaning process.
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Jewelery can be cleaned by brushing it with an old toothbrush and toothpaste. Rinse thoroughly. (Not recommended for valuable jewelery which should be professionally cleaned.)
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Deodorize plastic bottles and boxes which tend to smell if kept closed, or used to store strong smelling foods. Simply brush them with toothpaste and toothpaste, leave for a few minutes and rinse. This takes away the smell.
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Chrome can be made to shine brilliantly by rubbing with toothpaste and rinsing clean. Buff with a soft cloth.
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While cleaning you teeth, use toothpaste to clean your bathroom sink. Rub it around the bowl and rinse. This also freshens the drain and prevents stale smells.
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If your little budding artist draws on the walls with crayons, toothpaste will remove their artwork. Rub it on and wipe away with warm water.
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To remove the smell of onions, or garlic from your hands, just rub them with toothpaste and rinse in warm water.
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The occasional pimple can be treated by dabbing it with toothpaste. If this is done at night, the pimple will have dried up and shrunk in size by the morning.
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Use toothpaste as a quick and easy filler for small pin and nail holes in walls. It fills the holes and dries very quickly. This also works on white woodwork.
