Toothpaste isn’t just for making your teeth white and promoting good dental health. It boasts an array of household uses. Here are some handy ways you can take advantage of multitasking toothpaste that have nothing to do with your teeth.
1. Heal a bruise
Try mixing toothpaste with lotion and applying the homemade salve to a bruise before bed. Loosely cover the bruise and rinse the area in the morning. Repeat this process until the bruise disappears (2- 3 days).
2. Clear pimples
Apply non-gel, non-whitening toothpaste to your pimple. The toothpaste dehydrates the pimple and absorbs its oil. So, it should be dried up by morning. Note that this method works best on pimples that have come to a head and may irritate sensitive skin.
3. Deodorize hands
If you’ve been cutting garlic or handling fish, you may feel desperate to rid your hands of those nasty smells. Toothpaste deodorizes hands in the same way it does your mouth.
4. Soothe a bug bite
Itchy from that nasty bug bite? Dab a drop of toothpaste on a bug bite or insect sting to soothe the itch or pain. This home remedy works for all sorts of skin ailments, from sores to blisters.
5. Clean fingernails
For shinier, stronger nails, scrub them regularly with toothpaste. If it works for your teeth, it should work for your nails too, right? Make sure to scrub both under and over the nails.
6. Shine silver and brass
It can also be used to shine and buff silver and brass. Try lightly scrubbing your precious metals with a soft toothbrush treated with a dab of toothpaste. Rinse the materials thoroughly and polish with a soft cloth.
7. Deodorize the bathroom sink
Grab the tube from the medicine cabinet. Squirt some into the sink. Scrub with a sponge. Rinse. Not only will this strategy clean your sink, it will also kill any odors coming from the drain.
8. Make scuffs disappear
Remove scuff on leather and linoleum. For leather shoes and purses, rub the scuff with a soft cloth and rinse with a damp cloth. To clean linoleum, scrub the residue using toothpaste and a dry cloth.
