8 ingenious uses for toothpaste

You may think that the only use for toothpaste is to keep your mouth squeaky clean and cavity-free. However, its abrasive texture and cleaning power makes it a useful household cleaning tool.

One word of advice: when cleaning with toothpaste, use regular white toothpaste instead of the gel version, as that may cause your hard work to backfire.

 

8 ingenious uses for toothpaste:

1. Shine silver
If your favourite ring or necklace is looking a little dull, brighten it up with the help of toothpaste. Just wet it and rub a little toothpaste on it, before rinsing and drying it with a clean cloth. However, avoid doing this too often as toothpaste will remove its tarnish.

2. Achieve gleaming taps again
Using a wet sponge, rub some toothpaste over the surfaces of your bathroom fixtures to get them gleaming once again.

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3. Remove coffee and tea stains from mugs
Use a little toothpaste to remove the stubborn ring left behind by your coffee mug.

4. Wipe away make-up smudges
Got some lipstick or mascara on your counter top? Toothpaste will help get rid of it.

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5. Remove food odours from your hands
Rub your hands with toothpaste and rinse to remove any garlic or fishy smells from your fingers.

6. Erase watermarks on wood
Eliminate those pesky watermarks by buffing it out with some toothpaste and a damp cloth.

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7. Remove permanent marker stains
If you accidentally got some marker stains on your wooden table, fret not, just use toothpaste.

8. Brighten your trainers
Scrub your trainers with some toothpaste to keep them looking fresh and new.

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