What do you do with an old toothbrush when you switch out for a new one? While you would normally toss them in the trash can, here are a few ideas of ways you can Reuse Old Toothbrushes. I love this because it allows us to get the most use out of an item which is the best way to get the most for your money or avoid spending money you don’t need to spend. It’s a Win Win!
- Use them as scrubbing brushes for the dirt on harder vegetables, like potatoes and pumpkins.
- Remove dirt from underneath your finger nails.
- Remove mud or tough dirt from the treads of your shoes.
- Bring a splinter to the surface by softening your old toothbrush with hot water and soap and lightly rubbing it over the splinter. It should bring it to the surface of your skin.
Here are some ways your old toothbrushes can be used to clean items:
- Clean the grout in between tiled floors.
- Clean difficult areas of the bathroom, like the faucets, tiles and the hinges of your toilet seat.
- Clean small areas of the house where mildew and dirt piles form.
- Clean your silver
- Clean bike chains. Maybe even apply WD40 on the chain as well.
- Clean small oil/grease marks off tools/benches, etc.
- Clean your computer keyboard.
- Clean & polish your jewelry.
Important: Before using it around your home, you should clean the brush with bleach to avoid any spreading of germs AND you should also label it with permanent marker is best so that no one uses it in their mouth again. If you used it to clean your home, you should keep it stored with your cleaning supplies just in case.
Are there any other ways in which you have used an old toothbrush? I’d love to hear your tips & tricks.
I just throw out my old toothbrushes, but I see that I will not be doing this anymore! I like cleaning under my fingernails with my old toothbrush, and using an old toothbrush for cleaning stuff out of my shoes that have treads. I think all of these are great ideas.
Thanks! Glad you liked them
grout cleaning is a great idea!
You have some great ideas here. I have used them many times to get into tough areas of the home cleaning and grout and for jewelry cleaning but never thought of things like your shoes, etc. Love your ideas
My mom uses them to clean around her house all the time. She never labeled hers, I remember when I was little asking her why there were toothbrushes out in the kitchen
That’s awesome. I tend to forget so I am making it a point to keep them for these purposes.
I have been using old toothbrushes for years to clean with. Especially faucets and grout. They work great! I didn’t know about removing splinters with them. I’ll have to remember that.
Your style is really unique in comparison to other people I
have read stuff from. Many thanks for posting when you’ve
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