Household items reimagined: DIY cleaning solutions with toothpaste revealed
Keep the home clean, even with a full schedule! Everyday messes, like marks on walls or scuffed surfaces, can drive you crazy. Luckily, toothpaste, that bathroom essential, can help tackle these tiny chores thanks to its abrasive properties. Here's how to make the most of cleaning with your trusty tube:
Which Toothpaste is Best?Avoid toothpaste with whitening agents, as they can bleach surfaces. Opt for a standard, white toothpaste instead. Forget about the variety pack of cleaning solutions, and grab the toothpaste tube!
Cleaning Surfaces:With a microfiber cloth and your chosen toothpaste, give these household items a new shine:
- Copper: Dab toothpaste on a dry cloth, and buff away tarnish with circular motions. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
- Iron plates and hot styling tools: Remove scum, hair, skin cells, or rust stains by buffing with toothpaste. Wipe off toothpaste residue with a damp cloth.
- Crayon marks on walls: Start with a damp cloth, apply toothpaste directly to the mark, then work it out with the damp cloth.
- Cutting board odors: Instead of using dish soap, scrub the board with toothpaste, rinse, and you're done.
- Shower door: Buff your door to perfection with toothpaste and a damp cloth, then rinse thoroughly.
Carpet and Upholstery:Don't call the professionals to remove ink or lipstick stains anymore—toothpaste can help!
- Dab toothpaste onto the stain and let it dry.
- Gently blot the toothpaste away with a warm, damp cloth.
- For extra cleanliness, vacuum over the area.
Household and Personal Items:
- Silver: Use toothpaste as a replacement for silver cleaner, and buff to perfection.
- Linoleum: Work toothpaste into scuffs or scratches using lots of pressure, then buff out. This technique can also be used for patent leather, soft white leather, sneaker midsoles, or vinyl.
- Cell phones: Buff out minor screen scratches with toothpaste on your fingertip, wiping away any residue afterward.
- Jewelry: Toothpaste works great for cleaning silver, but take care when using it on gold or items with stones. Consult a jeweler before cleaning delicate pieces.
- Capitalize on the abrasive properties of a standard, white toothpaste to keep your home clean, tackling everyday messes on various items such as copper, iron plates, shower doors, and walls.
- To revive the shine of a copper item, dab toothpaste onto a dry, microfiber cloth and buff away tarnish with circular motions, following up with a rinse and dry.
- Remove scum, hair, skin cells, or rust stains from iron plates and hot styling tools by buffing with toothpaste and wiping off the residue with a damp cloth.
- Eradicate crayon marks on walls by starting with a damp cloth, applying toothpaste directly to the mark, then working it out with the damp cloth.
