Have you ever looked at a tube of toothpaste while you were brushing your teeth and thought… What else could I use this for? Well hey, it’s your lucky day because I just happen to know of 10 uses for toothpaste that you’ve probably never thought of.
There’s a million ways to use it {besides brushing your teeth, of course} but I’ve narrowed it down.
10 Uses for Toothpaste {That You’ve Probably Never Thought Of}
- Clean white running shoes. Dab a bit of toothpaste on a wet cloth and buff those suckers back to new.
- Get crayons off walls. I haven’t dealt with this in quite a few years, but put a little toothpaste on the wall, scrub, and voila, naughty deeds undone.
- Clean your iron. If you iron gets gunky build-up, a little toothpaste and elbow grease shines it right back up.
- Use to clean nails. This works great during the gardening season!
- Polish jewelry. A dab of toothpaste and a toothbrush can add the shine back to dull jewelry. {Don’t use on pearls, though}
- Clean the sink. Ever gotten a blob of toothpaste in the sink from an overzealous squeeze of the tube? Get a damp rag and spread it around, toothpaste is a great cleaning agent.
- Remove scratches from DVD’s and CD’s. Put a little toothpaste on a soft clean towel and gently buff away the scratch.
- Dab on blemishes. Toothpaste works wonders on acne. Dab a little on before bed {plus you’ll smell minty fresh all night} and rinse in the morning.
- Use as a bug bite and bee sting ointment. It takes the sting out of the bites.
- Clean white patio furniture. Make a mixture of toothpaste and water, and then put your back into it. With a little effort and time, the patio furniture will look brand new.
Did you know about all of these 10 uses for toothpaste? Do YOU use toothpaste for anything special? Do tell!
~Mavis
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Alice says
You can also use white toothpaste to fill a hole in the wall in place of putty.
Lana says
Yes! We did this in college before moving out!
Margo says
Be careful if you are prone to ants. Some of them love the stuff. Don’t ask me how I know…..
Jennifer says
I’m dating myself, I’m sure but when I was a teenager, It was a common practice to put toothpaste on a hickey. I guess this could go under the blemish category, but sometimes they were huge. Sadly, I don’t remember if it worked or not. Does anyone else remember doing that?
eliz says
I used it to clean the plastic window of my washing machine and it worked great.
Tracey says
Yes! and then, everyone, spray your doors with RAIN-X!! guaranteed to extend the time between cleanings. We also use this on the storm door to keep the dogs wet nose prints easy to clean off.
Laura Z says
I’ve read that you can use it to clean car headlights.
Diane says
Yes, use the paste kind not the gel.
Laura says
Just bought a tube for scrubbing my glass shower door. Haven’t tried it but I’m hopeful.
Jennifer says
PLEASE report back on how it works – I have a frosted door that I am trying g to clean and nothing works! I don’t think mine is glass but ill try anything at this point.
Sure in SoCal says
I use Spray and Wash on my shower glass. Spray on wet glass and let it sit for awhile, then scrub a bit with a teflon type pad and rinse. Works great.
Laura says
I tried it today and it worked very well. Give it a try!
Sue in SoCal says
I’ve heard it works on tile grout but I haven’t tried it myself. Anybody know if it works?
Bobbi says
Is anyone else concerned that toothpaste has something in it that cleans stuff? Lol
Mel says
I think it’s just the baking soda.
kathy brown says
When our daughter was a toddler, she drew a beautiful picture on our oak dining table with a permanent black marker. My mom told me to rub white toothpaste on the markings and wouldn’t ya know it – the permanent marker came right off the wood!
Rosaleen says
Read up more on toothpaste as a jewelry cleaner. It is not recommended.
Tiffany F says
Toothpaste as jewelry cleaner is the only one I’ve heard of before.
Linda says
I have used toothpaste on my diamond solitaire. It seemed to work to make it sparkle, cleaning the underside of the diamond. That tube is exactly what I use all the time.
Your rug is still all over my msn feed. Have you have more interest or sales?
Practical Parsimony
Sue says
Jewelry (excluding pearls and opals) are best cleaned by a solution of 1 part ammonia to 6 parts water. That’s all (plus some unecessary dye) that’s in those jars of jewelry cleaning solution that are sold.
I am definitely going to try the toothpaste on mosquito stings. I am severely reactive to mosquito bites and bite sticks don’t seem to help much. Cellophane tape actually does work, but I don’t like going out in public looking like a toddler attacked me with a roll of Scotch brand…
Diane says
Alcohol works great for mosquito bites! Just make sure you dab it on with a cotton ball before you scratch it because then your skin might sting. My nephew used to get welts the size of a nickel but if we put the alcohol on right away it wouldn’t swell up and no itching! You could also use hand sanitizer because it has alcohol in it.
Laura Z says
If you can find it, Prid works well. It’s a drawing salve and helps pull out the poison. I’m allegergic to bees (but not to the point of anaphylaxis) and mosquitos, and slapping this stuff
on immediately and then putting a large band aid on top of the bite really lessens the reaction I have to both
Christine says
It does not work for me on bug bites but maybe I’m special. Bug bites are pretty extreme on me. The only weird remedy I’ve tried that worked was putting a dab of tobacco on a sting (I was at a golf course and it was on hand when I got stung so I have used it a few times since.)