How to Use a Toothbrush for House Cleaning

Dentists recommend replacing toothbrushes once every 6 months. How can we recycle all the old toothbrushes? One good choice is to use old toothbrushes to clean. As a cleaning tool, a toothbrush is inexpensive, effective and useful throughout the house.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Old toothbrush
• White distilled vinegar
• Chlorine bleach
• Toothpaste
• Rubbing alcohol
• Furniture polish

Cleaning the Bathroom

1. Spray lime deposits around bathroom fixtures with full-strength vinegar. Let soak for 2 hours. Scrub with the toothbrush to loosen remaining lime deposits.

2. Apply a mixture of 1 cup water and 1 cup bleach to mildew spots. Let sit for a few minutes. Scrub with the toothbrush before rinsing.

3. Use an old toothbrush to clean the tracks on sliding shower doors.

4. Renew grout by spraying full-strength white distilled vinegar on the grout. Let the vinegar sit for a few minutes and scrub with an old toothbrush.

Cleaning the Kitchen

5. Combine 1 cup chlorine bleach with 1 cup water. Dip the toothbrush in the mixture and clean the surfaces around the gasket.

6. Clean can opener wheels with a toothbrush dipped in white distilled vinegar.

7. Scrub around oven knobs with a toothbrush damp with chlorine bleach.

Cleaning the Rest of the House

8. Remove crayon from walls with a small amount of toothpaste on a wet toothbrush. Lightly scrub the crayon off the wall. Wipe the toothpaste off wall with a damp towel.

9. Soak a toothbrush in rubbing alcohol. Rub the toothbrush on window panes marred by dried paint. The paint will wipe off.

10. Dip the toothbrush into furniture polish to clean carved woodwork. Lightly brush the carved wood.

11. Remove tiny blemishes in glass by rubbing toothpaste over the scratches.