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Step 1
My favorite off-the-cuff use for toothpaste is as a freshener for my hands after I've handled onions or any other odiferous item in the kitchen. Simply smear some toothpaste in your hands, rub vigorously and rinse. Your hands will be minty clean!
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Step 2
In a pinch, dab a bit of mint flavored toothpaste on a itchy welt from a bug bite. You should feel relief from the bug bite fairly quickly. Toothpaste will also soothe light burns such as a sunburn.
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Step 3
Use the paste type toothpaste (NOT the gel type) to plug up holes left by nails in a wall. It will harden up and act just like any other hole filler.
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Step 4
Toothpaste is a mild abrasive so use it to clean scruff marks off shoes or light stains off counters, or small marks on walls. Just apply it with a soft rag, give a quick scrub and rinse.
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Step 5
You can even use the paste type of toothpaste to soothe a pimple - just dab a bit on the pimple before going to bed and, in the morning, you'll awakened with a diminished flaw. It really works!
Comments
hermanoslatinos said
on 3/29/2009 Wow,I had no clue you could do so many things with toothpaste. I learned something today thanks! 5*
pepper0617 said
on 3/21/2009 Very good! i'm gonna have to try some of those tips, especially the scuff marks on shoes. With these kids I need all the help I can get.
surly-mac said
on 3/20/2009 Creatively using toothpaste is more great stuff... even old guys (no pimples... OR teeth) can make use of 80% of these creative tips. Thanks!
pondripples said
on 3/20/2009 Be careful who you tell that nail hole trick to. I once saw someone use an entire tube on 7 push pin holes. The room smelled minty fresh for months after that, even with the blobs being scrubbed off.