The holidays are over and I’m busy cleaning again. I have 13 cleaning hacks using regular (not gel) toothpaste to share with you.
Silver –
Place some regular toothpaste on a microfiber cloth and buff tarnish off silver.
Rinse off the toothpaste and the tarnish is gone.
Copper –
Place some regular toothpaste on a microfiber cloth and buff tarnish off copper.
Rinse off the toothpaste and the tarnish is gone. This also works to polish chrome as well.
Clean phone screens, CDs, DVDs, etc. –
Place some regular toothpaste on a microfiber cloth and buff the screen, CD, or DVD.
Use a damp cloth to clean the toothpaste off and your screen is clean.
You can rinse CDs and DVDs under the faucet, then use a cotton cloth to lightly dry them.
Remove Odor From Plastic –
Rinse your plastic out.
Rub the inside of the plastic with the toothpaste. This works great to remove strong smells like onions as well.
Rinse out the toothpaste and wash. The odor will be gone.
Clean your Stainless Pots and Pans –
Place some regular toothpaste on a microfiber cloth and buff the stainless.
Rinse off the toothpaste and watch it shine.
Deodorize and clean your sink –
Place some regular toothpaste on a microfiber cloth and buff your sink. Rinse the toothpaste away and your sink will be deodorized and shine.
Wash Odors Off Your Hands –
Just finished cutting an onion? Rub some toothpaste on your hands.
While you’re at it wash your jewelry. (Clean silver chains and necklaces too)
Rinse your hands and they’ll be free of odors.
Remove Crayon –
Place some regular toothpaste on a microfiber cloth and buff the crayon away from doors, tables, and walls. Wipe off the toothpaste with a damp cloth.
Remove Marker From Wood –
Place some regular toothpaste on a microfiber cloth and buff the marker off wood.
Wipe off the toothpaste with a damp cloth.
Buff your Faucets –
Place some regular toothpaste on a microfiber cloth and buff your faucets. Rinse the toothpaste off, wipe with a clean cloth and your faucets will shine.
Remove Soap Scum –
Place some regular toothpaste on a microfiber cloth and rub on the soap scum.
Rinse the toothpaste off and your soap scum will be gone.
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I’ve used toothpaste to clean my jewelry for years, but I didn’t know about using it for my cellphone screen. I’ll have to try that today!
Thanks Lisa, I too have been using it to clean jewelry and silver for a while and it was a fun challenge to find other ways to use it. I hope it works for you as good as it did for me.
That was my thought too! Thanks for the tip Chas!
Chaz,
Great ideas with the toothpaste!
Thank you so much Anne 🙂
I have one for ya! You can use toothpaste to clean and clear up your headlights on your car. Add some toothpaste to a cloth then in a small circular motion cover the entire headlight. Then with a wet soft clean cloth polish and clean of the toothpaste until you see your lights go from dull to almost new and clear. This will help you see the road so much better and give your car a little face lift of confidence. Lol ?
Thank you so much for sharing with all of us Jaden, I truly appreciate it! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Wow! Great information! I didn’t know that you can use toothpaste for so many things. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks Linda – what is your favorite use for toothpaste (other than teeth)?
You have put a spin on toothpaste, thanks for all the ways to use up toothpaste. I just found some I had never thought of or seen. Thank you for sharing on #omhgff this week!
Thank you so much Karren and I’m glad you learned some new uses too. It was a fun challenge and I’m excited to always learn new things. Thanks for stopping by.
We use to use white toothpaste to cover nail holes. Found you on Bloggers Pit Stop link party
Thank you so much for sharing that tip Candy, have a great day!
Amazing, I had no idea toothpaste could be used to clean. Pinning to my cleaning board for reference. Happy Weekend, Kippi #kippiathome
Thank you Kippi and it’s such great stuff! I had bought a vintage rocking chair at a thrift store years ago and someone wrote the price ($4 – what a steal) on the wood in sharpie. I used toothpaste and it was as clean as new! Thanks for the Pin!
Wow! I am definitely pinning this! Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you so much Angela
What about the little solar panels on garden decorative items? Would toothpaste work there?
I have not tried that yet Julia, but that is a great idea to try it.
I learned so much from this post. Who knew toothpaste could do so much!
Thank you so much and I hope it helps you as much as it’s helped me
I had no idea – I will have to try this on my pots and pans and my silver.
Thank you Val and I hope it helps you as much as it’s helped me.
Never considered toothpaste for plastic! Great!
Thank you Gael and I hope these help you as they have me 🙂
Chas, these are great and practical ideas, using toothpaste to clean.
We will feature this post on the next Blogger’s Pit Stop. Well done.
Kathleen
Thank you so much Kathleen and thanks for the feature. I’m so thrilled you like the ideas too – see you at the next party 🙂
Wow! I never realized that toothpaste could be used for so many different thing! I will definitely be trying it out on my pot and silverware!
Thank you Randi and I hope it works as well for you as it has for me 🙂
Wait…what?! You can do all of this with toothpaste?! Amazing. Well, I’m off to do some cleaning. 😉
Thank you so much Amy, you are too sweet 🙂 I’m thrilled you want to try some of these.
Hi Chas! Thank you for sharing these tips at Share Your Style #197 this week!! I am happy to pin to my Cleaning + Organizing board for you. <3
Have a great weekend!
Barb 🙂
Thank you so much Barbara. Thank you for the Pin, I appreciate that and thanks for stopping by.
Had no idea, thanks for these tips! Shared ♥
Thank you Dee, and thanks for sharing. 🙂
Those are some great tips! Thanks for sharing at The Mark and Jan Show #LetsParty!
Thank you so much Jan and thanks for a great party!
What?!?! Chas, you amaze me! I’ve used toothpaste in a couple of these ways before, but most of these are new to me! I’m pinning this for future reference.
Thank you so much for joining the Grace at Home party at Imparting Grace! I’m featuring you this week.
Thank you so much Richella you are so very kind. Thank you for the Pin and feature, I appreciate that. See you at this week’s link party 🙂