In accordance with hygiene rules, the service life of a toothbrush should not exceed 3 months. Experts say that during this time the bristles become deformed and many microbes accumulate on them. Someone has no problem throwing an item that has served its “age” into the trash. And someone, out of a sense of frugality, finds a new use for it. If you use a little imagination, you can make a lot of interesting and useful things out of an old toothbrush.
Helper in the fight for cleanliness
The main purpose of the brush is cleaning. If it is no longer safe to trust it to keep your teeth clean, then it will still do an excellent job with other objects. With the help of soft bristles, it is much easier to remove dirt in hard-to-reach places, where a sponge cannot cope. In this capacity, a toothbrush can be used:
- when washing vegetables;
- cleaning jewelry;
- cleaning tile joints on walls and floors;
- removing dirt from household appliances, mosquito nets, ventilation grilles, blinds, and keyboard gaps;
- scrubbing stains on carpet, clothes, furniture.
Cleaning small objects with a brush is quick and convenient, but washing large surfaces can take a lot of time. To speed up the process, the handle of the hygiene accessory is cut off, and the main part with bristles is attached to the drill bit of a screwdriver. The result is a mechanical cleaning device.
Cosmetic accessory
After boiling and treating an old brush in a disinfectant solution, it can be used for cosmetic procedures:
- The brush will successfully replace a cosmetic brush when coloring hair and eyebrows.
- To prevent lips from fading with age, it is recommended to massage them. Soft bristles will do the job perfectly.
- Before applying varnish, nails must be thoroughly washed and degreased. This task can be entrusted to a hygienic accessory. The brush easily removes dirt from under the nails. Some fashionistas use bristles to create an original manicure, drawing wavy lines over the uncured varnish or splashing intricate drops of a contrasting color.
- A toothbrush can be used to comb eyebrows and remove excess and clumps of mascara from eyelashes.
Artistic tool
A hygiene tool can become an artistic one. If you master a simple drawing technique, you can create paintings using watercolors and a toothbrush. The paint is applied to the pile and splashed, creating picturesque drops reminiscent of stars, leaves, and snowflakes.
A man will appreciate it
- The handle of an old brush will replace a broken similar part, for example, a screwdriver or an awl.
- The former cleaning item will also come in handy for lubricating a bicycle chain.
- You always need a hanger in your garage or cottage. Why buy new? The bristles are removed from the brush and the plastic part is placed in boiling water. The high temperature softens the plastic so it can now be bent into a hook shape. Holes are made in the plate - the former working hygienic surface - for fastening to the wall.
- Due to its miniature size and long handle, the brush is useful for painting internal hard-to-reach parts of the heating battery.
- Fishing enthusiasts may also need it - wobblers are made from part of the handle.
In these simple ways you can give new life to an object that has lost its original meaning.
