How to use old toothbrushes: useful crafts, photos

For hygiene reasons, it is not recommended to use a toothbrush for longer than 3 months. It is replaced with a new one, and the used one is usually sent to a landfill. But economical and savvy, so as not to throw away, they came up with several unusual ways to use the device for dental hygiene. In addition to the usual cleaning of small items, the brush is used for making jewelry, toys for children's development and fishing equipment.

Toothbrush application

Old toothbrushes that are in circulation use:

1. For cleaning seams between wall and floor tiles from dirt. For this purpose, cut off the top with the bristles. Drills are drilled in the middle of the drill hole for an electric drill and a self-made cleaning device quickly removes all dirt and growths in tile joints and in the corners.
2. When washing the soles of shoes. The bristles will remove all the dirt from the embossed surface. And if you brush with toothpaste the white side surfaces of the sneakers and sneakers, there will be no trace of dirt.
3. For washing narrow bottles from the inside.
4. To remove dust and traces of spilled liquid and crumbs between the buttons on the keyboard.
5. Together with anti-stain products, it will cope with the dirt on the carpet and carpet.
6. To remove fresh stains from clothing. A drop of detergent is placed on the contaminated area and rubbed gently with a brush. Do the same with a stain on upholstered furniture.
7. For cleaning surfaces of complex configuration.
8. When washing a mosquito net, the Net is installed in the bathtub, watered from the top of the shower and washed, removing twigs, dried insects, and dirt from the cells with a toothbrush.
9. A simple fixture is useful for removing dust from the blinds. 2 old brushes are fastened together with scotch tape with bristles opposite each other and held in strips of blinds, capturing the top and bottom. Bike chains are also cleaned of dirt.
10. When washing small tea strainers, nets in juicers.
11. For cleaning small parts, for example, handles on a gas stove and kitchen furniture.
12. For cleaning the inside of electric kettles, inaccessible places in appliances.
13. When washing the aquarium, the bristles will wash off the walls of the tank and decorative elements (stones, sunken ships, locks).
14. When brushing hair combs.
15. When peeling young potatoes from peel and corn from hairs.
16. When cleaning soft parts from dust (headphone membrane).
17. For cleaning gold, silver jewelry and jewelry. The jewelry is placed in a glass with water, where previously several drops of detergent and 1-2 drops of ammonia have been placed. Leave for 20-30 minutes. Then, under a stream of water, they clean the surface with a toothbrush.
18. In order to comb long hair in dogs.
19. For children's drawing.
20. For various crafts with children.
21. For cleaning the vehicle interior.
22. For washing and cleaning taps and shower heads from limescale.
23. For the manufacture of wobblers. Watch a very useful video on what you need to do with old toothbrushes.

Beauty Application

Old Toothbrushes:

• apply hair dye;
• hair styling agent is applied to the hair;
• apply cosmetic oil on the lips and massage with a brush with light movements;
• a mixture of soda and salt is applied to the steamed face and massaged, removing the stratum corneum and black spots;
• lubricate eyebrows and eyelashes with castor oil for care;
• color eyebrows or apply gel to shape;
• brush hands and nails after working in the garden. It is better to use a solution of citric acid, taking a few crystals and dissolve in 1 tbsp. This composition will wash away all the dirt ingrained in the skin;
• remove pieces of mascara from eyelashes.

Making jewelry (bracelets)

For the manufacture of bright bracelets for the summer, use brushes with bright transparent handles. In addition to brushes, you will need a saucepan with boiling water, a towel, tongs. Manufacturing process:

1. All bristles are pulled out of the brushes.
2. For 1 min, dipped in boiling water, removed, wrapped in a towel and bent on the arm. If it is not immediately possible to give the product the necessary shape, lower it for several seconds, then one, then the other, ends in boiling water.
3. If twisted decoration is required, then after being removed from the water, the product is twisted around its axis.

What can be done from old toothbrushes

You can make bag hooks with your own hands from old toothbrushes. For this:

• heat the handle with a gas burner;
• bend at the right angle;
• bite off the head with bristles;
• irregularities are corrected by heating the cut-off point with a gas burner;
• drill a hole for fixing to the wall;
• fixed on the wall of the garage, shed, basement and used for its intended purpose.

If the handles on small tools (files) become unusable, they are made from the handles of toothbrushes. Manufacturing steps:

1. Bite off the head with bristles from the used old brush.
2. Cleans the edge of burrs.
3. Drill a hole in the middle.
4. Insert the tool, fix with glue.

Human fantasy knows no bounds and there are many more options for using toothbrushes. Misuse of this hygiene item replaces expensive hair dyeing and facial treatments, develops the imagination of babies, prolongs the life of your favorite tools, giving you the opportunity to save.