Why Thrifty Housewives Don't Throw Away Toothpaste Tubes: Here's How They Use Them

02.05.2023 20:30

When the toothpaste runs out, thrifty housewives are in no hurry to throw the tube in the trash.

They extract the maximum benefit from it and only then throw it away. A simple trick helps to clean the plumbing to a shine .

What is the trick?

Thrifty housewives cut off the sealed part of the tube and apply the remaining paste to taps, faucets, and chrome shelves in the bathroom.

The paste is rubbed in with a damp cloth, sponge or old toothbrush. But it is not washed off immediately, but left for 30-60 minutes.

After half an hour or an hour, remove the dried paste with a dry cloth. According to housewives who use this trick, after this trick with toothpaste, there is no trace of limescale left.

Toothpaste and brushes
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Soap stains also disappear. The plumbing shines from cleanliness. And to make the bathtub shine, this procedure is repeated once every two weeks.

Dmitry Bobrovich Author: Dmitry Bobrovich Internet resource editor