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Clean walls
- Your kids got carried away with crayons on the walls? Don't worry–toothpaste will help clean up the mess!
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Remove nail polish
- Mix it with water and lemon and you have an effective nail polish remover!
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Remove scuffs
- You can use toothpaste to remove scuffs from leather shoes. Rub some with a soft cloth, and voila!
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Fogged goggles
- Toothpaste is a quick fix to prevent fogged goggles. Coat them with toothpaste and then rinse them.
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Poison ivy
- Toothpaste can help ease the irritation caused when you've been exposed to poison ivy.
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Clean your bathroom sink
- Toothpaste is perfect for eliminating soap residue, and it's also a great deodorant.
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Clean your iron
- You know that gunk that forms on the bottom of your iron? Get rid of it using toothpaste. Just make sure the iron is cool before you apply toothpaste to it.
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Foggy headlights
- You can use toothpaste to polish your headlights. Scrub them in circular motions and wipe them with a damp cloth at the end.
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Watermarks and coffee rings
- These can be hard to remove from furniture. A bit of toothpaste might do the trick. Try it!
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Carpet stains
- Spilled wine or coffee on your carpet? Just rub some toothpaste with a sponge, rinse it, and repeat until the stain is gone.
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Clean CDs and DVDs
- Not only will toothpaste clean them, it also helps smooth out scratches.
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Remove gum from hair
- Applying a bit of toothpaste on the gum will make it less sticky, and therefore easier to remove.
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Kitchen chrome
- Want to give your kitchen or bathroom chrome a nice shine? Toothpaste can help.
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Watch scratches
- Toothpaste can also be effective in removing light scratches from your watch.
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Use it as a hair product
- If you ran out of hair gel, toothpaste can help tame wild hair.
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Clean sneakers
- Give the white rubber bits of your sneakers a breath of fresh air.
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Clean baby bottles
- That sour milk smell is hard to get rid of. Luckily, you can use toothpaste to deodorize baby bottles.
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Remove ink from fabrics
- This can be a nightmare, but toothpaste might just be the product you need.
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Scratches
- Toothpaste can help remove light scratches from your cell phone screen.
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Clean piano keys
- Whether your piano's keys are made of plastic or ivory, toothpaste will help keeping them white and shiny!
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Lipstick
- Lipstick stains are hard to remove from fabrics. Give toothpaste a try before you use stronger products.
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Helps clear up pimples
- Apply some toothpaste to the pimple at night, and the next day it should be dried up. Use non-gel, non-whitening toothpaste only. Don't do this if you have sensitive skin or any skin condition.
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Pest control
- Toothpaste can contain small calcium spikes that can help deter insects from crawling.
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Bug bites
- Bug bites can get really itchy, and toothpaste can help alleviate the symptoms.
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Polish a diamond ring
- The old toothpaste and toothbrush combo can really make a diamond sparkle. And it also works with other jewelry!
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Deodorize hands
- If you have a particularly bad odor on your hands that you can't get rid of with soap and water, toothpaste might do the trick.
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Fogged bathroom mirrors
- Condensation is likely to occur when you have hot water running in your bathroom. Apply some toothpaste to your mirror, and then wipe it off.
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Brake dust
- Brake dust can accumulate on you car wheels and be tough to remove. Toothpaste can help get rid of it. See also: 30 unexpected ways to use coconut oil.
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Brilliant and unexpected uses for toothpaste
It's not just for brushing your teeth!
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Toothpaste revolutionized the way we handle oral hygiene. But not only is it great to keep our teeth and mouth healthy and clean, toothpaste can also be used for many other things. For instance, did you know that you can polish a diamond or clean a carpet stain with toothpaste? And there's more–a lot more!
Curious? Browse through the following gallery and discover the unexpected uses for toothpaste.
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