10 Uses for Toothpaste

Toothpaste is a useful substance that can do all sorts of things besides clean and whiten your teeth. There are creative ways to use toothpaste that will surprise you and save you time and money by solving life's little problems with something you already have on hand.

1. Use toothpaste to stop the itching from a bug bite - dab a little toothpaste on your mosquito bite and leave it there. It will reduce itching, swelling and pain and make your bite feel better. Toothpaste can be a lifesaver on camping trips.

2. Use Toothpaste to clean like a magic eraser - If you have no expensive magic erasers on hand, use a little toothpaste and a soft cloth to clean a difficult stain. Toothpaste is mildly abrasive and will remove marks and scuffs just like a magic eraser. Toothpaste will also remove crayon marks from walls.

3. Use toothpaste to fill nail holes in your walls. This classic trick is not just for dorm rooms and first apartments. You can fill a hole and paint over it for a perfect looking wall and to save your security deposit.

4. Keep your bathroom mirror from fogging up by rubbing on toothpaste and then wiping. This will reduce your mirror's tendency to fog when you shower and keep clean and clear.

5. Toothpaste deodorizes so use it to clean and deodorize your cutting board, your counter, baby bottles, dishes and any item that has taken on an unpleasant smell.

6. Use Toothpaste as shoe polish. Toothpaste will clean and remove scuffs and leave your shoes shiny without the need for various colors of shoe polish.

7. Use Toothpaste and an old toothbrush to clean and polish jewelry. Gently scrub and rinse metals and stones to leave clean and shiny.

8. Use toothpaste to reduce skin blemishes. Toothpaste will soothe and reduce acne blemishes if you find yourself with no other alternative. Like soothing a bug bite, toothpaste will reduce pain and inflammation.

9. Clean chrome with toothpaste. Professional maids have long known to use toothpaste to shine the chrome in your bathtub or sink. Shiny chrome is a great finishing touch to make your room sparkle.

10. Use toothpaste to clean the gunk off your steam iron. The residue left on your iron can be easily cleaned with toothpaste and a little elbow grease.

What else can you clean with toothpaste? Just about anything that can stand a little gentle abrasive scrub. Cautiously try it on just about anything and see how much you can save on specialized expensive cleaning products and beauty aids. Visit the dollar store for a cheap tube of toothpaste and replace other costly products with this versatile alternative.