4 clever household tips: What toothpaste can do

It's really surprising how useful the wonder weapon from our bathroom is for us in other areas of the household too. Here are a few practical household tips with toothpaste.

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Toothpaste is not only helpful when brushing your teeth, there are also some clever household tips with this miracle weapon.

Cleaning sneakers with toothpaste

White sneakers that are dirty will become sparkling clean again if you first put a dab of washing-up liquid on an old toothbrush and rub it carefully over them. Dab off the resulting foam with a towel. Then apply toothpaste to the toothbrush and repeat the process.

Cleaning tile joints with toothpaste

Apply a little toothpaste to an old toothbrush, scrub the joints thoroughly and then rinse thoroughly with clean water.

Fill nail holes with toothpaste

Do you want to rehang pictures or are you moving out and need to fill old holes in the walls in a hurry? You can easily fill holes in white walls with white paste. If the walls have been painted with "works of art" by your children, it also helps to remove them.

Remove odors with toothpaste

It's annoying when unpleasant odors stick to your fingers when cutting onions or garlic. If soap is not enough, simply rub some toothpaste between your fingers and wash it off afterwards.

Bathroom mirrors

Bathroom mirrors will no longer fog up if you rub them carefully with a little toothpaste. Then polish thoroughly with a soft cloth.