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15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

You still think toothpaste is only for brushing your teeth ?

Then this trick is for you.

Indeed, there are many practical uses for this good old toothpaste!

Here are 15 clever uses for toothpaste that very few people know about and yet are very useful.

You will adopt several, I am sure. Watch:

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

1. Fill nail or thumbtack holes in your white walls with toothpaste

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

Are you changing your decor and moving your frames to the walls?

Do you return your apartment and want to quickly fill the nail and bedbug holes in the white walls of your apartment, in order to recover your deposit?

Take out your tube of toothpaste and plug the holes one by one.

This is the most economical trick to find walls like new. Click here to discover the trick.

2. Are your DVDs or CDs scratched? Fix them with toothpaste

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

Watch this tutorial, it will explain exactly how to remove scratches from your CDs to listen to them again. Click here to discover the trick.

3. Toothpaste, ideal for cleaning the joints of your tiles

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

To thoroughly clean the joints of your bathroom or kitchen tiles, apply toothpaste to your joints and scrub with a brush. Click here to see the trick.

4. Nothing better to erase the traces of pencil, ballpoint pen and marker on the walls

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

If your children are like mine and like to draw on the walls, then this trick will make your life easier.

Place a little toothpaste on a clean cloth or a paper towel and gently rub the pencil marks. Wipe away toothpaste residue with a clean, dry cloth. Click here to discover the trick.

5. To get rid of ink and lipstick stains on clothes

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

To get rid of that nasty ink stain, spread toothpaste on it and rub with the fabric of the garment. Once the toothpaste has absorbed the ink, scrape it off.

If the stain is not completely gone, start again by adding more toothpaste. Click here to discover the trick.

6. To clean the soleplate of your iron

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

Spread toothpaste on the soleplate of your iron and rub gently until the soleplate is clean again. Rinse with a sponge to remove toothpaste residue.

7. To prevent fogging of the bathroom mirror

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

To prevent your bathroom mirror from fogging up, spread a small amount of toothpaste on the mirror with a soft cloth and rub until clean.

The thin film of toothpaste that will remain on your mirror will prevent fogging.

8. An ideal home remedy for pimples

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

Do you have a little pimple that pushes? Do not panic. Eliminate it with toothpaste.

Toothpaste can dry out the pimple and therefore eliminate it quickly. This trick is particularly effective against acne pimples. Click here to discover the trick.

9. Whiten your nails with toothpaste

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

To find whiter nails and eliminate traces of varnish, toothpaste is your ideal ally.

Scrub your nails with a soft toothbrush and toothpaste like you do your teeth. Wash your hands and admire the result. Click here to discover the trick.

10. Nicotine yellow fingers? Restore their whiteness with toothpaste

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

To restore the whiteness of your fingers, rub them with toothpaste as you can with soap. The whitening effect of the toothpaste will allow you to reduce the traces left by nicotine.

To find out how to get perfectly white fingers when you are a smoker, read our tip.

11. Clean your car headlights with toothpaste

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

Your headlights look old and unrecoverable. Clean them in the blink of an eye by spreading toothpaste and rubbing with a brush and then a cloth.

To see the result, watch the before - after video in this tip.

12. Clean your silver jewelry with toothpaste

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

To restore the shine to your silver jewelry, just rub it with a toothbrush and toothpaste as explained in detail in our tip.

13. To get rid of bad odors on your hands

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

Some odors stay on your fingers and your usual soap can't remove them.

To get rid of those lingering odors all at once, toothpaste is the miracle solution! Click here to discover the trick.

14. To remove fog from swimming goggles

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

Do you like to see clearly in your swimming goggles when you swim? Click here to discover the trick.

15. To relieve a minor burn

15 Surprising Uses of Toothpaste.

Did you burn yourself while cooking? Use toothpaste to relieve the burn. Click here to discover the trick.