Strange and useful ideas for using old toothbrushes

A brush, brush for applying paint, a massager, a bracelet, a doll - this is only a small part of what you can and should do from old toothbrushes. The rubber part of the products is very comfortable. It can be used as the handle of a tool (such as a crochet hook). The bristles, albeit old, well wipe off the dirt. Compactness and flexibility allow penetration into hard-to-reach places. And if you connect imagination, old toothbrushes can turn into a prince and princess or a bright bracelet.

Old Toothbrush at Home

Even after the end of its service life, the brush does not lose its advantages. It perfectly cleans and penetrates the most remote corners. With its help, with one movement of the hand, you can cope with the most complex contaminants, such as tea plaque, stubborn grease, rust, cinder, scale.

Try using an old brush to clean the following items and surfaces:

• mugs with a touch;
• joints of plastic windows;
• seams between the tiles;
• sink drain hole;
• contaminated parts of the washing machine;
• silver and gold jewelry;
• coffee machines
• keyboards;
• hair dryer;
• the rim of the toilet;
• shoes.

Experienced housewives put old toothbrushes in a separate container and place it next to other appliances and cleaning products. So the tool will be at the right time at hand and will be used with benefit.

Child Development and Creativity

Playing improvised items is not only fun, but also useful for children. So they learn to show imagination and ingenuity.

How to develop creativity with old toothbrushes?

• Dolls from brushes. Toddlers need to be accustomed to personal hygiene from early childhood. Cute dolls from old toothbrushes will help to tell about the rules in a playful way. To make crafts, you will need colorful patches of fabrics, beads for the eyes, a needle with thread and glue. Next, you need to sew costumes for brushes. The child can also participate and stick a doll eyes or jewelry on clothes. Examples of toys:



• Drawing pictures. Drawing with an old toothbrush is very easy, and the result is always interesting. To create a picture, you need curly cardboard templates, a sheet of white paper, and watercolor paints. The drawing technique is simple: on paper you need to place patterns (butterflies, stars, hearts), brush paint and draw a finger over the bristle over the pattern with your finger. Small colorful splashes will fly onto the paper, and the place where the template was lying will remain snow-white. Example:



• Bracelets for girls. Toothbrushes are best suited for toothbrushes made from clear plastic. It is necessary to lower the brush into boiling water and, using pliers, pull the bristles out of softened plastic. Then you should again lower the base into boiling water, and after about 1 minute it can be bent into a bracelet. Be careful not to burn yourself!

Hair and Skin Beauty Brush

An old toothbrush can be used to scrub the skin. Nylon bristles exfoliate the stratum corneum and massage at the same time. She can massage her lips, face, chin, neck. It is recommended that you first apply a cleansing foam to your face. After the procedure, the skin looks fresh and rejuvenated. Many thus correct the shape of the face. And if you massage the back of the head with a brush, you can get rid of the tormenting migraine and remove the facial clamps.

An old toothbrush is a great brush for applying hair cosmetics.Thick bristles contribute to uniform distribution of compositions. For example, an impromptu brush is convenient to apply:

• hair dye;
• masks;
• tint balm;
• oil and vitamin solutions (on the basal area).

How to make a present for a man from an old brush?

If the owner of the house likes to go fishing, then he will surely appreciate the gift in the form of a bait-wobbler from an old toothbrush. Do it yourself is quite simple. For crafts you will need the following tools:

• stationery knife;
• a long nail;
• steel wire or paper clip;
• triple or double hooks - 2 pairs;
• pliers or round-nose pliers;
• lighter.

You will also need an old toothbrush with a beautiful pen.

Further course of action:

1. Heat the clerical knife and cut off the brush head. Give the wobbler the desired shape.
2. Take a nail with pliers and pierce the base of the bait through and through.
3. Insert the steel wire.
4. Use a pair of pliers to bend the wire from both ends into rings. The fishing line will be attached on one side, and a hook on the other.
5. With a hot nail, make another hole in the bottom. Hook another hook on the visible wire.
6. For expressiveness, you can glue bead eyes on the bait or paint the wobbler with waterproof paint.

Homemade bait is no worse than purchased. It is considered shallow and is great for catching perch.

The use of old toothbrushes knows no bounds. They have proven themselves in cleaning the apartment, useful for creative work, for hair and skin care. Give your products a second life!