You bought a new toothbrush and are ready to toss the old one in the garbage. Hold on hot foot! There’s still plenty of life in that old toothbrush so don’t trash it! Here are 7 ways to use a toothbrush for beauty.
- Clumpy Mascara – Don’t have an eyelash separator or fan brush? No worries, a toothbrush can do the same thing…try it! You can use a toothbrush to help separate lashes and remove clumps of mascara.
- Nail Art – Dip the bristles in nail polish and do paint splatter nail art or cool brush stroke patterns! Get creative and have fun with it!
- Hair Color – You don’t have to run out and purchase a tint brush, a toothbrush will do the trick for applying hair highlights and root touch-ups.
- Lip Exfoliation – Easily exfoliate your lips but be gentle! You can also exfoliate other areas of skin with a toothbrush such as elbows, knees and the heels of your crusty feet! 😉
- Nail Care – Gently exfoliate your cuticles with a toothbrush and water or cuticle oil. Also clean under the tips of your nails!
- Clean Beauty Tools – Use a toothbrush to clean beauty tools such as combs, hair brushes and hair dryer vents. I doubt I need to say this but make sure the toothbrush is dry if cleaning electrical items.
- Eyebrow Taming – Get those unruly eyebrows in order by brushing them. If needed, put a tiny bit of Vaseline on the bristles to help hold your eyebrow hairs in place.
Extra Tip: This isn’t a beauty tip but I do this all the time! Clean your jewelry with a toothbrush! The bristles are amazing for cleaning those tiny, hard to reach spaces of rings, pendants, etc. If you wear sterling silver or white gold like I do add toothpaste while cleaning your jewelry, then rinse. It removes tarnish spots and shines it up like new!
I’m sure there are even more ways to use a toothbrush for beauty, if you some feel free to share below by leaving a comment! Did I miss any tips? Do you do any of the tips listed above?
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I use my old toothbrushes to clean but I had NEVER thought of using it for beauty tips! Love this!
What clever tips and most would have not thought about doing. I love the nail tip suggestion
I have an excess of cheap toothbrushes, thanks for the great ideas. I will definitely have to try the splatter polish one. Personally, I use old toothbrushes to clean my bowling shoes 🙂
I'm in agreement…clever post. Thanks for all the tips, Mina!
I will never ever throw a toothbrush away after reading all of your tips. Love the idea to exfoliate your lips with it.
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Great Tips!
What is wrong with me!!! I could have been using a toothbrush all along to touch up my roots! Thanks for these tips, Cutie!!
Love all the many uses for using an extra toothbrush! I use it for cleaning the house in tiny spaces. Never thought to use it for cleaning up my beauty routine. Love these ideas!
So many great uses for this one little brush. It's kind of the DUCT tape of brushes isn't it?
Wow, I never would have considered most of those uses with a tooth brush! Those are great!
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AshleySears Hi Ashley, I'm glad you enjoyed the post! I've used old toothbrushes to clean too but I saw a tip yesterday where someone used a toothbrush to clean their computer keyboard…I never thought of that!
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Blessed_Element Thank you! I think the nail tip is one I use the most and it's especially handy for cleaning the nails for men & also little ones that love playing in the dirt! Lol
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pyrodamsel Yes, definitely try the nail art tip, it's really fun. Lol I never thought to use a toothbrush to clean shoes…I wonder if that's how my mother used to keep my tap shoes so perfect!
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Lozlosa Thank you darling, I'm glad you liked it!
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Shopping Spy Lol Kristina, I can't believe how many things we all throw away, things that are useful in some other way. I actually just used a dollar store toothbrush to remove a bit of lint from my sweater because I can't find my lint brush!
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Midnight Manicures Thank you, glad you like the post! 🙂
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KimberlyisHere Lol you're welcome! It really is a quick fix. I use a cheap toothbrush for highlights and I like it better than the brush thingy that comes with the kit! By the way, I miss you Kimberly!
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JadeLDesigns Thank you, I'm glad you like these ideas! It's crazy how many things can be done with a toothbrush…cleaning, beauty, art & more!
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stillblondeaaty LOL!!! I didn't even think of it that way, it totally is like the duct tape of brushes!
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amomhavingfun Thank you! I'm glad you liked them. 🙂
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Great tips. I used my old toothbrushes to clean my jewelry all the time. It's a rotation!! lol
All great and creative ideas! Thanks for sharing xo
Thanks for sharing these great tips!
Thank you for all of these! Definitely going to start recycling old toothbrushes.
To clean in between tiles and other hard to reach spots. 🙂
Wow this is genius! I am always trying to come up with ways to clean my vents. Too bad I just switched to an electrical toothbrush. The little nub on the end is hard to hold onto.
That's smart! Someone mentioned cleaning their tiles that way and she showed before & after photos, it was awesome! Can't believe I never though of that.
Lol me too, I'm using an electronic toothbrush now & I love it! You could always check the dollar store for those bundle packs that come with a few toothbrushes & use each one for something different around the house 🙂
I keep one for cleaning jewelry, another for cleaning tiny crevices in my bathroom, one for vents, that sort of thing. Old toothbrushes are mighty handy to have around. 🙂
I also use toothbrush for cleaning between tiles and for cleaning my white leather shoes.
I use an old toothbrush for detail cleaning in the bathroom.
I also use old ones for cleaning the tiles, or on the dogs teeth. Not the same one, though 😉
I'm with Phyrra – I use old toothbrushes for cleaning in my bathroom 🙂
LOL! That's a good one…I actually purchased a doggie toothbrush for my Lulu years ago & it didn't occur to me until a month or 2 later that I could've just used a regular ol' toothbrush!
I always forget to try the shoe cleaning, it's such a good idea.
This is a brilliant post. I have used the old toothbrush on the hairline trick a few times, and as a lip scrubber but I now prefer to use Lush lip scrubs, I must try the nail brush one!
I use my toothbrush for lip exfoliation , too . 🙂
It works great .
— Nicole O.
Love love LOVE these tips. Some I use and some I had a total V9 moment..^_^ Now being one that mother nature gave frizzy hair to (not curly…frizzy!!!) I have another great thing you can do with a toothbrush. When I braid my hair I always have these little frizzy wisp that I really don’t want (ok well sometimes I do but not always). One way to tame them is to spray some hairspray on a toothbrush and gently comb those wispies back into my hairline.
I also use old mascara wands I wash them really good and spray them with hair spray and comb my eyebrows to keep them in place
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Oh that’s a good one, I’ll have to try that!