Life hack Ten things you can do with your toothpaste at home

The everyday toothpaste we use to brush our teeth can be used to do other things which are quite amazing. Here are some life hacks you can do with your toothpaste at home.

1. Restore scratched CD disk

You don't need to throw away your scratched dvd or cd disk when it doesn't play smoothly, just apply a little toothpaste on the dvd and gently scrub with a clean cloth and your dvd is good to go.

2. Clean white shoes

You don't need to worry when your new white trainers loses a bit of it's color after been exposed to the sun, just apply white toothpaste on it and rinse thoroughly and your shoe will be white and bright again.

3. Whiten your white keyboard

Using your computer consistently will make your white keyboard look dull, so if you happen to be using an apple product and you notice that happening, you can switch off your computer, apply a little toothpaste on the the keyboard and scrub gently with clean cloth.

4. Clean bathroom sink

We all have experienced a time when a glob of our toothpaste falls in the sink, don't just wash it away, get your sponge and wash the sink using the toothpaste and see how your sink becomes very clean.

5. Get rid of scratches on your phone's screen

Do you also hate seeing the little scratches on your phone's screen? Worry not, buff a little toothpaste on the screen and scrub gently with clean cloth to get rid of all the annoying scratches.

6. Clean silver jewellery

You don't need to spend money to get your silver jewellery clean, with just a little toothpaste on a tooth brush, you can scrub and make your silver jewellery sparkle.

7. Get rid of scratches on your sunglasses

We all hate seeing those scratches on our sunglasses, but with a little toothpaste and a clean cloth, you can get rid of all the scratches and your glasses will be as good as new.

8. Remove permanent marker stain

Children love markers and they use them carelessly, seeing your child drawing on every wall or furniture with a permanent marker is quite disturbing but worry not because your toothpaste is an amazing stain remover, apply the toothpaste and wait for some minutes then scrub gently and it will all be gone.

9. Block smells

It might sound weird but if you happen to be changing a kids diaper or disposing the trash and the smell is disturbing, apply two buffs of toothpaste at the opening of your nostrils one each and it will help block out any smell or odour.

10. Easily remove gum from hair

If you happen to have a gum stuck on your hair, you don't need to worry, just apply a little toothpaste to the gum and wait a few minutes, the toothpaste will help breakdown the stickiness in the gum and make it easier to remove.