Can I still use toothpaste after it expires?

In everyone's daily life, after getting up every morning, one thing you must do is wash your face and brush your teeth. Then there is a kind of daily necessities that must be prepared in life, that is toothpaste. But toothpaste also has many problems. For example, some people don’t like the taste of toothpaste, or sometimes the toothpaste is expired. At this time, most people may choose to throw it into the trash can, but what is the use of expired toothpaste? Let’s take a look at it together below.

Use toothpaste wisely to keep your mirror as bright as new

The mirror cabinets or makeup mirrors at home often have stains left by fingers, especially the makeup mirrors sometimes have residual cosmetics, which makes the mirror surface even more dirty. At this time, you might as well wipe it with a rag dipped in toothpaste, and the stains on the mirror will be wiped clean. This method is also suitable for the watches we wear daily. It not only makes the watch mirror shiny, but also makes the fine lines caused by friction on the watch surface smooth.

How to use toothpaste to remove stains

If you like to drink tea or coffee, there will inevitably be tea stains or coffee stains on the cups at home, which are very troublesome to remove. At this time, you might as well use toothpaste. Squeeze out a soybean-sized amount of toothpaste and apply it evenly on the wall of the teacup. After scrubbing repeatedly, the tea stains or coffee stains will be removed quickly and it will be as bright as new in a moment.

How to use toothpaste to clean and remove odors

Fish is an indispensable dish on people's tables, but every time after cleaning the fish, an unpleasant fishy smell will always remain on your hands. Every time I wash my hands repeatedly with soap, it is still difficult to cover up the fishy smell. Then you might as well use the toothpaste at home. After washing your hands, apply the toothpaste on your hands and rub them. Then rinse with clean water and smell it. The fishy smell will be gone.

Use toothpaste wisely to keep your collar extra clean

For housewives, the most difficult clothes to wash are the collars and cuffs of shirts. These areas cannot be cleaned with a washing machine at all, they can only be rubbed by hand, and even then it is difficult to clean. But if when washing clothes, after soaking them, evenly apply a layer of toothpaste on them, brush them gently with a small discarded toothbrush for about 1 minute, and then rub them by hand or wash them in a machine as usual, they will be washed extra clean.

After reading the above methods, do you have a different view on expired toothpaste? However, it should be noted that although expired toothpaste is useful in many places, it is best not to use it as ordinary toothpaste. This is because expired toothpaste contains more active fluoride, which is easy to lose, and some of its whitening effects will also become invisible, so don't use it.