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This sponge you put in your mouth made me think for the first time about how much bacteria is potentially on a normal toothbrush. I'm betting this product is e
by Silica6149 4y ago
This sponge you put in your mouth made me think for the first time about how much bacteria is potentially on a normal toothbrush.
I'm betting this product is even less hygienic since it's a sponge instead of only bristles.
- bamboozled 4y agoWhy not leave your toothbrush in hydrogen peroxide overnight?
- Silica6149 4y agoGood idea, it's just I never thought twice about the cleanliness of a toothbrush. I guess it's been ingrained in me to think it's normal to run a toothbrush under water to "clean" it.
- rusticpenn 4y agoYou are supposed to change the brush every few months precisely for this reason.
- DoingIsLearning 4y agoI thought it was because the hairs on the brush get 'blunt' from erosion on your teeth. The 'applied science' guy had an electron microscope capture of new and old toothbrushes and it was the differences between needle sharp edges and worn out clubs.
- DoingIsLearning 4y agoI remember a myth busters episode where they demonstrated that toothbrushes left in open air will easily get fecal matter on the brush hairs due to aerosolized poop from when you flush an open lid toilet. Definitely a great conversation ice-breaker.
- liotier 4y agoAre toilets in the bathroom common in your country ? Here, in France, they are a separate room - which also helps with multiple simultaneous uses.
- afterburner 4y agoThey're common in North America, maybe because having bigger houses and therefore having multiple bathrooms is also more common.
- ad404b8a372f2b9 4y agoI've never seen a bathroom without a toilet in it in France. Is it regional? Or could it be a matter of the types of lodgings like flats v.s homes?
- DoingIsLearning 4y agoI've seen the splitinh in actual house in the Netherlands and Belgium so maybe some Northern France houses also split?
- criley2 4y agoIt's considered luxury in the united states to have the toilet enclosed in a smaller room inside the bathroom. Most American cities are expensive enough per sqft that it's certainly not standard to have a larger bathroom capable of enclosed toilets. Even growing up in a lower cost of living area, I would associate a master bathroom with an enclosed toilet room as a luxury or wealthy amenity.
- knicholes 4y agoGood to know. I've always wondered why my bathroom has a separate little closet-sized room with a toilet. I always thought it was worse because you can't wash your hands until after you've touched the flusher handle and the door knob. Of course any reasonable person with two hands will use separate hands, but it's just weird to me. Additionally, there was a towel rack in that room. I took it down because, again, it makes no sense. Why would anyone need a towel in the toilet room?
- prepend 4y agoIt has bacteria that was already in your mouth right? Unless the bacteria multiplies and grows outside of your mouth I don’t think it’s much of an issue.
- stjohnswarts 4y agoIt isn't but some people want things 100% germ free so they'll jump through hoops to sanitize. I wash my hands, rinse the head of the brush, and use a peas sized bit of toothpaste, brush a couple minutes. Twice a day. Electric toothbrushes are too complicated and annoying. Toss after three months. You can also use a stannous fluoride based tooth paste as well as it has germ fighting capabilities over and above regular fluoride based toothpaste if that's your jam. I use boka which is a nano-hydroxyapatite based toothpaste like is commonly used in japan. No cavities in the past decade and hygenist always complements me on making her job easy. I use stannous fluoride in the mornings and n-hdap at night before I go to bed.
- latchkey 4y agoMy wife uses those denture cleaner pills. They work amazingly well.
- amelius 4y agoDo you refresh the H2O2 every day?
- bamboozled 4y agoI don't do it personally, I would if I was paranoid about germs.
- kortex 4y agoI got one of those little spritzers, like for putting perfume or febreeze in, filled it with 3% h2o2, and spritz my electric brush every day after I rinse it, cause it was getting a little grody in the crevices. Works great, dirt cheap.
- vkou 4y agoThe point of brushing your teeth isn't sterilizing them. The point of brushing your teeth is to reduce the number of nutrients for bacteria to feed on, and to physically disrupt their environment - like running a lawnmower over an anthill.
- knicholes 4y agoIsn't there something about changing the ph balance?