So you’re supposed to toss your toothbrush after 3 months. Right? Three months on your teeth that is. But before you toss that old toothbrush for good take a look at how your old toothbrush can do double duty in the home.

Just so you know a household of several people can mean several great sources of toothbrushes every three months. I keep a separate one for each room I use them in and two for the bathroom (you’ll see why).

Kitchen
Use that old toothbrush around the sink edges and faucets where food can get trapped and grow mildewy. Ew! When you wash dishes day in and day out you want extra clean areas where your food may be touching.

Bathroom
Again use that old toothbrush around sink edges and the faucet. Also use a separate toothbrush to get around the screws and hinges on your toilet. I store this one with the toilet brush in their own caddy.

Baby’s Room
When you clean through baby’s room use that old toothbrush to clean the hinge area on your baby’s diaper pail. Another ew! spot.

These are just a few of the areas you can use a good old toothbrush in cleaning. I also keep a few spares for jobs I would normally not think of. They can clean almost any tight space where you would need a small cleaning tool. My bathroom scale has ridges all along the top. Cute design but not for the bathroom. I go over those with a dry brush every time I clean. It dislodges built up dust and lint.

So don’t throw that toothbrush out! Put it to good use.