Just in case you missed this article on cleaning with denture tablets the first time we shared it a couple of years ago, we are republishing it. After Trish wrote this blog originally, we got an awesome response. This is one of the PYP Best Blogs!
It’s worth keeping a box of denture tablets in your cleaning arsenal. Their job is to clean, deodorize and disinfect so put them to work!
~I like to clean my kid’s toothbrushes if they’ve been sick but the toothbrush is still fairly new. (I know! We penny pinchers have no problem getting cheap or free toothbrushes, but it just seems wasteful to me to toss a practically new toothbrush.) Drop a denture tablet into a glass of warm water and then soak the toothbrush in it overnight.
~Clean retainers the same way!
~Make diamonds and glass beads sparkle like new by soaking in warm water and a denture tablet.
~Clean that mineral build up line that you get in vases as the water evaporates. Fill the vase with warm water and drop in a denture tablet. Let it soak for a half hour and rinse.
~Drop a denture tablet or two in the toilet at night. Flush away the mineral build up the next morning.
~Clean the hair product build up from your combs and brushes. Fill a tall jar with hot water, drop in a denture tablet and soak combs and hairbrushes overnight. Rinse clean in the morning.
~Are your coffee or tea mugs stained? Fill them with hot water and drop in a denture tablet. Let soak for a bit. Rinse.
~Use them to unclog a drain. Drop to or three tablets into the drain. Pour a cup of vinegar over the tablets. Wait 15 minutes. Then pour very hot water down the drain to rinse away the loosened clog.
~Clean mineral deposits from a shower head. Fill a jar with hot water, drop in a tablet and soak the shower head. If you can’t remove your shower head, try this. First put a rubber band over the shower head and up to the pipe. Then fill a ziploc bag with hot water, drop a tablet in the bag and then place the bag on the shower head. Secure it with the rubber band. Let soak for 15 minutes and then run hot water through the shower head to rinse.
~Clean a crusty casserole dish. Fill it with hot water and drop in a tablet. Let it soak for half an hour and then rinse away the formerly crusted on food.
~Clean melted cheese from a dish. That stuff is like cement! Fill your sink with hot water, just enough to cover the dish. Drop in the tablet and wait 15 minutes. Now it should wipe right off.
~Clean teething toys and pacifiers. Fill a bowl with hot water, add a couple of tablets and the teething toys and pacifiers. Wait 15 minutes and then rinse clean with hot water.
~Whiten your fingernails. Mine get a little yellow looking from all the tomato canning I do. Blech! Fill a small dish with hot water, drop in the tablet and then soak fingertips for 10 minutes.
~Clean and deodorize reusable water bottles and hydration pack bladders. Fill with hot water, insert a denture tablet, wait 15 minutes and then rinse with hot water.
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