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How are toothbrushes packaged?
Packaging the toothbrushes 4 The toothbrushes are packaged into cardboard and/or plastic containers. Labels are attached to the package, providing product information such as bristle hardness, as well as recommendations for usage.
Is it bad to keep your toothbrush in a bag?
Let your toothbrush dry completely Air is essential for toothbrushes. You may assume that keeping tight covers on your toothbrushes or hiding them away in a cabinet or drawer keeps them away from bacteria. However, if there isn’t enough air to dry your toothbrush, it may grow more bacteria stored in a damp area.
How do I clean the bottom of my Oral B electric toothbrush?
Step 1: Pour about ¼ cup of distilled white vinegar into a small bowl. Step 3: Mix ingredients together well. Step 4: Dip a clean washcloth into the mixture and scrub your electric toothbrush head connection and your electric toothbrush base connection until all is clean.
How do you dispose of Oral B electric toothbrush?
Separate the metal portions of the toothbrush from the plastic portions of the toothbrush. Put the metal portions in the appropriate recycling container and the plastic portions in the appropriate recycling container if your local recycling agency or electronics recycling agency recycles electric toothbrushes.
How are toothbrush bristles attached?
The bristles are placed into the core of the handle and are attached with tiny metal staples. Next, the bristles are trimmed and cut into shape depending on the intensity (soft, medium, or hard). Some bristles are cut straight while others are cut in a unique pattern.
Are toothbrushes recyclable?
Toothbrushes are not recyclable since small parts get stuck in the machinery. If you laid out the toothbrushes thrown away in the U.S. in a year, they would wrap around the Earth four times!
What is the cleanest way to store your toothbrush?
Store toothbrush upright, not lying down, either inside of a cabinet or underneath the sink in a closed cabinet. Be sure that air can fully circulate around the brush head so that it can completely air dry, you don’t want the bristles to retain any moisture.