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Shocking: 99.9% People Brush Their Teeth with a Toilet Brush

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 18:03 IST

Toothbrush Toilet brush

 What?

Your toothbrush contains fecal matter or faeces which means human stools (basically your poop or shit)

Source: Discovery

Toothbrush

 How?

Every time you flush your toilet, it releases tiny water droplets which contain microscopic fecal matter that get settled on your toothbrush.

Toilet

Did you know?

It eventually leads to serious problems like flu, fever, diarrhoea, sore throat, blisters and boils.

Diseases

 

Wait that’s not all, there is more - 

Cockroach

A toothbrush attracts 100, 00,000 filthy bacteria/viruses coming directly from toilet flush , cockroaches , cross contamination from adjacent brushes etc.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Toothbrushes

 Placing all toothbrushes in one cup or glass spreads germs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cap

 

The hygiene cap which you use to cover your toothbrush creates a dark and moist environment which results in the growth of bacteria.

 

 

 

 

 

So what should you do?

1. Use a toothbrush sanitiser

 

Toothbrush Sanitiser

Buy Pure One UV Toothbrush Sanitiser @ Rs 1899

 

5 Reasons Why You Badly Need One Right Away -

#1 Most toothbrush caps protect but Pure One UV Toothbrush Sanitizer kills bacteria/virus found on tooth brushes.

#2 Protect you and your family from flu, fever, sore throat, boils, blisters, cavities, Diarrhoea and even some serious ailments.

#3 The toothbrush sanitizer uses Germicidal ultraviolet (U.V-c) light which deactivates the DNA of bacteria and virus and thus destroys its abilities to spread diseases.

#4 The toothbrush sanitizer has an integrated plasma generator that purifies the bathroom air from dust, smoke and aerosol created due to flushing. It emits high amounts of negative ions which refreshes the air and prevents bacterial growth.

#5 It is an electronic equipment which hardly consumes any power.

OR

2. Use a toothbrush holder with toothpaste dispenser 

Brush holder cum dispenser

Buy 5 in 1 Toothbrush Holder cum Toothpaste Dispenser @ Rs 699

 

3 Reasons Why You Need One Right Away –

#1 This toothbrush holder prevents cockroaches or other pests from coming in contact with the toothbrush

#2 It is made of a special ABS plastic which does not allow the growth of bacteria or germs near the toothbrush or bristles

#3 No need to squeeze the tube everyday, simply place your toothbrush below the dispenser and get the required amount of toothpaste without any wastage.

 

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