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Did you know toothpaste can heal a bruise? This is just one of the many miraculous home remedies using toothpaste that bloggers rave about! 

 

1. Heal a bruise. It is said that mixing toothpaste with lotion and applying the homemade salve to a bruise before bed. Loosely cover the bruise and rinse the area in the morning. Repeat this process until the bruise disappears (2- 3 days).

2. Treat acne. It is said that dabbing non-whitening toothpaste on a pimple in the evening will dry up the zip by the next morning.

3. Deodorize hands. If you've been cutting garlic or handling fish, you may feel desperate to rid your hands of those nasty smells. Use toothpaste deodorizes hands in the same way it does your mouth.

4. Soothe a bug bite. It is said that  dabbing a drop of toothpaste on a bug bite or insect sting to soothe the itch or pain. This home remedy works for all sorts of skin ailments, from sores to blisters.

5. Clean fingernails. For shinier, stronger nails, scrub them regularly with toothpaste, as recommended by some. If it works for your teeth, it should work for your nails too, right? Make sure to scrub both under and over the nails.

6. Shine silver and brass. You may be surprised to learn that toothpaste has applications outside the body. It can also be used to shine and buff silver and brass, according to some. The website recommends lightly scrubbing your precious metals with a soft toothbrush treated with a dab of toothpaste. Rinse the materials thoroughly and polish with a soft cloth.

7. Clean a bathroom sink. Toothpaste functions as a natural abrasive and deodorizer, and therefor works wonders on bathroom sinks. It is said that toothpaste is also useful in shining chrome faucets and ridding them of water stains. Simply rub in a dab of toothpaste and then rinse.
8. Make scuffs disappear. Remove scuff on leather and linoleum, as recommended by some. For leather shoes and purses, rub the scuff with a soft cloth and rinse with a damp cloth. To clean linoleum, scrub the residue using toothpaste and a dry cloth. 

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Sweat can reduce anti-bacterial properties of brass objects

Human sweat can reduce the effectiveness of bacteria-fighting brass objects in hospitals and schools after just an hour of coming into contact with them, according to a new study.

University of Leicester researchers discovered that sweat can cause corrosion of protective qualities of door knobs and taps within an hour of contact.

 Copper found in everyday brass items such as door handles and water taps has an antimicrobial effect on bacteria and is widely used to prevent the spread of disease.

Dr John Bond from the University of Leicester's Department of Chemistry found that peoples' sweat can, within an hour of contact with the brass, produce sufficient corrosion to adversely affect its use to kill a range of microorganisms, such as those which might be encountered in a hospital and which can be easily transferred by touch or by a lack of hand hygiene.

"The antimicrobial effect of copper has been known for hundreds of years. It is thought to occur as a result of a charge exchange between copper and bacteria, which leads to a degradation of the bacteria DNA," Bond said.

"We have discovered that the salt in sweat corrodes the metal, forming an oxide layer on its surface, which is the process of corrosion - and this corrosive layer is known to inhibit the effect of the copper.

"We have shown that it is possible for sweat to produce an oxide layer on the metal within an hour of contact," Bond said.

"While it is well known that sweat corrodes brass, this is the first study to quantitatively analyse the temporal corrosion of copper alloys such as brass in the first few hours after contact between fingerprint sweat concentrations of salt and the metal," he said.

"My short term advice is to keep the brass in public environments free from corrosion through regular and thorough cleaning. In the longer term, using copper alloys with corrosion inhibitors included in the alloy would be a good choice," Bond said.

"While more research is needed in the study of sweat and brass corrosion, anywhere that needs to prevent the spread of bacteria, such as public buildings, schools and hospitals should be looking at using copper alloy on everyday items to help in avoiding the spread of disease," he said.

The study was published in the journal Applied Surface Science.

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