Unusual Uses for Alcohol Based Mouthwash

Many people know of the benefits of using an alcohol based mouthwash to gargle with after you brush your teeth. But did you know that there are 9 other ways that you can use alcohol based mouthwash? For all of these tips, use only sugarless alcohol based mouthwash.

1. Use alcohol based mouthwash to clean your toilet bowl- To clean and disinfect your toilet bowl simply reach for a cup of alcohol based mouthwash and pour it into your toilet. Let it sit for about thirty minutes. Once the thirty minutes is up, simply use your toilet scrub brush and clean as you normally would. The alcohol based mouthwash has taken all of the stains away.

2. Cure underarm odor- Regular deodorants do nothing more than just mask unpleasant underarm odors with a heavy perfume smell. They do very little to actually attack the cause of the odor. It is quite simple to get rid of the bacteria that causes perspiration odor, just dampen a cotton ball with a sugarless, alcohol-based mouthwash and swab your armpits.

3. Facial astringent– Are you out of your favorite facial astringent? Don’t worry, just grab your mouthwash! Simply wash your face first with your normal facial cleanser. Secondly apply some mouthwash to a cotton ball and wipe it on your face. The mouthwash will act as your normal facial astringent and you should feel a pleasant sensation. When you are done rinse and your face will look fresh and clean.

4. A disinfectant wash for your toothbrushes- Germs and bacteria thrive in places like toothbrushes. It is very important to make sure you keep your toothbrushes as clean as possible to help cut down on colds, viruses and other germs being spread throughout your home. All it takes is a couple of minutes to soak your toothbrushes in some mouthwash to kill those harmful germs and bacteria.

5. Help get rid of dandruff– If a bad case of dandruff has you never wearing black, don’t worry. Just wash your hair as normal with your regular shampoo. Then simply rinse with an alcohol based mouthwash. You can then use your regular conditioner. Continue to do this every time you wash your hair until all flakes are gone.

6. Clean your computer screen- Ever need to clean your glass computer screen but ran out of cleaner? A good alcohol based mouthwash may work just as well as the glass cleaner that you normally use. Simply apply with mouthwash with a damp, soft cloth and buff dry. Remember to use only on glass screens, not liquid crystal displays, as the alcohol can damage the material used in LCDs.

7. Help heal a tongue piercing– So you finally went and got a piercing for your tongue. What do you do now? To help make sure it heals properly simply mix water with two ounces of alcohol based mouthwash and swish it around in your mouth and this will help prevent any infection and bacteria. Do this after every meal.

8. A quick and easy hand sanitizer- The cost of hand sanitizer may be too much for your budget, instead of going without any sanitizer use some mouthwash. You can put a bit of alcohol based mouthwash in a little container so you can carry it wherever you go. Just put a little bit of mouthwash on your hands and rub together and you can easily kill any bacteria that may be on your hands.

9. Disinfect a cut- If you get a cut and don’t have any of your normal disinfectant don’t worry. Just use a bit of alcohol based mouthwash to disinfect your cut or wound. Before it became a mouthwash, it was successfully used as an antiseptic to prevent surgical infections.