If you drop your toothbrush in the bathroom sink, do you use it again?

[AshBrown]

Didn't know what was the better category for this question. I was weighing between Health and Behavior.

Oh I have no problem. I just pick it up and put it straight into my mouth.

I don't like it, but I wash it up WITH SOAP and start using again.

I just rinse it with water WITHOUT SOAP and use it again.

Oh hell no !! I throw it away and get a new one.

Updates

+1 y

My issue is less for the bacteria. And I don't find it weird that people throw it away. And it is natural. Everybody has a different mental threshold to hygiene. To most of us, it absolutely makes no difference to think that we wash poop, and pee and semen ridden hands in the sink. Sometimes when you leave the cleaning on a maid, they wash the same brush/soap to clean the toilet, tub and/or the sink. Now, to most, that is not even a bother. But to some, that is yucky.

[Anonymous]

It really depends on whose bathroom sink it is.

Bathroom sink at the dorm I stayed in? Probably not. Roommates didn't keep it as clean as I'd have liked...

Family's bathroom sink? No. Same as above.

If I had my own place, yes most likely. I would keep my own sink clean.

I'd also still use it if it dropped in the bathroom sink at my ex gf's house because they're cleaner than my family.

[martyfellow]

I use it again, no qualms. You have a mouthful of toothpaste to deal with any bacteria you might have picked up.

And your mouth, even if it's really healthy, already has a ton of bacteria, so why worry?

[lumos]

I rinse it with water and keep using it. Kind of amazed at how many actually want to throw away the whole thing... really?! Are your sinks really that dirty? I'd understand if it was at a public bathroom or at a shabby hotel, but damn. We need to stop wasting so much stuff on such trivial things.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I hate it, but I usually wash it with soap if I'm in a rush or soak it in bleach and then hydrogen peroxide and then mouthwash before I reuse it. Then again I always wash my toothbrush with soap before I use it anyway (is that weird?)

[indian_empress_91]

Nope, I do that too lol

[ArabianPwincess197]

C - my mum is a bit of a clean freak lol the house is spotless even the sinks so yeah I rinse and then go back to brushing

[EsperanzadeOaxaca]

I would wash it with soap and clean for a good 2 minutes and use it again, hey keep the object clean that helps me clean my mouth right?

[steveguitar]

I don't think it is such a big deal. just rinse without soap, because I think that would not be very good. It's my own stuff in he sink anyways.

now if it dropped in the toilet that's would get me to throw It away

[JennyBenny318]

I throw it away. Even though I clean my sink, there always seems to be hair in it.

[Prof_Don]

I just splash some rubbing alcohol on it, rinse it, and continue using it.

[Deft_maiden]

Human mouth is filled with bacteria..

If it is my sink without a doubt. If public, I rinse it and reuse it.

[maiez]

Shouldnt be a problem, just rinse it off and keep brushing. Did you know your body contains more bacteria than it does your own cells?

[CrazynKinky]

I keep my sink pretty clean so I'd rinse it and keep brushing

[Torino500]

If I have Listerine I will put some of that on it...otherwise I'll just pick it up and go with it

[InvisibleNinja]

Well I have an electric toothbrush that comes with separate "heads" so if I drop my toothbrush in the sink, if I feel like it I'll just replace the head with a new one.

[pooper89]

I rinse it with water before using it again. I've never gotten sick from that. so yeah. lol

[Anonymous]

c - as I assume the sink should be relatively bacteria free

[chocolateismylover]

I use it after I've thoroughly rinsed it with water.

[Anonymous]

My sink is spotless and very very clean. I would most certainly use it again.

[TheOneTurv]

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