# Where do you keep your toothbrush? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 15, 2017, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-your-toothbrush/798912 "2017-10-15T12:48:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-your-toothbrush/798912/41 "2017-10-16T16:07:21Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Oh no. > > I’m not being fooled by this phishing scam, oldest trick in the book. smart! :dubious::dubious: > [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > I brush my teeth in the kitchen sink (I have the tiniest of tiny bathrooms) :eek: in the kitchen sink :eek: (So do we) The downstairs bathroom came with out a sink. Yeah fun. I keep them in the glass cabinet in the kitchen. > [@Grrr](#): > > I keep it in a cup that is halfway filled with mouthwash. The bristle part goes down of course so it stays submerged in the mouthwash. > > Keeps the brush fresh, soft, and sterile. how about a cup of bleach :dubious::dubious: > [@Tangent](#): > > I use a free-standing toothbrush holder. It has holes large enough to accommodate most toothbrushes. > > one like this: [https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/27349134-4aa8-41b4-8586-c02f72f5db7d\_1.dd94cfb547a4a32b66bc8161bf95f651.jpeg](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/27349134-4aa8-41b4-8586-c02f72f5db7d_1.dd94cfb547a4a32b66bc8161bf95f651.jpeg) That is what we have. ---
**Author:** ![anomalous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-your-toothbrush/798912/42 "2017-10-17T02:45:29Z")
These work great for holding a toothbrush in the bathroom. I keep mine on the side of the medicine cabinet undisturbed with one; [https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ff41c117ffae182d239aa-b9adb219c950f8b5c86533900d876b85.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com%2F243%2F53250630\_1.jpg&f=1](https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ff41c117ffae182d239aa-b9adb219c950f8b5c86533900d876b85.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com%2F243%2F53250630_1.jpg&f=1) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-your-toothbrush/798912/43 "2017-10-17T03:14:19Z")
Kids keep theirs in a toothbrush cup on the counter, wife keeps hers in the medicine cabinet, I keep mine in the vanity drawer. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-your-toothbrush/798912/44 "2017-10-17T04:45:18Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > I keep it in a cup that is halfway filled with mouthwash. The bristle part goes down of course so it stays submerged in the mouthwash. You have to be careful with that. The chemicals in some mouthwashes interact with the chemicals in some toothpastes and they cancel out their effectiveness. As a general rule, you want to have at least thirty minutes between the times when you use each of them. Using a toothbrush that’s been soaking in mouthwash could be an issue. > **[Does Mouthwash Really Work? The Answer May Surprise You](https://www.carefreedental.com/resources/24-your-teeth/156-does-mouthwash-really-work-the-answer-may-surprise-you)** > > Does mouthwash work? Discover the true benefits and disadvantages of mouthwash to determine how you can include it in your oral hygiene routine. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2017, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-your-toothbrush/798912/45 "2017-10-17T05:42:02Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > You have to be careful with that. The chemicals in some mouthwashes interact with the chemicals in some toothpastes and they cancel out their effectiveness. As a general rule, you want to have at least thirty minutes between the times when you use each of them. Using a toothbrush that’s been soaking in mouthwash could be an issue. > > [https://www.carefreedental.com/resources/24-your-teeth/156-does-mouthwash-really-work-the-answer-may-surprise-you](https://www.carefreedental.com/resources/24-your-teeth/156-does-mouthwash-really-work-the-answer-may-surprise-you) That was an interesting read. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-your-toothbrush/798912/46 "2017-10-19T04:24:31Z")
Stuck to the shower wall. Using a suction-cup device from Daiso, the Japanese dollar (well, 100-yen) store. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-your-toothbrush/798912/47 "2017-10-19T04:29:38Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I just close the toilet lid before flushing. I assumed that was standard operating procedure. There really isn’t anything in my bathroom that I invite toilet spray to land on. SO many advantages to this. Toilet spray does not get on anything; animals do not drink out of the toilet; toddlers do not play in it; and most of all, there are no arguments about whether the seat is left up or down, if the LID goes down. My 11-year-old was taught to put the lid down when he was toilet trained, and has always done it reliably. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-your-toothbrush/798912/48 "2017-10-19T04:50:05Z")
Reusing the same (unsanitized) toothbrush day after day has always squicked me out, and one of these days I’ll figure out a solution (no pun intended) but for now we try to change out our toothbrushes once a month or so. Other than that, yeah, the cutesy toothbrush holders I’ve gotten don’t really accommodate modern toothbrushes, so they tend to rest in a plastic Solo cup that gets swapped out every few days. And everyone has a toothbrush upstairs and downstairs, so no excuses for not brushing a couple-three times a day. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-keep-your-toothbrush/798912.md?page=2)