I’m a cleaning fan & my 1p hack will keep your electric toothbrush tidy – & it’ll save you loads of time in the future

A CLEANING enthusiast has shared an easy trick to keep his electric toothbrush sparkling like new – and it costs just a penny.

TikTok user Mikko Kuusiniemi (@mikkokuusiniemi), from Finland, revealed the genius cleaning trick on social media, where it’s gone viral.

TikTOk/@mikkokuusiniemi/v

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According to the bloke, who is an avid fan of fitness and the gym, the hack is easy and all you need is a common staple sitting in your bathroom.

The secret to a clean toothbrush, Mikko revealed in the video, is a cotton pad.

Simply grab a pair of scissors and make a small hole in the middle of the cotton pad and place it on top of your electric toothbrush’s charger.

Since being uploaded in TikTok, the clip has taken the internet by storm, racking up over a whopping 2.7million views and hundreds of comments.

But despite Mikko dubbing it ”Lifehack lvl 999 [sic]”, the response amongst internet users was mixed.

Some, like the fitness fanatic, were stunned and thanked him for sharing it.

Meanwhile others were less than impressed and even went as far as saying the cotton pad trick was dangerous.

“dad why is the House on fire,” one exclaimed in horror.

Someone else had different concerns, wondering: ”How else will guests know I brush my teeth if they don’t see that thing caked with toothpaste?”

”Things I didn’t know until my 30s. Jesus,” a fan of Mikko couldn’t wait to give this a go.

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”Omg, feel like you just saved my life,” a second thanked the man.

Whilst we’re on the topic of toothbrushes, did you know you’ve been storing them all wrong?

According to a professional cleaner, you should put them face down once a week.

A professional cleaner named Samina has shared a video to TikTok in response to a social media user who asked: “Why do you keep toothbrushes head down touching each other?”

And the cleaning guru, who posts under the acronym @samina_ilta, put us all to shame by revealing that she stores her toothbrush facing down when she sterilises it once a week.

In the short clip, she explained: “Every Sunday I sterilise them because they can harbour germs over a course of time.”

She added: “This is why I kept them facing down! Toothbrushes should be kept upright at all times to allow them to fully dry!!”

Many social media users were left intrigued by the revelation and were quick to take to the comments section to ask more questions.

“What do you use to sterilise them I have to keep changing the brushes haha?” asked one.

Samina replied: “I change every few months. I use Milton tablets. They at the start of video.”

A further person suggested: “Use denture tablets or mouthwash so you don’t get that bleach taste.”

Another revealed: “I’ve used mouthwash before.”

Meanwhile, one more social media user quipped: “Love sterilising the toothbrushes.”

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