Taking care of your toothbrush holder
Like everything in your bathroom, you should clean your toothbrush holder regularly. It’s even more important than other accessories because toothbrush goes into your mouth and you want to keep it as sanitary as possible. For most holders, it’s very straightforward to clean, however, those 4 hole holders with deep, small holes require some special attention.
First, if you have movable toothbrush holder with no deep unreachable places, cleaning is a breeze. Just rinse with water and wipe away any dust or mildew. A sponge should do the trick and make sure you rinse again before drying it with paper towel. No chemicals should be necessary unless there are stains that won’t come off (which means you should clean more often).
An aside on cleansers: use something mild like regular soap or dish soap. Avoid anything harsh like bleach and ammonia that are harmful to your health.
Now the most difficult ones to clean are the aforementioned holders with deep small holes and also any wall mounted toothbrush holders; and if you have a wall mounted one with deep small holes, well, you’ve got your work cut out. If you have a non wall mounted one, the way to clean it is to add a little bit of soap into the holes and add some water, but don’t fill the entire hole. Let it the soap do its thing for a few minutes then start shaking the holder with one of your hand enclosing the openings. Rinse with water and repeat if you find it still dirty. Alternatively, you can use a stick, eg. a retired chopstick, and a piece of cloth to reach bottom. If you have a wall mounted one, the stick method with some soap is the only way to clean. Hopefully you can see that wall mounted toothbrush holders and small deep holes don’t make a good combination.
One more note, your toothbrush bristles should not make contact with each other because they can spread diseases to your family member in such unfortunately circumstance. It may sound far fetched but it’s always better to be aware and it really doesn’t take much effort. Just try to move the bristles away from each other if they are in close proximity.
Finally, it’s best to develop a regular routine for cleaning not just your toothbrush holder, but your entire bathroom. It defeats the whole purpose of having a holder if it’s unsanitary. It helps to have one that is easy to clean so keep this in mind the when you shop for a new holder.