Parents explained to each of us that teeth should be brushed twice a day. They taught how to handle a toothbrush and toothpaste, to make the right movements in order to clean the oral cavity with the highest quality. However, few people were told why they needed a case for toothbrushes.
The reason is that few people actually think about the proper use of this accessory. We will understand together the intricacies of its purpose and the rules of choice.
Is a case necessary for home use?
Do you know that a toothbrush case is not just for travel? The surface of this hygiene item is a favorable environment for the spread of bacteria. Especially if you remember in what environment brushes are usually found: the bathrooms are warm and humid. And this is just fertile ground for pathogenic microorganisms.
Also, do not forget that for cleaning in this room, as a rule, numerous aggressive chemicals are used. Even grains of washing powder are already a dangerous pollutant. Is it worth explaining why getting particles of detergents and cleaning products on the villi poses a health hazard?
Most people are used to accepting this and turning a blind eye to the problem. But taking care of your life consists of just such trifles. This is especially important when there are children in the house.
Special cases are used to protect the brushes from foreign substances. Scrupulous people can go even further and buy sterilizers that support a bacteria-destroying environment.
Case for toothbrush and paste: a variety of choices
What could be easier than a toothbrush case? Nevertheless, the modern variety of assortment may surprise you. In addition to the usual plastic boxes, you can even buy devices with steam treatment and sterilization.
The main options are still considered:
- Conventional containers of plastic, metal, other materials. Serve for storage of only one toothbrush. Boxing consists of two parts: it is either halves, which are closed according to the principle of soap boxes, or the main part and the upper cap. There is a modification - a cap that covers only the brush head.
- Large containers that are designed to store not only brushes, but also pastes, manicure accessories, other small things. Ideal for business trips or long trips.
- Sterilizer. Destroys bacteria on the brushes when they are inside. This effect is achieved thanks to a special material (safe ceramics). In addition, some manufacturers equipped the boxes with UV lamps. There is also a more expensive option - boxes with brush treatment with steam.
How to choose a travel case?
A traveling toothbrush in a case will not get dirty about other things, this option of storage is safer and more practical than just putting things in a plastic bag. How to choose the right container?
- The toothbrush case should be as compact as possible. This saves space in baggage, and also allows you to use it with great comfort, for example, in a train.
- The best choice for boxing is plastic. Let the metal seem more reliable. However, constant exposure to moisture will lead to bad consequences.
- Press on the container - is it bent? If so, this model is not reliable enough.
- An important detail that many forget about: in the case there should be holes for ventilation and water drainage. Only under these conditions it will be possible to talk about the safe storage of the brush.
- If you opted for a container that consists of two identical parts, check their connection points. If boxing opens by itself, what's the point?
Features of cases for electric brushes
If cases for classic brushes can be found without difficulty, then the search for an accessory for electric "colleagues" is a more difficult task. If you purchase an expensive model, it is better to foresee everything in advance and immediately buy a cover. Moreover, leading manufacturers often supply them together.
The travel cases for Oral B and Hapica toothbrushes are most often provided.
Those whose manufacturers have not released a “box” in the kit have to look for it on their own. In this case, guided by the usual principles given above. The only thing: it is necessary to consider the especially large dimensions of the brush. After all, electrical accessories are always larger than working without batteries.
Useful dental tips
- If the bathroom is combined with the toilet in your home, store hygiene items not only in the case, but preferably in a closed cabinet. When you flush water in the toilet, the smallest particles fall into the air. Which has no place at all on your toothbrushes!
- Let to a lesser extent, but still affect the cleanliness of accessories and their proximity to the sink. Put the brushes on a shelf or in a special glass on the wall.
- No matter how you isolate the brushes from external influences, every three months they still need to say goodbye to them.
- Each brush should be separate. Even if the rest belongs to the husband or children.
- If you took the accessories in the case on the trip, returning home, be sure to remove them and carefully dry them.