Poll: Do you leave the tap running while you're brushing your teeth?

[dirtychinchilla]

Just a logic trail. Clothes and dishes are washed more efficiently and end up probably cleaner with hot water over cold water, same could apply to my gnashers

I can see how it would ease up the bristles of your toothbrush a bit. Few things worth than a dry toothbrush...

 

[Semple]

I used to ...but have changed my ways

With all the resource wastage propaganda recently, i'll admit i've started turning the tap off after quickly wetting my toothbrush before applying toothpaste. Always used to leave it running though, so dread to think of the water wastage over the years. Do get caught out by bad habits every now and then though.

 

[Bounce]

I don't rinse, and don't use any water in the process of brushing my teeth.

 

[Yaayuh!]

No.

Anyone who does is an idiot.

Quoted for the tooth.

 

[Mark A]

Depends if I need to pee while brushing.

 

[MrMarvelous]

No.

 

[LeeUK]

I never rinse my mouth after brushing teeth. I did not know that people do this. In fact I swallow most of the toothpaste.

 

[Fine]

I use the brush to wipe my botty

 

[Apone70]

makes zero sense

 

[AndyCr15]

I am aware of that, so brush, rinse, wait 15, and mouthwash is fine, as the mouthwash will do the flouride/etc thang.

Surely the point of waiting 15 minutes would be to leave the toothpaste in? Surely it should be brush, spit, wait 15, mouthwash.

Am I the only one who fills a cup with water to use to rinse my mouth?

Save yourself the cup of water. You're not supposed to rinse

 

[Doogles]

No, also why would you want to water down the toothpaste?

 

[Lakeland]

Yes but when I catch myself I turn it off, I’m normally half asleep when I clean them in the morning.

To be fair I’m on a meter and I normally just let it drip so it’s not a huge waste.

 

[Lakeland]

Save yourself the cup of water. You're not supposed to rinse

It took me an embarrassingly long time to learn this fact

 

[loltim]

no

additionally brushing your teeth in the shower seems odd? surely that is wasting 3-4 mins worth of high pressure water unless you wash your hair etc with one hand?

No, also why would you want to water down the toothpaste?

I wet the toothbrush before brushing. just feels right?​

 

[IvanDobskey]

Used to, but haven't done for a long time now. Wasteful.

 

[robj20]

Yep leave it running it's easier.

 

[Destination]

No.
Anyone who does is an idiot.

Quite.
You shouldn't even be rinsing after you've brushed, you spit out the waste, and leave it, so the fluoride can help remineralise the teeth, no point washing it away.
Brush teeth, rinse off the brush after, not your mouth, no need for water before. Tap needs to be on for all of 3 seconds.

 

[Destination]

I don't understand why it's wasteful. Can someone explain? Water isn't a one off use thing...

To 'reuse' water it goes through sewage treatment.
Even if it is tap water, it goes down the same sewage pipe as the stuff you defecate.
This costs loads, in processing and chemicals and power.

 

[Akagi]

Nein!

 

[arknor]

I was at the gym this morning, and when I came out of the shower, there was a chap brushing his teeth at the sink. I noticed that he had the tap running full blast, but was looking in the mirror as he brushed.

It got me thinking - how many people do this? I rinse my toothbrush, turn off tap, apply toothpaste, brush teeth and then rinse again when finished.

What about you?

I do it not full blast, but I do it.

You know how much water is lost to leaks in all of the underground pipes? my tap running for a few minutes ain't nothing in comparison