Question re electric toothbrushes

fiona-f

A slighly icky question but hopefully someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong!

I've started to use an electric toothbrush in the last few months (Oral on the advice of my dentist. Love it but really don't love how it seems impossible to keep clean. Normally when I'm finished, I rinse it really thoroughly (even taking off the lid) and leave it standing upright on the sink - only to return to find a horrid little ring of scum / dried-in toothpaste suds sticking the base of the brush to the sink.

I don't use much toothpaste, I've tried rinsing the brush almost to the point of obsession, including taking off the head each time I finish using it but haven't been able to get rid of this. I've taken to sitting it on a piece of tissue but this isn't ideal. Is this sticky mess a normal part of life with an electric toothbrush or is there some solution I'm missing out on?

coylemj

I assume you follow the standard instructions and only use a lump of toohpaste the size of a pea?

I don't have the problem you're talking about, I rinse the head under the running tap while running the motor for a few seconds when I'm finished brushing, then I separate the base from the head and rinse both separately, I shake the water off the head fairly firmly to make sure there's no water sitting in the head overnight, then I park the head on it's side on a shelf beside the sink and I stand the base on the edge of the bath.

I never have the problem you're referring to but I'd make sure to rinse the two parts separately and park them separately overnight because if they're joined up, the base of the head is an obvious trap for water and excess toothpaste.

DaveTwenty7

I agree with coylemj and would add dry the base with a towel/loo roll after washing it