[BlindTlk] applying toothpaste

[Aaron Spears]

Someone else already covered this, but my method is also to place my 
sonic tooth brush on its back with the head out just past the edge of 
the sink so I can avoid worrying about making a mess on the counter. 
Since it's an electric tooth brush, it's heavy and it'll stay where I 
put it. It wouldn't if it was round though, but luckily mine has a flat 
back on it. Just have it with bristles up. Then take the tube, have it 
open in one hand, grasp the head of the brush with thumb and forefinger 
of the other hand, hold the paste a small distance above the brush and 
squeeze tube. You'll need to feel the paste going between your fingers 
on the other hand for a basic idea of how much you're getting. The way I 
hold the brush automatically makes that happen. Once finished applying, 
close the cap on the tube and put it away. Use the same hand you had the 
tube in to pick up the tooth brush and go to work. While you're doing 
that you can turn on the water and get any paste off the other hand. 
Bend over the sink a bit to try and get any droplets to go right into 
the sink, although I don't have the extra lady parts in the way so I've 
got it a little easier there. I can't do the tilting my head back thing 
cause it burns my throat if any gets to the back and sets me coughing.


My other recommendation is to get your hands on a different type of 
paste. Where most people use the ones that go flat and you have to roll 
up the end to get the last of it out, that's sort of a 3 hand operation 
and more complicated when your eyes aren't performing one of those 3 
things. They make tubes that look sort of like a deodorant container. 
It's kind of oval shaped and has a flip top on it. Just upend it and 
squeeze. It sucks air back in when you stop squeezing. You have to keep 
it upended in storage or just bump it a few times to get the paste to 
settle at the bottom to get the stuff to come out reliably, but it works 
nicely. Btw, after you squeeze, move the paste container sideways and 
then downward off the end of the brush head just in case the paste is 
holding on. That'll break it off so you don't have a big string of the 
stuff, though the tubes I'm discussing here don't really do that anyway.


There's another type that has a round bottle with a spout on top with a 
trigger beside this spout. You just pull the trigger button while you 
have the can upended over the tooth brush head, and it dispenses a 
precise amount of paste. It cuts the stream off when you let go of the 
button too so helps prevent you pulling the paste off of the brush after 
dispensing. This one is better if you're having trouble getting the 
right amount. I personally prefer the first type I mentioned but have 
used both with no issues.







Cheers:
Aaron Spears, AKA Valiant8086 General Partner at Valiant Galaxy Associates "we make (VERY GOOD AUDIOGAMES) for the blind comunity" http://valiantGalaxy.com

On 8/29/2022 2:56 PM, Madison Martin via BlindTlk wrote:
> Hi all,
> Any tips on how I can do this without making a big mess? I'm sure it likely
> isn't too hard to do; my parents and I aren't sure how I'd get a small amount on
> my brush without making a big mess. Look forward to any suggestions that anyone
> can provide me!! Thanks
> Madison
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