Washing my face in the toothpaste sink ☹️

[Magnus18]

We’re getting a new bathroom put in and I desperately wanted ‘Jack and Jill’ sinks but they didn’t fit.

I would love to get into an evening routine of using lovely facial cleansing products but how does it work if you’ve only got one sink?

OP do not fill your sink then rinse your face. That's gross and all the gross stuff from the drain will be in the water then on your face. Just rinse with water straight from the tap. Bleurgh.

How do you wash your face? I can’t figure out how the toothpaste spit would ever contaminate your face to begin with.

Nothing like a sponge scourer for exfoliating thoroughly. Parfait!

You bunch of pesants ! I have the following
Sink one for washing hands after going for a wee
Sink two for washing hands after a poo
Sink three for toothpaste spit
Sink four for face washing
Sink five for pits and bits washing
With separate colour coded cloths for each Sink.
😂🤣
But seriously @Magnus18 I have one Sink, and it gets used for teeth brushing , hand and face washing , underwear washing , sock soaking , cat washing ( and water toy when for cat he's in the mood ) vomit bowl when I've had D&V , dying t-shirt and othe small items .washing paint brushes and goodness knows what eles

I've got heartburn. At least it completely stopped with that thread. Genius comments 🙂

But what is stopping you? When someone cleans their teeth they spit and rinse ,the sink doesn't need a full clean before the next person uses it.

Could you get a spittoon for your DH to use after toothbrushing so that you can preserve your bathroom sink for your beauty treatments? Do you ban him from kissing you once you have performed your nightly facial ritual in case he passes on some spit? Do you mind if it’s your own spit in the sink? I have so many questions.

What do you think toothpaste contains? 🤦🏼‍♀️

This!

We have three bathrooms but everyone seems to favour the same one. I cleanse with Bioderma, do my teeth and go to bed. Sometimes if I run my hand across the sink I realise it's sticky, so I just wipe it until I do a full clean. Simples!

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My water is personally collected in Iceland by Bjork brought in by sailboat by Greta Thornberg. My ‘Belfast sink’ arrangement was handcrafted by Grayson Perry, by which time I had actually stopped giving a fuck about my face tbh.

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Don't spit in the bathroom sink then - We keep our toothbrushes in the kitchen and clean them in there. Avoids both all the poo particles on your tooth brushes and not being able to get in the bathroom when someone is hogging it in the morning.

I have 4dc they go in two by two to brush teeth. It’s much faster and stops whining.

First world problems get a grip

Surely everyone rinses out the sink after brushing?

We have 2 sinks, but I thought the idea was that as a couple, you could both be washing hands, face, brushing teeth at the same time as you each have your own sink. Are you meaning you would have kept one sink solely for teeth brushing and one for face washing? 🤯

How on earth do you get poo particles in your toothbrushes? 😲

OP, put the cleanser on your face, not in the sink!!

Or you could get a bowl from downstairs.
otherwise… put cleanser on face, run bamboo flannel under hot tap, place on face to open pores, then wash off cleanser using flannel.
if you’ve got make-up on, I would use make-up remover (or other cleanser) and cotton wool pads.
The other day I did a 4 steps of face cleansing from the millions of products I own and told myself I’d just saved £50 at the spa.

Do you fill the sink to wash your face? Why can’t you just rinse with water from the tap?
Genuine question as it’s what I do (not always, sometimes it’s just a wipe but my skin routine is far from ideal)
I’m dying from laughter reading some answers. The question is ok actually. It’s one of the advantages of MN imo that you can ask all sorts of different questions however small they are and get answers, even funny ones. I hope OP you are not offended, as I’m genuinely curious about your problem.
By the way I usually clean sink somehow once a day, I have Dettol near the sink, so spray and then wipe with a piece of toilet paper. . I also have a sponge under the sink so sometimes use it with a bit of soap just to wipe around the sink quickly. Once a week I give it deeper cleaning.

@MarshaMelrose there used to be a better video but I can't find it but you'll get the jist from this one Faecal particles can travel over 1 m if the toilet lid isn't closed at the point of flush. If you have a small bathroom like me and forgetful children then the chances are if you keep your toothbrush out on the side it has faecal particles on it.

Get familiar with Caroline Hirons, watch her videos on proper cleansing (and also generally follow her skincare advice).

Assuming that this isn't a complete wind up, im not really sure what your issue is. Your face doesn't come into any kind of contact with the bowl.

-Run hands in water
-put water from hands to face
-apply cleanser and rub around face
-run flannel under tap
-wipe face with flannel to cleanse
-rinse flannel and repeat

Voila

Oh how common 😄

OP I wash my face in an 18ct gold basin located in the ball room. I wouldn't dream of washing my face in the same room as the toilet! How disgusting! I used bottled water flown in from Switzerland for my basin.

Aww, Op. ♥️♥️ Just keep a Dettol bottle (or similar) bottle handy. It takes 2 secs to rinse the sink and will make you feel better. :)

Really OP the advertising rules specify you have to make clear when something is a paid advert. Wonder what the ASA would say to this not so subtle piece of marketing?