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Washing my face in the toothpaste sink ☹️

203 replies

Magnus18 · 06/09/2022 22:35

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?

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ThickCutSteakChips · 07/09/2022 07:16

Oh is that what Jack and Jill sinks are for then? One for washing your face and one for doing your teeth? I never understood the point of them.Confused

ThickCutSteakChips · 07/09/2022 07:17

Lol at 'tbe toothpaste sink'.

Otherwise known as....the sink.

RampantIvy · 07/09/2022 07:17

Are there genuinely people out there who clean their bathroom sinks daily? Really?!

It's not exactly an onerous task though, is it?

I use a face cleanser with a cleansing cookie, and use running water rather than a basin full of water.

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Magnus18 · 07/09/2022 07:19

MissingNashville · 07/09/2022 00:57

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? 🤯

In my dream, one sink is for tooth brushing and DH’s shaving. And for hand washing, probably. The second sink would be reserved for my ablutions!

One day, one day…

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Maireas · 07/09/2022 07:19

How often have we heard the advice on here - "get a cleaner"? In your case, you'll need someone to continuously sanitise your sink.
In these difficult economic times you could easily get a person willing to do the job of wiping your sink at 10 minute intervals for less than the minimum wage. They'd need to sleep close by, so perhaps repurpose an airing cupboard.

EspeciallyDivided · 07/09/2022 07:22

Oh, I always thought those double sinks were so two people could do their teeth at the same time.

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Magnus18 · 07/09/2022 07:23

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 07/09/2022 06:31

I'm wondering if you are using your sink incorrectly.
Are you using it rather like an artist's pallet?
That is, squeezing toothpaste into the sink and then dipping your toothbrush into the paste?
This may be where you are going wrong.

Love it 😆

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LondonQueen · 07/09/2022 07:24

Maybe clean your sink? You make it sound like you're washing your face in the toilet.

FourChimneys · 07/09/2022 07:30

Slightly off topic but am I the only one who has a sink in the kitchen but a wash basin in the bathroom?

Or is a regional thing?

SpinCityBlues · 07/09/2022 07:45

FourChimneys · 07/09/2022 07:30

Slightly off topic but am I the only one who has a sink in the kitchen but a wash basin in the bathroom?

Or is a regional thing?

‘Wash basin’ sounds quite posh to my humble ears.

Pinkywoo · 07/09/2022 07:45

MidnightMeltdown · 07/09/2022 01:32

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.

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Oh how viiiile Wink

I wash my face in a mountain stream and dry it on the mane of a white unicorn, then forest creatures (with freshly sanitised paws) apply serum and moisturiser!

RampantIvy · 07/09/2022 07:47

FourChimneys · 07/09/2022 07:30

Slightly off topic but am I the only one who has a sink in the kitchen but a wash basin in the bathroom?

Or is a regional thing?

Sink in the kitchen and wash basins in bathrooms here as well. Calling it a wash basin isn't posh.

threadneedle · 07/09/2022 08:44

My first thought on reading this thread was that sinks are in the kitchen and basins are in the bathroom.

Sorry for your trouble op, I think many of us solider through in this situation, you'll survive

Farmageddon · 07/09/2022 08:57

Magnus18 · 06/09/2022 23:29

But… toothpaste spit…. 🤢

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Why not wash your face first, and then brush your teeth....but you will have icky face grime on the sink that might scare your toothpaste, so it's a tragedy either way.

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Magnus18 · 07/09/2022 10:17

FourChimneys · 07/09/2022 07:30

Slightly off topic but am I the only one who has a sink in the kitchen but a wash basin in the bathroom?

Or is a regional thing?

I'm going to start calling it a wash basin Grin

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Jellycatspyjamas · 07/09/2022 11:48

Thoughts and prayers OP, daily sink cleaning is indeed an onerous task.

SalviaOfficinalis · 07/09/2022 11:51

Do you fill the sink up and stick your face in it?
I just run the tap and wash my face with my hands… is this not what everyone does?

MrsDanversGlidesAgain · 07/09/2022 11:52

You need a ‘face fountain’ like mine. It disgorges distilled water and is used exclusively for face cleansing

How common. Mine has mineral water from the reservoir of the gods that's been triple distilled by nymphs.

titchy · 07/09/2022 11:55

Slightly 🤢 that you just leave toothpaste spit in the sink tbh. Surely everyone rinses it afterwards. No one wants to see day old grollies festering there.

SpinCityBlues · 07/09/2022 12:32

The vast majority of people clean the sink of their toothbrushing debris as soon as they've finished brushing, OP.

If your DP is leaving his detritus in there, get him told it's manky. If it's you, get yourself told it's manky.

I am the antithesis of house proud, and I clean the bloody sink (aka wash basin).

ThreeBrittany · 07/09/2022 12:36

My sink has toothpaste permanently welded to it thanks to the kids. I don't understand your post though. I grab my face cloth, open my cleansers, apply to face, wash off with cloth and then repeat if I've worn sunscreen or makeup. I don't think I touch the sink but you have me wondering now.

TheLassWiADelicateAir · 07/09/2022 12:38

SalviaOfficinalis · 07/09/2022 11:51

Do you fill the sink up and stick your face in it?
I just run the tap and wash my face with my hands… is this not what everyone does?

Well yes you'd think so, but apparently not.

And apparently there are people who don't leave the cold water tap running or turn it on when they're brushing their teeth.

Oh and it's kitchen sink and bathroom sink. I don't clean either of them; my cleaner does both once a week.

Leafy3 · 07/09/2022 12:40

And apparently there are people who don't leave the cold water tap running or turn it on when they're brushing their teeth.

Because its hugely wasteful! Do people still really do this? Don't leave the tap running when you brush your teeth!

LoveAGoodToddlerTantrum · 07/09/2022 12:45

Not something that bothers me but could you not use a washing up bowl placed in the sink for your face wash?

FirewomanSam · 07/09/2022 12:51

I just... what?

At what point is the toothpaste-spit going to go anywhere near your face in this scenario?

Here's what I do and what I believed every other person with a bathroom sink did, until now... (I cannot believe I'm going to type it all out) You brush your teeth, spit in the sink, turn on the tap and rinse away the spit (using a hand to kind of direct the flow of water around the sink a bit if needed).

You then lean over the sink, run the tap, cup your hands and splash water over your face. Take your cleanser, rub it all over your face. Then do the cupped-hands-splashing again to rinse off the cleanser. Pat face dry with towel.

Alternatively, do the above two steps in the reverse order (face first, then teeth).

Clean sink every few days or as often as you feel like cleaning it.

What am I missing? I'm actually really really grossed out by saliva to the point that I think I might have some kind of phobia (just typing 'spit' in this post made me gag a little) and it has still never occurred to me to be freaked out about washing my face in the 'toothpaste sink' because the toothpaste and associated spit doesn't go anywhere near my face.