One in Five of Us Squeeze a Tube of Toothpaste from the Top to the Bottom?
Oral hygiene seems simple. But if you've ever been in SOMEONE ELSE'S BATHROOM, you know that people can really complicate it. Beyond just lying about flossing.
A new poll asked over 30,000 people how they squeeze a tube of toothpaste . . . and 72% say from the bottom of the tube to the top, which makes sense.
20% of people say they squeeze the toothpaste out from the TOP of the tube, which doesn't make as much sense.
This is a great time to ask: "Have you ever disagreed with someone you share toothpaste with about how it should be used?" 21% of people say YES. (Which is very similar to the percentage of TOP SQUEEZERS.)
Finally, people were asked: "How much toothpaste do you typically use?"
28% of people say they squeeze out about a full brush-length of toothpaste. That's the BRISTLES part, of course. 31% say a little less . . . about half the brush length. And 32% say less than that, about "the size of a pea."
And 4% of people are REALLY skimpy, using "an amount the size of a single grain of rice." (???) (The other 5% of people are "not sure.")
The demographic that was most likely to use less . . . the pea or rice amounts . . . are younger females, living in the western U.S.
(What was YOUR last toothpaste-related argument? Mine was about ALLEGEDLY leaving a chunk of toothpaste in the sink.)
(I WILL say that occasionally the toothpaste slips off the brush, and you need to get more. But I doubt I would've just left it sitting in the sink.)
Originally posted on October 8th, 2024