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[–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Toothpaste tubes and similar containers are intentionally designed to be inconvenient to get the full contents out of.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago (6 children)

But the toothpaste tube is literally the most efficient method to get all that paste in a hygenic manner. Toothpaste used to be Toothpowder. You'd dip your nasty fucking brush into the powder and scrub away. That's pretty gross even if every individual has their own little can of tooth powder. Now imagine sharing that shit with your nasty fucking siblings.

I mean, maybe you can buy a liter bucket of toothpaste. You would be able to get every last scrap but it might have mold on it after a year or so.

The newer cosmetic (especially makeup) containers definitely hold back product. I've helped cut into many cosmetic containers as an emergency measure to use the last bit until a shopping trip can be accomplished and yeah, some of them hold a surprising amount of the product.

Not the humble toothpaste tube though.

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I've never heard of toothpowder. What prevents people from scooping out a little bit and scrubbing their brush into that?

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

...that's how we brushed with baking soda when i grew up: pour a little pile into your off hand, wet your brush, dip, scrub, repeat..

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