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We're all aware of the different sizes of toothbrush depending on your child's age, but it seems there's a little known fact about the bristles that is blowing parents' minds. Busy families rarely have time to be studying packets and when it comes to something as simple as a toothbrush it's usually a case of rip it open and chuck it in the bin. caption: Children's toothbrushes
Not just there to look pretty (Picture: MEN Media)

Parents have had their minds well and truly blown by finding out a little-known fact about toothbrushes.

It turns out, those coloured bristles are actually ‘toothpaste indicators’.

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Lots of people didn’t, and are astonished at finding instructions on the packet telling them.

Holly Benn shared the fact on her Little Learners Southport Facebook page in a post which has been shared almost 5,000 times in less than a week.

She wrote: ‘Tell me I am NOT the only one who didn’t know that the coloured bristles on children’s toothbrushes are “toothpaste indicators” that tell you where to put it and how much toothpaste to use!?’

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Hundreds of parents commented, with many just tagging in other people and adding a shocked face emoji and others admitting they have been using too much toothpaste.

Sarah Pike said: ‘Wow, never knew that!!” and Megan McCoan added: “How did I not know this?’

Holly, mum to Noah, four, and 20-month-old Marley, runs the Southport classes for the national messy play company Little Learners , which also has a Little Learners Manchester North branch.

She said she has been shocked by the huge reaction to her post.

Holly said: ‘I can’t believe the response it’s got to be quite honest. I am a small local company and just thought I’d be sharing it with a few hundred mums who follow my page. It’s crazy!

Little girl brushing her milk teeth, close-up
Did she know? (Picture: Getty)

‘Lots of the usual ‘this must be rubbish’ comments but mostly just thousands of ‘wow I didn’t know this’,

‘I’ve been using too much too!!’.’

The information on the packaging of the brushes states: ‘Toothpaste indicator shows how much toothpaste to use.’

Holly added: ‘It was only last week when I saw it. I was opening a new toothbrush for my little girl and just read the back of it. I’ve had so many and never bothered reading the package.’

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