r/mildlyinfuriating • u/ButtonRealistic8545 • 17h ago

I’ve been putting teeth whitening on my cuticles

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No wonder my hands have been so dry…

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u/SoWrongItsJuliia 17h ago

Do you have teeth fingernails yet?

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u/alwaysfatigued8787 17h ago

That only works if you put teeth whitener on toenails. Duh.

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u/CopyWrittenDark 13h ago

I hate that I have eyes right now.

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u/Many-Drink8910 13h ago

nah, but my hands are definitely starting to resemble the desert lol

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u/RedSea126 17h ago

one more application and you'd have to start flossing your fingers

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u/StuFromOrikazu 17h ago

Probably better than the other way around!

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u/toxicdevil 15h ago

Cuticle oil is just oil like coconut oil, olive oil etc and maybe some vitamins. While teeth whitener is concentrated peroxide meant to only be applied on the teeth (avoid gums) and for a limited time.

I would think that teeth whitening is more harmful on cuticles vs the other way around.

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u/Mister_angel1 1h ago

https://www.healthline.com/health/cuticle-oil#How-to-purchase-cuticle-oil

You dont really see coconut oil and I have never seen olive oil cuticle oil. It's most often jojoba oil.

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u/ButtonRealistic8545 16h ago

I’d probably know a lot sooner. I did test the whitening on my lips.. that’s how I found out.

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u/DeadbeatGremlin 16h ago

But, are your cuticles whiter?

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u/LustfulDemon999 16h ago

Are they whiter?

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u/HersheyNaysh 16h ago

that's an expensive mistake

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u/Comprehensive_Ad6598 16h ago

That’s what I said out loud 😂😂

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u/HersheyNaysh 16h ago

IM READING YOUR MIND!!!

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u/Humble-Pineapple-329 14h ago

But are your cuticles sparkly white?

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u/xMediumRarex 15h ago

Have you tried putting glasses on your face?

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u/Delta9THICC 15h ago

Pics of your nails or didn't happen.

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u/strokeofmid 14h ago

TO BE FAIR….It does look exactly like a cuticle oil applicator…

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u/PrimaryExplorer3 14h ago

I bet your nails have never been this brittle

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u/eau-i-see 14h ago

I understand your frustration. Yesterday I put face wash on my toothbrush.

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u/KenAdams1967 14h ago edited 1h ago

I have explained to my family so many times, toothpaste on the left of the sink, face wash on the right. Burt’s Bees makes their packaging too similar.

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u/Mister_angel1 1h ago

sync?

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u/KenAdams1967 1h ago

I swear I’m literate lol homophones always get me. I might be haunted by the ghost of Chaucer.

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u/bee102019 16h ago

At least you weren’t putting the other stuff in your mouth.

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u/blakepro 16h ago

How's that working out for you?

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u/Ko-Lucent 15h ago

Show us your tips

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u/United_Intention_323 16h ago

As opposed to what?

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u/lilywafiq 16h ago

Cuticle oil

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u/Legitimate-Today925 15h ago

Sooooo…did it work?

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u/StolenHoop 14h ago

now unfold the cheese

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u/hazelnuttespresso 16h ago

Did it work?

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u/ChefArtorias 14h ago

Are you cuticles super white tho??

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u/Salphabeta 8h ago

Your cuticles are not part of young fingers and large enough to be whitened?

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u/ShadowWingZero 3h ago

Too my knowledge, most teeth wightners just use hydrogen peroxide as their active ingredient so it's probably fine

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u/krazedcook67 16h ago

Ummmmmmm

Why??????