Chinese tech company Xiaomi has shared YouTube Shorts, in which the company has tested a hack to remove scratches on a smartphone screen using toothpaste. The company has Video I tried to test whether this hack actually works by applying toothpaste to the smartphone display and you should also know the result.
Old rumors claimed that using toothpaste could remove screen scratches. The rationale for this is that the toothpaste fills in the scratches on the display, making the surface smoother and also acts as a polish for the display. However, the video proves otherwise.
It can be clearly seen in the shorts that there was no improvement in the scratches on the smartphone on which the toothpaste hack has been tested.
Rather, Xiaomi states in the video that this hack is actually more damaging to the display. According to the company, toothpaste is sometimes a polishing agent, however, the fine particles in the paste do not fix scratches on the screen. Instead, toothpaste is actually an alkaline substance, which over time can destroy the effect of the oleophobic coating on the top of the smartphone’s display.
Oleophobic coating is basically a layer applied on the display of the smartphone, which keeps the dust and smudges away from the screen due to the oil released from the finger.