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10 Ways To Use Salt Around The House

Salt is cheap to buy and amazingly, it has many uses beyond adding flavor to your food.

Check out some of the ideas below:

1. Sprinkle a little salt in your canvas shoes to help soak up the moisture and get rid of the nasty odor.

2. Remove baked on food from your cooking pots and pans by soaking them in salt and a small amount of water for a few minutes prior to washing.

3. Mix a handful of salt into a gallon pail of warm water and use it to wash down your fridge. It’s both odor and chemical free so it’s a safe way to clean.

4. Remove tea and coffee stains from your coffee mugs by either putting a little salt in water and letting it sit in the mug, or by simply using a cloth with salty water and rubbing the stains away.

July 19, 2009

Household

20 Neat Ways To Use White Vinegar

After reading some books and browsing the Internet, I have come to discover that plain old white distilled vinegar is an amazing product. It is inexpensive, nontoxic, and can be used for so many different things around the house and yard, not to mention in the garage. Below is a list of some of the ways you can use vinegar in place of more expensive, and possibly toxic products:

1. Clean pen marks off of painted walls by dipping a cloth into vinegar and dabbing in onto the marks. Repeat until the marks disappear.

2. Clean your piano keys by mixing half a cup of vinegar with 2 cups of water. Use a soft cloth and wring it out thoroughly before wiping down the keys. Use a dry cloth to remove the moisture and then leave the keyboard uncovered for 24 hours.

3. Clean your computer, printer, keyboard, and other home office gear by mixing an equal part of vinegar and water and wiping them down. Be sure to shut them off first and wring out your cloth well so water doesn’t damage the circuits inside.

4. Get rid of the cigarette smoke smell from inside your home by pouring some vinegar into a bowl and setting it in the room with the strongest odor. Within a day the odor should be gone. If the smell is really strong, set out a few bowls.

5. Remove salt from your boots by wiping it off with a cloth soaked in vinegar. No need to dilute the vinegar.

6. Clean your windshield wiper blades by wiping them down with full strength vinegar.

May 26, 2009

Household

Ways to Use Cornstarch Around The House

Cornstarch is popular for making gravies and sauces, but you can do a lot of other things with it as well. Using cornstarch is a great alternative to using more expensive, potentially toxic products. Check out some of the ideas below:

1. Sprinkle some cornstarch onto the knots in your shoelaces and it will make it easier for you to untangle them.

2. Get rid of grease spots on your kitchen walls by sprinkling cornstarch onto a cloth and rubbing the spot gently. It will soon disappear. You can also use cornstarch to remove grease spots from leather (shoes, sofas, etc.) by sprinkling the starch directly onto the spot and letting it sit overnight.

3. Freshen up your carpets by sprinkling cornstarch onto your carpet and letting it sit for about half an hour. Then vacuum as normal.

4. Give your dog a bath without water by rubbing cornstarch into your dog’s coat and then brushing it out.

5. Cornstarch can be used in lots of different ways to inexpensively entertain kids:

A. Mix it with water to make a paste to make glue. A great alternative to white glue and all natural!

B. Mix it with water and let your kids put their hands in it. It is a gooey mixture that is a lot of fun to play with. Put in some food coloring to add to the fun.

C. Make finger paint by boiling a quarter cup of cornstarch in two cups of water and then mixing in some food coloring.

D. Make face paint by mixing 2 parts cornstarch with one part vegetable shortening and add some food coloring. It’s nontoxic and works great for Halloween!

May 9, 2009