Helpful Home Remedies

Whilst searching the internet I came upon this list

of cool home remedies.

Some of them look useful like

Preparation H for puffy eyes

while others look silly like

WD-40 for arthritis.

Worth a shot though right?

Let me know, if youve ever used any, if you do 

use any, and what works and what doesnt.

In this economy we could all use a little dose of frugality...

1.    Budweiser beer conditions the hair   

2.    Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish

3.    Cool Whip will condition your hair in 15 minutes

4.    Mayonnaise will KILL LICE, it will also condition your hair

 

5.    Elmer's Glue - paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and blackheads if any

6.    Shiny Hair - use brewed Lipton Tea

7.    Sunburn - empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water

8.    Minor burn - Colgate or Crest toothpaste

9.    Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!

10.  Arthritis?  WD-40 Spray and rub in, kill insect stings too

11  Bee stings - meat tenderizer

12.  Chigger bite - Preparation H

13.  Puffy eyes - Preparation H

14.  Paper cut - Crazy Glue or Chap Stick (glue is used instead of sutures in many hospitals)

15.  Stinky feet - Jello!

16.  Athletes feet - cornstarch

17.  Fungus on toenails or fingernails - Vicks Vapor Rub

18.  Kool Aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put it in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet. (Wow, and we drink this stuff)

19.  Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint also Kool Aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint, your kids will love it and it won't hurt them if they eat it!

20.  Peanut butter - will get scratches out of CD's!  Wipe off with a coffee filter paper

21.  Sticking bicycle chain - Pam cooking spray

22.  Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands!  Keep a can in your garage for your hubby

23.  Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls

24.  When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them slide on

25.  Heavy dandruff - pour on the vinegar!

26.  Body paint - Crisco mixed with food coloring.  Heat the Crisco in the microwave, pour in to an empty film container and mix with the food color of your choice!

27  Tie Dye T-shirt - mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the T-shirt and soak

28.  Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and cup of milk of magnesia, soak for 20 min. and let dry, will last for many years!

29.  A Slinky will hold toast and CD's!

30.  To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste

31.  Wine stains, pour on the Morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt.

32.  To remove wax - Take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb into the towel.

33.  Remove labels off glassware etc. rub with Peanut butter!

34.  Baked on food - fill container with water, use Bounce fabric softener. The static from the Bounce towel will cause the baked on food to adhere to it.  Soak overnight.  Also; you can use 2 Efferdent tablets, soak overnight!

35.  Crayon on the wall - Colgate toothpaste and brush it!

36.  Dirty grout - Listerine

37.  Stains on clothes - Colgate

38.  Grass stains - Karo Syrup

39.  Grease Stains - Coca Cola, it will also remove grease stains from the driveway overnight.  We know it will take corrosion from car batteries!

40.  Fleas in your carpet?  20 Mule Team Borax- sprinkle and let stand for 24 hours.  Maybe this will work if you get them back again.

41.  To keep fresh flowers longer add a little Clorox, or 2 Bayer  aspirin, or just use 7-Up instead of water.