I am always happy to pass along useful information that I find on the web. Recently, I found a nice list of uses for everyday items. The list includes great ideas for using lemons, newspapers, coffee filters, olive oil, dryer sheets, baking soda, vinegar, ziploc bags, velcro and salt. Read the entire list here, plus I am listing my favorite from each category below!
Lemon – Rub a wedge of lemon on your fingernails to whiten them.
Newspaper – Your shoes will dry faster if you stick a waded up piece of newspaper in them overnight.
Coffee Filters – Makes a great cover for food when heating in the microwave. No mess!
Olive Oil – Use olive oil to remove eye make. Just a little will go a long way.
Dryer Sheets – Keep a dryer sheet in your gym bag. It will smell a lot fresher.
Baking Soda – Baking Soda can be used to remove scuff marks, crayon, pencil and ink from walls. Place a little on a damp sponge and clean.
Vinegar – Clean your dishwasher every month by running a cup of vinegar through a cycle (empty the dishwasher first).
Ziploc Bags – Put frosting in a ziploc bag and cut off a small corner. Great for cake decorating.
Velcro – Use velcro to attach the remote to your tv. No more lost remote!
Salt – Add a pinch of salt to water when boiling eggs. It will keep them from cracking.
06 October 2008, 2:49 pm
I love these tips. I don’t do anything anymore without first typing it into Google with “home remedy”…..there is so much we can do with inexpensive items we already have, the vast majority of which are better for the environment then the chemicals we buy to do the same job.