Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Household Hints

DID YOU KNOW???
-COOL WHIP will condition your hair in 15 minutes.
-PAM cooking spray will dry finger nail polish.
-ELMER'S GLUE-paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and
blackheads if any.
-MAYONNAISE will kill lice, and it will also condition your hair.
-For shiny hair, use brewed LIPTON TEA.
-For sunburn, empty a large jar of NESTEA into your bath water.
-For a minor burn, use COLGATE or CREST toothpaste
-Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it.
-Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in....kills insect stings too
-For bee stings, use meat tenderizer.
-For puffy eyes, use PREPARATION H.
-For Athlete's feet, use cornstarch.
-Use KOOL AID to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent section and run a
cycle. It will also clean a toilet.
-Use KOOL AID in plain yogurt as a finger paint. Your kids will love it and it won't
hurt them if they eat it!
-PEANUT BUTTER will get scratches out of CD's. Wipe off with a COFFEE FILTER paper.
-For a sticking bicycle chain, use PAM no-stick cooking spray.
-PAM will also remove paint and grease from your hands. Keep a can in your garage
for hubby.
-PEANUT BUTTER will remove ink from the face of dolls.
-When doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with cornstarch and watch them slide
on.
-For heavy dandruff, pour on the vinegar.
-For body paint, use CRISCO mixed with food coloring. Heat CRISCO in microwave, pour
into an empty film container and mix with the food color of your choice.
-For a 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.
-For preserving a newspaper clipping, use a large bottle of club soda and a cup of
MILK OF MAGNESIA, soak for 20 minutes and let dry. It will last for many years!
-For fungus on toe or fingernails, use VICKS VAPOR RUB.
-A slinky will hold CD's.
-To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with COLGATE toothpaste.
-For wine stains, pour on MORTON SALT and watch it absorb into the salt.
-To remove wax, take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb
into the towel.
-To remove labels off glassware, etc., rub with PEANUT BUTTER.
-For baked on food, fill a container with water, get a BOUNCE paper softener and the
static from the BOUNCE towel will cause the baked on food to adhere to it. Soak
overnight.
-For baked on food, you can also use 2 EFFERDENT TABLETS and soak overnight.
-For crayon markings on the wall, use COLGATE toothpaste and brush it.
-For dirty grout, use LISTERINE.
-For stains on clothes, use COLGATE.
-For grass stains, use KARO SYRUP.
-For grease stains, use COCA COLA. It will also remove grease stains from the drive-
way overnight.
-For fleas in your carpet, use 20 MULE TEAM BORAX, sprinkle and let stand for 24
hours.
-To keep fresh flowers longer, add a little Clorox, or 2 BAYER ASPIRIN, or just use
7-UP instead of water.
-BUDWEISER BEER conditions the hair.

1 comment:

  1. WOW!! That is quite a list. I have heard of the Preparation H tip, but can't bring myself to put it on my face!!

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