Spend more time fishing and help limit the time you spend on those "domestic" chores.
Stains, Stains and more
stains...can we get enough recipes? Life without stains would be very boring.
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go easier and faster with ingredients and items you normally have on hand
around the house.
Spend more time fishing and help limit the time you spend on those "domestic" chores.
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| As we go through life, we
learn that safe cleaning products, which also make for cheap cleaning products
are those ingredients we usually have around the house. Murphy's oil
soap or Castile soap are great to use in cleaning recipes that call for
a "mild" soap. Olive or vegetable oil work to polish furniture with.
I have used baby oil with great results in the place of Scott's
Liquid Gold for my wood furniture to remove marks and hide scratches
and chips.
"Smell" is the secret to getting rid of unwanted pests. Ants hate cucumber peels. Next time you make a salad using cukes, drop some peelings along the ant trails in your home. Or use powdered scrubbing cleanser like Comet (dry) or powdered cinnamon. A mixture of Boric Acid ( usually used for eyewash) & plain sugar in a salt shaker, sprinkled under kitchen sinks & behind stoves is a safe easy way to get rid of roaches. Mothballs work miracles in area's where you have animals digging holes and burrowing. Its great for dog and cat control around shrubs. The neighbors hated us on really damp nights but we didn't have any problems with their dogs or cats spraying on our bushes. There are thousands of tips and hints too numerous to mention on one web page. Table salt poured in a ring around plants to protect them from grubs. The salt burns them so they will not cross the ring of salt. Epson salts used to fertilize flowering plants brings out brighter deeper colors in the blooms. Microwave cleaning made easy: you don't have to buy special poducts to clean your microwave. All you have to do is place a cup of hot water in it, run for 2 minutes, let sit for 2 minutes and it steams it clean for you. Just wipe out with paper towel and joila! The moist heat loosens all the splattered baked on stuff!
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| Techniques you can use to
get rid of rust stains on concrete:
Oven Cleaner: also great for oil stains in cement or on asphalt in driveways, etc. Any product containing citric acid. Cream of tartar: apply to rust stain, let sit & rinse |
If your dog or cat gets skunked, you can remove the odor by bathing it in tomato juice or diluted vinegar. Products such as feminine douche also work well. With douche, just pour it on till soaked to the skin and dry excess with a towel. No need to rinse. | Grass: Rubbing alcohol
Spills on Clothes: Hairspray On Delicates: Club Soda Perspiration: Ammonia Blood stains: Hydrogen peroxide or Meat tenderizer Mildew Stains: Salt & Lemon Juice Rust: Cream of Tartar |
Window Cleaning Solution:
1 pint rubbing alcohol 2 Tbs. clear ammonia 2 Tbs. liquid dishwashing soap Also works great for cleaning jewelry. Save this job for a cloudy day (the sun's rays cause streaking) |
| For cleaning decks: hot water, any liquid cleaner you would use to wash clothes & bleach. The bleach removes stains, mildew & algae. It is the main ingredient in commercial deck wash. | To keep odor down in
the litter box mix in a small box of baking soda.
Want to keep pests out of garbage cans and gardens? Use mothballs around the perimeter of anything you want to keep "pet" or "pest" free. |
Baking soda added to the wash removes odors & softens hard water allowing more suds & allows for cleaner rinsing without residue. | Everyone knows newspaper to dry windows works to prevent streaking but you have to wear rubber gloves to avoid the ink that is water soluble. |
| To clean the racks in barbecue grills: turn heat on high for 15-30 minutes after barbecuing and allow to burn off. | Cat flea's? Add a small amount of table salt to the litter box. | Automatic dishwasher detergent: Keep this on hand as a bleach substitute and whitener/brightener | Another good window cleaning
recipe:
Mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 1 quart warm water |
| Another rack cleaning method: cover rack with paper towels, place in garbage bag, saturate towels with ammonia, close tightly and allow to sit overnight. Rinse well the next day with hot water. | While vacuuming, to prevent those nasty odors, sprinkle the rug with baking soda. It is also good to use in ashtrays to destroy that nicotine odor left behind by a snuffed out cigarette or cigar. | Shaving cream can be used as a spot stain remover for your carpets | Daily Shower Cleaner:
1 cup vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon liquid dishwashing soap, and 1/4 cup dishwasher rinse agent. |
| Still another rack cleaning method: spray with oven cleaner, allow to sit for 30 min to an hour, rinse with very hot water | Vacuum your pets regularly. This helps to keep down any shedding problems they might have. | Denture cleaning tablets help to brighten and whiten delicate linens heavily soiled or stained | Can also use a few drops of dishwashing liquid to a quart of water in a sprayer and a squeegee. Wipe with soft clean cloth. Leaves no streaks. |
| To pick up cat hair, put on a wet rubber dishwashing glove and wipe your hand over surfaces. The hair will stick right to it. | Add a cup of white wine vinegar to the rinse cycle to keep dark clothes from fading |
| Kool Aid can be used
as a dye in hair for a punk rock look
Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint Table salt used in the dirty water chamber of a rug scrubber reduces sudsing |
Minor burn use non-gel
tooth paste
Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it! Suffered a grease burn? Rub margarine on it Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns. |
Arthritis? WD-40,
just spray and rub in - kills insect stings too.
Pam cooking spray will dry fingernail polish No Immodium on hand? 2 tsp. of flour mixed with 1/2 cup warm water stops diarrhea |
Peanut butter will
remove ink from the face of baby dolls
Peanut butter - will get minor scratches out of CD's -(wipe off with a coffee filter paper). |
Kool Aid to clean
dishwasher pipes - just put in the detergent section and run a cycle.
Baking soda removes caustic acid from car battery terminals Crisco helps remove road tar from car finish |
| Sunburn - empty a
large jar of Nestea into your bath water
Athlete's foot - sprinkle cornstarch in your shoes and on your feet. To clean nubuck leather use a very fine sandpaper - brings it up like new. Salt and boiling water helps keeps drains flowing |
Puffy eyes - Prep
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Paper cut - crazy glue Fungus on toenails or fingernails - vapor rub Remove dust from silk flowers, put some table salt into a paper bag, put flower heads into back and shake vigorously. |
To keep goggles, glasses
or windows
from fogging up, coat them with a non-gel toothpaste.
Then use a soft cloth to wipe clean
Wear an old, unmatched sock on your hand when I have to dust. Run along rails and doors until the sock is dusty enough to discard or wash and reuse. |
Preserving a newspaper
clipping
- large bottle of club soda and 1/2 cup of milk of magnesia.
Soak for 20 min and let dry - it will last for many years!
Crushed aspirin added to your ordinary shampoo will make a dandruff shampoo "Vicks" spread on wooden furniture stops puppies chewing |
Cool Whip will condition
your hair in 15 min
Shiny Hair - use brewed Lipton Tea to rinse Blondes- brighten up using lemon juice as a rinse Greasy Hair-Add a
dash of cider vinegar in the last rinse
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| Mayonnaise will kill
Lice, as it conditions your hair.
Spike your hair with a gel tooth paste - (it will also give it a hint of color). |
Bee stings - meat
tenderizer
Chigger bite - Prep H Maxi Pads- cleans windows and they stick to your hand |
Sneakers funky? sprinkle
baking soda inside
Stinky feet - soak them in Jell-O water or Tide soap powder & wear white socks Dirty grout -spray it down with listerine. |
Elmers Glue - use
as a facial mask, allow it to dry, peel off
Maxi Pads-great knee protectors while gardening Baby wipes are useful for quick surface cleanups in kitchens and bathrooms. |
Kool aid powder mixed
in plain yogurt as a finger paint for your kids
Flea's in your carpets?
Sprinkle borax and let sit 24 hours before vacuuming
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| Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose. | Achy muscles? Mix 1 Tablespoon of horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil, for instant relief for aching muscles. | Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria. | Urinary tract infection? Use Alka-Seltzer . Dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly -- even though the product was never been advertised for this use. (Note: Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine is not the same...and contains aspirin, which can cause stomach bleeding if you have ulcers.) | Headache? Drink two glasses of Gatorade.Relieves headache pain almost immediately -- without the side effects caused by traditional "pain relievers." |
| Acne or Zits? Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight. | Toenail Fingus? Soak your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again. | Easy eyeglass protection... To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear nail polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them. | Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly. | Smart splinter remover..just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue. |
| Cure for Boils? cover the boil with Hunt's tomato paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head. | Relieve Blister Pain? To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine ... a powerful antiseptic. | Help Healing Bruises? Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process. | Smelly Wet Dog? Wipe him down with a dryer sheet to leave him smelling spring fresh when he dries. | Quaker Oats for fast pain relief....It's not for breakfast anymore! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain |
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