Clothes: Use hand sanitizer.
Walls: Use toothpaste or hair spray.
Wood: Use rubbing alcohol.
Carpet: Use white vinegar.
Furniture: Use milk.
White board: Use a rubber pencil eraser.
Ceramic or glass: Use a mixture of 1 part toothpaste and 1 part baking soda.
Before planting, push the bottom ends of the cuttings into small potatoes. Moisture and nutrients in the potatoes will allow the cuttings to develop healthy roots.
If you have too many t-shirts and little space to keep them all tidy in, this tip is for you. Forget the old way of folding and organizing t-shirts in your drawer in horizontal rows. Try folding them in vertical rows instead. That way not only can you fit more shirts in less space, but you can also see them all at once!
Sometimes it seems like we all have so much stuff with nowhere to put it. This tip offers the perfect solution. Fit some wooden racks to the ceiling of your garage, utility room, or basement and you can slot storage bins that will easily slide on and off. This trick is great for kids’ toys or seasonal objects like Christmas decorations.
When you take a hot bath, you burn as many calories as you would if you went for a 30-minute walk.
A paper cut is more painful than a regular cut because such a wound almost never bleeds so the nerve endings stay open to the air which irritates them.
Bananas have a curved shape because they reach for the sunlight when they grow.
To tell a real diamond from a fake, you need to breathe on it: a fake one will become foggy and a genuine one will stay clear.
To make your heels always soft, use foot soaks: take 2 cups warm water, add 1/2 cup baking soda, and 1 cup vinegar. Soak your feet for 15-20 minutes, then dry with a towel and apply some nutritious cream.
How often do you clean your stove filter? Likely, the majority of us forget about this important detail. But if you’ve decided to become a pro at cleaning your house, there is a good tip to make the old filter new again.
You need water, 1/2 cup of baking soda and a big pan. Add enough water to the pan to submerge the filter in. Boil it and slowly add soda. Now place the filter into the boiling water and wait for a few minutes.
Now the stove filter looks like new!
There’s one more good solution for cleaning with used dryer sheets. Don’t throw them away after washing clothes but instead, use them to remove spots and dirt around your house. This method is great to get rid of stains from mirrors and bathroom fixtures, toilet rings and baseboards.
A 1:1 mix of coconut oil and honey with a few drops of lavender oil is perfect for strengthening the nails. To make it more convenient, pour it into a used nail polish bottle.
If you have greasy hair, simple cooking salt or even better, sea salt is what you need. Add 2-3 tbsp to your favorite shampoo and the roots of your hair will stay clean for longer.
If you have a bunch of keys and you can’t readily find the one you use most often, there is a simple way to literally make it stick out. Take the key and drill a hole in it next to the existing one. Then put the key back on the ring through the new hole. This will make the key jut out at an angle different from the others, enabling you to easily find it.
Plastic food containers have pores so they often retain smells even after washing. Keep a crumpled newspaper sheet inside so that it can absorb odors. Wash the container again before using it.
If you immediately dab a small cut with a thin layer of lip balm, it will stop bleeding and close up quickly.
Makeup remover lotion can remove makeup not only from your face but also from your clothes: it can help you get rid of foundation, lipstick and mascara stains. If you dye your hair at home, this product can remove the dye from your skin.
A bouquet looks more attractive if the flowers stand straight and don’t fall apart every which way. Put the soft stalks of flowers into drinking straws and the problem is solved.
If you like coffee, don’t dispose of used coffee grounds — they can help keep your eyes fresh. Mix them in a 1:1 solution with coconut oil and apply to the skin under your eyes for 15 minutes. Apply this mask 3-4 times a week.
Food stays fresh longer in vacuum packaging than just in the fridge. If you don’t have a vacuum sealer, there’s a simple way to do without it. Put a bag with your ingredient in a big bowl of water. The pressure from the liquid will push the air out of the bag and you will only need to close or tie it.
Hang a small bag of chalk in your closet and your clothes will never have an unpleasant smell. Chalk is excellent at absorbing moisture and odors.
Bacteria can’t survive in a high sugar content so you can cover the wound with sugar paste or plain sugar. Cover it up until more serious first aid can be administered.