Miracle Uses For Household Products - Part 5

These appeared in our local paper and I thought that I would share them with my readers. As you know there are avid followers of vinegar and duct tape. Well, here are some other items and things you can do with them. I'll cover more of them in later blogs. By the way, I have not tested these, so test them yourselves, no guarantees.

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Marshmallows

> Stop ice cream drips by placing a large marshmallow in the bottom of the cone before adding the ice cream.

> Keep brown sugar soft by adding a few marshmallows to the bag before closing it.

Mayonnaise

Four uses

1. Condition your hair by massaging it into your hair and scalp. Cover your head with a shower cap, wait several minutes, then shampoo.

2. Relieve sunburn pain by slathering mayonnaise liberally over the affected area.

3. Clean piano keys. If the keys to your piano are starting to yellow, tickle the ivories with a little mayonnaise applied with a soft cloth. Wait a few minutes, wipe with a damp cloth and buff.

4. Remove bumper stickers by rubbing some mayonnaise over the entire sticker. Let it sit for several minutes and wipe it off. It will also remove tar and pine sap.

Milk

Four uses

1. Use milk to shave with if you have nothing else to use as a barrier.

2. Clean patent leather shoes to a gleaming shine by rubbing them with a little milk on a soft cloth. Leave to dry and then buff them.

3. Remove ink stains on clothing by soaking the area in milk. This can take from half an hour to overnight to remove the stain completely.

4. Repair fine cracks in china plates and cups by boiling them in milk. The milk reacts with the kaolin in china and closes the crack. Place the plate in a pan, cover it with milk (fresh or reconstituted powdered milk) and bring to a boil. As soon as it starts to boil, lower the heat and simmer for about 45 minutes.

Nail Polish

Five uses

1. Make cup measurements visible by using a brightly colored polish to trace over basic measurement levels.

2. Mark levels inside a bucket with a color that stands out.

3. Seal an envelope by brushing a little polish on the underside of the flap.

4. Protect your belt buckle’s shine by covering new or just-shined belt buckles with a coat of clear polish.

5. Stop a windshield crack from spreading by brushing both sides of the glass with polish to fill it.

Non-Diet Soda

Four uses

1. Clean car battery terminals. The acidic properties will eliminate corrosion. Pour some soda over the battery terminals and let it set. Remove the sticky residue with a wet sponge.

2. Loosen rusted-on nuts and bolts. Soak a rag in the soda and wrap it around the bolt for several minutes.

3. Make cut flowers last longer by pouring about a half-cup into the water in a vase full of cut flowers. The sugar in the soda will make the blossoms last longer.

4. Clear out a slow drain by pouring a 2-liter bottle of cola down the drain to help remove the clog.