* Budweiser beer conditions the hair
* Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish
* Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 min
* Mayonnaise will also condition your hair, after washing hair & towel drying apply mayonnaise, cover hair with a plastic bag, then wrap with a WARM damp towel. Leave on for 15 minutes. Rewash and style as usual. Leaves your hair soft and silky,
* Mayonnaise will KILL LICE
* Elmer's Glue-paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see
the dead skin and blackheads if any.
Don't advise using it for a facial though. lol
* Shiny Hair-use brewed Lipton Tea
* Sunburn - empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water
* Minor burn-Colgate or Crest toothpaste
* Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!
* Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in, kill insect stings too
* Bee stings - meat tenderizer
* Chigger bite - Preparation H
* Puffy eyes - Preparation H, around the eye, DO NOT GET IN YOUR EYES!
* Paper cut - crazy glue or chap stick (glue is used instead of
sutures at most hospitals)
* Athletes feet - cornstarch
* Fungus on toenails or fingernails - Vicks vapor rub
* Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint.
* Kool aid in Dannon 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. (never tried this 1)
* Sticking bicycle chain - no-stick cooking spray
* Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands! Keep a can
in your garage for your hubby.
* Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls
* When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch
and watch them slide on.
* Heavy dandruff - rinse hair with vinegar!
* Body paint - Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat the Crisco in the
microwave, pour into an empty film container and mix with the food color of
your choice!------- hmmmmmmmmmm
* Tie Dye T-shirt - mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a
rubberband around a section of the t-shirt and soak.
* Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and 1/2
cup of milk of magnesia, soak for 20 min. and let dry, will last for
many years!
* A Slinky will hold CD's! Haven't tried this, would be afraid it would scratch the CD's.
* Wine stains, pour on the 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.
* Remove labels off glassware etc. rub with peanut butter!
* Baked on food - fill 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. Also, you can use 2 Efferdent tablets,
soak overnight!
* Crayon on the wall - Colgate toothpaste and brush it!
* Dirty grout - Listerine
* Grease Stains - Coca Cola, it will also remove grease stains from the
driveway overnight. We know it will take corrosion from batteries!
* Fleas in your carpet? 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.
* When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever
wondered which is the freshest, so you "squeeze" for freshness or
softness. Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores
five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Each day has a different color twist tie. They are: Monday - Blue, Tuesday - Green, Thursday - Red, Friday - White, Saturday - Yellow. So if today was Thursday, you would want red twist tie - not white which is Fridays (almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically by color Blue - Green - Red - White
-Yellow, Monday through Saturday. Very easy to remember. I thought
this was interesting. I looked in the grocery store and the bread
wrappers DO have different twist ties, and even the one with the
plastic clips have different colors.
Use Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets ...Best thing ever used in Louisiana..just wipe on & go...Great for Babies
Bob, a fisherman, takes one vitamin B-1 tablet a day April through October. He said it works. He was right. Hasn't had a mosquito bite in 33 years. Try it. Every one he has talked into trying it works on them.
Vitimin B-1( Thiamine Hydrochloride 100 mg.)
If you eat bananas, the mosquitos like you, - something about the banana oil as your body processes it.
Stop eating bananas for the summer and the mosquitos will be much less interested.
This is going to floor you, but one of the best insect repellents someone found (who is in the woods every day), is Vick's Vaporub.
Plant marigolds around the yard , the flowers give off a smell that bugs do not like, so plant some in that garden also to help ward off bugs without using insecticides.
"Tough guy" Marines who spend a great deal of time "camping out" say that the very best mosquito repellant you can use is Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil mixed about half and half with alcohol.
One of the best natural insect repellants that I've discovered is made from the clear real vanilla. This is the pure Vanilla that is sold in Mexico. It works great for mosquitoes and ticks, don't know about other insects.
When all else fails-- get a frog -------- LOL
GAYE (MY OLDER SISTER) SENT THESE TO ME:
* Think homemade - they work!!! Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately, without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers.
Haven't tried this as I very seldom get headaches.
* Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.
* 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 from a bout of the flu? Mix One Tablespoon of horseradish in 1/2 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 one Tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.
* Cure urinary tract infections with AlkaSeltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. AlkaSeltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly, even though the product was never advertised for this use.
* Honey remedy for Skin Blemishes. 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.
* Listerine therapy for toenail fungus. Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking 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.
* Coca-Cola cure for rust. Forget those expensive rust removers. Just saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca Cola and scrub the rust stain. The phosphoric acid in the coke is what gets the job done. (And people drink this stuff?)
* 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 Elmers Glue all over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.
* Balm for broken blisters. To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic.
* Heinz vinegar to heal bruises: Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for one hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.
* Kills fleas instantly. Dawn dishwashing liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog's bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Goodbye fleas.
* Rainy day cure for dog odor: Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet. This instantly makes your dog smell springtime fresh.
* Eliminate ear mites. All it takes is a few drops of Wesson Corn Oil in your cat's ear. Massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.
* Vaseline cure for hairballs: To prevent troublesome hairballs, apply a dollop of Vaseline petroleum jelly to your cat's nose. The cat will lick off the jelly, lubricating any hair in its stomach so it can pass easily through the digestive system.
* Quaker Oats for fast pain relief. It's not for breakfast anymore! Mix two cups of Quaker Oats and one cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for one minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.
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