Line cup with aluminum foil, pour baking soda in foil, place tarnished silver jewelry into baking soda. Pour boiling water over top.
Tarnish begone!
When making homemade broth, if possible let chill overnight, the fat will solidify at the top and be easier to remove.
Baking soda, activated charcoal, and peroxide together can be used as a brush-on paste teeth whitening agent, don't use often though, or you'll wear your enamel off. (this does taste gross though.)
If you, or a child eats something toxic, first check the label of whatever they ate that they should not have, or call poision control.
If the directions are to induce vomiting, swallow one capful(about a tsp or less) of hydrogen peroxide. It will make you barf.
If directions are to drink milk, you can also use activated charcoal tablets to suck up and dissipate.
Microwave sponges at least once a month. If you don't have a microwave, keep in boiling water for 10 minl.
Baking soda helps natural dyes stick a little bit better. Washing soda - which is like baking soda on steroids, works better though.
Mayo, peanut butter, vinegar, and coconut oil can all be used to get gum out of one's hair without having to cut the hair off. Oil, mayo, and peanut butter work on the basis that it makes your hair slipperier. The vinegar is supposed to break the gum down.(Which, incidentally, mayo has vinegar and oil in it.)
Flour is the second best thing you can use to put out a grease fire. The best thing is an extinguisher. The worst thing is water.
Baking powder, or powdered chalk can be used prior to washing to help soak up grease stains. If possible, never machine dry grease-stained clothing, never wash on hot. If grease is still there when it line or air dries, treat it with fels-naptha.
White wine can be used to get red wine out of clothing - white vinegar plus salt is cheaper. You still have to treat the stain before it dries and sets.
Boil 1 quart water and 1/2 cup salt, pour still hot mixture on almost any weed, and it will kill it. It will also kill non-weeds too, to be careful. This is best for use on walkways and the like where weeds like to grow up through the cracks.
If you have the patience for it, and the WOOD splinter is still sticking a little out of the skin, you can use wood or school glue, pour over splinter, let dry, and peel off glue to get the splinter out.
NEVER TWIST OR ROTATE A TICK. NEVER SMOOSH A TICK. NEVER TRY TO BURN A TICK. Grab the tick as close as you can to the skin, and pull straight up and off.
Salt leeches to get them off with less pain than pulling them off, BUT ENCOURAGE WOUND TO BLEED TO PUSH OUT ANY BACTERIA. I'm told that a high-proof alcohol will also work, but haven't met anyone who used it.
Snails will not cross salt.(It kills them, too.)
Permanent markers can usually be removed within 24 hours with either; Hand sanitizer, 70% or better rubbing alcohol, Non-acetone polish remover, and acetone polish remover. Always test spot first.
Mr. Clean Magic erasers are made from melamine foam. Buy it on amazon or ebay for way cheaper.
Original (blue)Dawn dish soap kills fleas with a pretty good success rate - good for kittens and puppies with fleas that cannot have the drops used on them.
Using a 1 to 1 ratio on a slightly moist qtip(NOT SOAKING WET) to GENTLY swab their ears also helps with ear mites in kitten or puppies that cannot have the drops used just yet. Only swab where you can see.
Get gelatin from the store. Mix small amounts as directed, and put on nails to strengthen them.
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