Who knew?
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.
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. Good-bye
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, instantly making your dog smell springtime
fresh.
Did you know that
drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain
almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects
caused by traditional pain
relievers?
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 1 tablespoon 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.
Cure urinary
tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just 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 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.
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.
Hunt's
Tomato Paste boil cure...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.
Balm for
broken blisters...to disinfect a broken blister, dab on a
few drops of Listerine, a powerful
antiseptic.
Vinegar to
heal 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.
Quaker Oats
for fast pain relief...it's not for breakfast any more!
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.
If you send this to 10
people and only one of them doesn't know about this, then it
was worth it.
Next on the crafty list was to make Garrett's blanket for his room. It took me a bit with trying to finish laundry and make muffins in between but we got it done! It's just a tie blanket...nothing fancy. He asked me if I could sew it and I almost laughed at him. I have a sewing machine but I think it would run from me if I got it out. Hopefully one day I will learn how to use it! Until then...witchery stitchery and tie blankets are my forte. :-)
