Curing Home and Health Problems with Household Products

Keep milk fresh longer, get rid of blackheads, and re-sharpen your scissors with things you already have at home. It's amazing how versatile some products can be. Take, for instance, meat tenderizer. Did you know that meat tenderizer works to relieve a sore back? Just mix enough water with it to make a paste and rub it into the problem area. You won't believe how much better you'll feel in no time.

Meat tenderizer will also remove blood stains from cloth. Dampen the area with the stain, make a meat tenderizer paste, then rub it into the stain. Allow to sit for a few minutes before laundering. No tenderizer on hand? You can get the same great results by pouring hydrogen peroxide on the stain before washing.

Another common item found in many homes is hair spray. Many people don't know it but hair spray will stop a run in pantyhose as well as kill spiders and other small bugs. It will also take out ink stains. Just spray it on the stain, allow it to sit for a few minutes, then throw into the washer. And, if bugs are a problem, mix vanilla and water then spray around baseboards and in corners. Most bugs detest the smell of vanilla.

Another way to stop pantyhose runs is to put a dab of clear nail polish at the end of a run. It won't run past the nail polish. Clear nail polish can also prevent a crack in the windshield from going further - at least for awhile. Apply the polish to the inside and outside of the windshield, at the end of the crack. Eventually the crack will continue on but this trick slows down the process.
Use clear nail polish, over a period of time, on a wart and it will slowly disappear, too.

Out of hair conditioner? Use a dryer sheet on your hair or mix up a solution of liquid fabric softener and water. Pour over hair and rinse. If your hair is already dry you can also dampen a dryer sheet and use it on your hair to get rid of static electricity. Liquid fabric softener also makes it easy to clean a grimy pot or to remove old wallpaper easier.