Home Remedies that Really Work!

Everyone has heard of home remedies. Some work, and some do not have a shot in the dark from working. Today I will discuss some of them that truly do work.

Pet Remedies-Most cats get ear mites. These are the little bugs that make black looking stuff in your cat's ears. There is a simple and yet easy way to eliminate this pesky problem. All you need to do is put a few drops of either baby oil or cooking oil into the cat's ears. Then you wipe them out with a cotton ball. If you do this treatment three days in a row you will smother the ear mites and help heal the ears.

Fleas are also another irritating problem for not only your pets, but also for you. If you have ever bought flea products, you know they can get rather costly and most do not work very well. All you need is to by a bottle of Dawn dish soap from now on. It has to be Dawn though because no other brand kills the fleas. Just wash your pets with Dawn like you normally would with soap and then rinse them completely. If you do not rinse them good, your pet's skin will become irritated.

It's rather annoying when your dog comes inside on a rainy day and you have that nasty wet dog smell all over the house. Stop the odor in its tracks by rubbing a dryer sheet like Bounce all over your dog. You will get rid of the smell before it gets into your furniture.

Human Remedies-When you get a headache and do not want to take pain relievers because of the side effects, you can drink a large bottle of Gatorade and most of the time it will do the trick.

When you burn yourself and don't have any Aloe Vera around, use Colgate toothpaste instead. It works as an excellent cream for burns.

If you have a stuffed up nose just pop a few Altoids in your mouth. These strong little mints are enough to help you breath better without over the counter medicine that has unknown chemicals in them.

To relieve aching muscles make massage oil that contains a cup of olive oil and a tablespoon of horseradish.

To banish a sore throat mix ¼ a cup of vinegar with ¼ a cup of honey. Then all you do is take a tablespoon six times a day, it works because the vinegar kills bacteria and honey soothes the throat.