33 Different Ways to Use Everyday Products

You've used most of these products for their intended purpose, but a lot of them are actually brilliant multitaskers

Published 3 years ago in Wow

You've used most of these products for their intended purpose, but a lot of them are actually brilliant multitaskers than can help save you money/time!

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Use salt as an abrasive and absorber when cleaning. I spray my stove top with a general household cleaner then sprinkle salt liberally over the top. It gets grease out easily.For liquid stains like wine, I pour salt over the stain to soak up excess liquid then come through with hydrogen peroxide. Finally I get absorbent towels and dab clean it.

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Shaving foam reduces misting on bathroom mirrors and car windows.

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Vagisil for chafing. It's antibacterial, lubricating, and an anesthetic. I learned that in the army
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Use vet wrap instead of sports tape. It's basically the same thing but much less expensive.

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Put a somewhat thick layer of vaseline on the skin around your hairline and ears and neck when dying your hair. if you accidentally get dye on your skin, you can easily wipe it off.
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A jeweler's loupe can double as a macro lens for your cell phone.
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Peroxide gets blood stains out.

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Clean mascara wands are used in animal shelters to soothe the animals by brushing, and to remove fly eggs and larva from fur.
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Bleach to keep away cockroaches. I used to get big-a** cockroaches in the summer that came up my drain.My exterminator told me to pour 1 cup of bleach down my drain each week. You have to pour it down the drain in the room you see them. I started 18 months ago and haven't seen a cockroach since. (Don't do this if you have a septic tank)
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Your library card can do a lot more than let you borrow books. It allows you to take free courses on Lynda, or learn a language, and even stream movies. A lot of libraries also have video game rentals, which a lot of people don't know about.

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Kinesiology tape to hold up your boobs when your outfit is too revealing for a normal bra. I used a few strips of tape under my wedding dress, and my girls were good to go the entire day and night.
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Toilet seat covers are the same as blotting paper for oily skin.
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Any cooking oil is a great way to remove the residue from stickers.Idk if this is recommended but if you get scratches on wood furniture I've always taken a matching washable marker, colored over the scratch, and then wiped it with a damp cloth (to effectively stain the wood back to match).

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Bottom shelf cheap vodka: Put it in a spray bottle and squirt in on your bathroom walls to kill mold, squirt it on clothes to remove any odors, use it to clean mirrors, glass, windows.
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Keep a bag of cat litter in the trunk of the car, in case you need extra traction if you get stuck in ice or snow.
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WD-40 removes old adhesives from any thing with out damage or staining or discoloration.

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Liquid Laundry detergent glows under blacklights but is clear under normal light. You can dip a qtip in some detergent and draw/write on your walls and only see it with a blacklight on. Different brands glow different colors. Lots of fun in dorm rooms.
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I carry a garlic press in my purse so that when I'm out at a restaurant I can make a small amount of baby food out of any steamed vegetable.
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If you have a highlighter that's dying, take the "pen" part of it out of the casing and soak it in nail polish remover. It will revitalize it to working like new.

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I wrap those thick rubber bands (you know the ones that come around broccoli crowns) around tight jar lids to make them grippy and easy to undo.
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Scissors make for an excellent pizza cutter.
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If you have a landline telephone, the dial tone is a concert F.By holding the phone to your ear and your finger on the first fret of the first string of your guitar (for example) you can use the dial tone as a reference pitch and accurately tune up without a tuner.

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Blue Dawn dish soap works really well on clothing stains.
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Corn starch is a good blood coagulant if you need to stop bleeding.
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Coffee grounds are quite versatile. Among other things, you can use them As A soil additive to improve the pH balance, an odor neutralizer in your refrigerator, A De-icing for your steps and driveway, Ant repellant, and also a great exfoliating scrub for your skin.

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Makeup remover wipes are really good at getting bike chain grease off your hands.
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If you have a French press for coffee, you can also froth milk in it after. Pour in hot milk and raise and lower the plunger until the volume of the milk has about doubled.
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Hair conditioner can be used as shaving cream.

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Vinegar is amazing. It can be used as a cheap household cleaner, refresh the coffee maker, and it can cure foot fungus and jock itch.
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Condensed milk for those with chronic vomiting. Not only is it great for cooking, but I had a pharmacist tell me about adding some water till it is the consistency of thick soup. Get the person to sip small amounts of it slowly. It helps line the oesophagus to reduce vomiting, and allowing medication time to hit the stomach and work. Also provides much needed sugar. I’ve used it on kids and adults and it’s worked a treat every time.
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Any kind of cooking oil will easily get pine sap off of your hands. Just use it like soap.

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Add salt to your hand wash to get gasoline smell off. Love, Dad
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As a mechanic, a flat-head screwdriver is a pry-bar, package opener, square-head (Robertson) screwdriver, hose-pick, a punch, test-lead, electrical bridge, scraper, chisel, and least importantly, a flat-head screwdriver.