Useful
homemade cleaners for your home
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Clean a toilet.
Drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush, and
flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china.
Clean a vase.
To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with
water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets.
Polish jewelry.
Drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the
jewelry for two minutes.
Clean a thermos bottle.
Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka-Seltzer tablets, and
let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary).
Remove burned-on grease from a pot or pan.
Fill the pot or pan with water, drop in six Alka-Seltzer tablets, let
soak for one hour, then scrub as usual.
Unclog a drain.
Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka-Seltzer tablets down the
drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a few minutes,
then run the hot water.
Get short-term relief from nicotine withdrawl symptoms.
As long as you're not on a low-sodium diet or have peptic ulcers,
drink two Alka-Seltzer tablets dissolved in a glass of water at every meal.
Soothe insect bites.
Dissolve two Alka-Seltzer tablets in a glass of water, dip a cloth
into the solution, and place the cloth on the bite for twenty minutes.
Soften new jeans.
Fill your washing machine with water, add one capful of Downy Fabric
Softener, soak the jeans overnight, then run through the rinse cycle
and dry.
Keep paintbrushes soft.
Add a drop of Downy Fabric Softener to the final rinse.
Clean hard water stains from windows.
Cover the stain with full-strength Downy Fabric Softener, wait ten
minutes, then rinse with a damp cloth.
Dissolve excess soap suds in your washing machine.
Add a capful of Downy Fabric Softener to the washload.
Remove old wallpaper.
Mix one capful of Downy Fabric Softener with one quart of hot water
in a plastic bucket, sponge the wallpaper, wait twenty minutes, and
peel off the paper.
Clean glass and Plexiglas tabletops.
Mix one capful of Downy Fabric Softener in a gallon of water in a
plastic bucket, and sponge the tabletops with this lint-free cleanser.
Clean soap scum from shower doors.
Mix one capful of Downy Fabric Softener with a quart of warm water in
a plastic bucket, and use a clean cloth to wipe the shower doors clean.
Eliminate static shock on carpets.
Mix one capful of Downy Fabric Softener into a spray bottle filled
with water, and spray the carpets.
Use as cream rinse for your hair.
If you're out of cream rinse, use a drop of Downy Fabric Softener in
your final rinse.
Sled down a snow-covered hill.
Tie a Glad Trash Bag around your bottom like a diaper, and slide down
the hill.
Improvise a raincoat.
Cut slits in a Glad Trash Bag for head and arms.
Cover your barbecue.
Protect your outdoor grill by covering it with a Glad Trash Bag.
Make a solar-powered camping shower.
Fill a Glad Trash Bag with water, tie it to a solid tree branch, and
let the sun heat the water. After you lather up with soap, poke a
small hole in the bag to rinse off.
Protect chandeliers and hanging lamps when painting a ceiling.
Pull a Glad Trash Bag up over the lighting fixture and tie it up as
high on the chain as possible.
Travel with a plastic laundry bag.
Pack a Glad Trash Bag in your suitcase.
Prevent ice from accumulating on a car windshield.
Cut open a Glad Trash Bag, place it over the entire windshield, and
close the car doors over the edges of the bag to hold it in place.
When you're ready to go, brush off any snow and peel off the plastic bag.
Make a Hawaiian grass skirt.
Cut off the bottom of Glad Trash Bag and cut long strips one inch
strips to within three inches of the pull cord.
Make waterproof stuffing for outdoor cushions, bathtub toys, and
stuffed animals.
Cut Glad Trash Bag into strips and use it as stuffing.
Make dust covers for clothes.
Cut a small hole in the center of the bottom of Glad Trash Bag and
slip the bag over the top of a suit or dress on a hanger.
Make a ground cloth for camping trips.
Place your sleeping bag on top of several Glad Trash Bags to keep out moisture.
Hold bath toys.
Punch holes in a Glad Trash Bag and hang it on the shower nozzle to
hold bath toys.
Improvise a plastic sheet.
Cut a Glad Trash Bag down the sides and place it under the sheets.
Make streamers.
Cut a Glad Trash Bag into strips, starting from the open end and
stopping two inches before you reach the bottom.
Waterproof a backpack.
Cover the backpack with a Glad Trash Bag and cut small slits in a the
bag for the straps of the backpack.
Collect aluminum cans for recycling.
Hang a Glad Trash Bag on the inside of a kitchen cabinet, closet, or
pantry door.
Make a shop apron.
Cut open the bottom of Glad Trash Bag, put it over your head, and
slip your arms through the handles.
Improvise a windbreaker.
Cut holes in a Glad Trash Bag for your head and arms and wear it
under your coat.
Store your winter clothes.
Fill a Glad Trash Bag with your sweaters, add a few mothballs, and
seal with a twist tie.
Make a scarecrow.
Cut a Glad Trash Bag into long strips, staple to the lip of a Dixie
Cup, and then nail the cup to a tree or a pole in your garden. The
plastic strips blowing in the wind will scare birds away.
Deodorize your feet.
Boil three or four Lipton Flo-Thru Tea Bags in one quart of water for
ten minutes. Add enough cold water to make a comfortable soak. Soak
your feet for twenty to thirty minutes, then dry and apply food
powder. Do this twice a day until odor is under control. Then
continue twice a week to keep odor under control. Tannin, which can
be found in tea, is a drying agent.
Dye graying white fabrics.
If Clorox bleach won't whiten a graying white garment, soak the item
in hot, strong brewed Lipton tea until it is a shade darker than you
desire. Then rinse in cold water and let dry.
Highlight brown hair.
Rinse red or brown hair with brewed Lipton tea for golden highlights.
Relieve sunburn pain.
Pat your sunburn with wet Lipton Flo-Thru Tea Bags.
Accelerate the germination of grass seeds.
Mix two tablespoons of cold, strong brewed Lipton tea into each pound
of seed, cover, and set in the refrigerator for five days. Before
sowing, spread the seed to dry for a day or two on newspapers on the
garage or basement floor.
Deodorize stuffy rooms.
Mix one quart brewed Lipton tea and four tablespoons ReaLemon, strain
through a Mr. Coffee filter, and store in empty spray bottles.
Soothe a sore throat or laryngitis.
Drink brewed Lipton tea with ReaLemon or SueBee honey.
Invigorate house plants.
Water ferns and other houseplants once a week with a weak, tepid
brewed Lipton tea.
Polish black lacquer.
Wash black lacquer pieces with strong brewed Lipton tea, then wipe
dry with a soft cloth.
Help relieve diarrhea.
Drink plenty of Lipton tea and eat toast. The tannin in tea is
reported to be helpful in cases of diarrhea, while its liquid
replaces fluids lost by the body.
Soothe tired eyes.
Place Lipton Flo-Thru Tea Bags soaked in cool water or lukewarm water
over your eyes for at least fifteen minutes.
Soothe a burn.
Apply wet Lipton Flo-Thru Tea Bags directly to the burn, or secure in
place with gauze.
Stop gums from bleeding after having a tooth pulled.
Press a cool, moist Lipton Flo-Thru Tea Bag against the cavity with
your finger.
Fix a broken fingernail.
Cut a piece of gauze paper from a Lipton Flo-Thru Tea Bag to fit the
nail, coat with Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish, and press
gently against the break. Then cover with colored nail polish.
Clean varnished woodwork.
Cold Lipton tea is a good cleaning agent for any kind of woodwork.
Tenderize meat.
Add equal parts strong brewed Lipton tea and double strength beef
stock to a tough pot roast or stew. The tannin in tea is a natural
meat tenderizer.
Remove ink spots from clothing.
While ink is wet, apply ReaLemon liberally to the spot, then wash the
garment in normal cycle with regular detergent in cold water.
Get rid of dandruff.
Apply one tablespoon of ReaLemon to your hair. Shampoo, then rinse
with water. Rinse again with a mixture of two tablespoons ReaLemon
and two cups water. Repeat every other day until dandruff disappears.
Write with invisible ink.
Use a Q-tip as a pen to write in ReaLemon on a piece of white paper.
Once it dries, hold the paper near a hot light bulb. The writing will
turn brown.
Eliminate blackheads.
Rub ReaLemon over blackheads before going to bed. Wait until morning
to wash off the juice with cool water. Repeat for several nights
until you see a big improvement in the skin.
Create blonde highlights.
Rinse your hair with one-quarter cup ReaLemon with three-quarter cup water.
Deodorize a cutting board.
Wash with ReaLemon to rid a cutting board of the smell of garlic,
onions, or fish.
Remove fruit or berry stains from your hands.
Rinse hands with ReaLemon juice.
Remove rust and mineral discolorations on cotton t-shirts and briefs.
Use one cup ReaLemon in the washer.
Clean a microwave oven.
Add four tablespoons ReaLemon to one cup water in a microwave-safe,
four-cup bowl. Boil for five minutes in the microwave, allowing the
steam to condense on the inside walls of the oven. Then wipe clean.
Whiten, brighten, and strengthen fingernails.
Soak fingernails in ReaLemon for ten minutes, then brush with a
mixture of equal parts white vinegar and warm water. Rinse well.
Stop bleeding and disinfect minor wounds.
Pour ReaLemon on a cut or apply with a cotton ball.
Relieve poison ivy.
Applying ReaLemon over the affected areas should soothe itching and
alleviate the rash.
Clear up facial blemishes.
Dab ReaLemon on the blemish a few times a day.
Eliminate odors in your humidifier.
Pour three or four teaspoons of ReaLemon into the water.
Relieve rough hands or sore feet.
Apply ReaLemon, rinse, then massage with olive oil.
Clean brass, copper, and stainless steel kitchen sinks.
Make a paste from ReaLemon and salt, scrub gently, then rinse with water.
Relieve a cough.
Mix four tablespoons ReaLemon, one cup honey, and one-half cup of
olive oil. Heat five minutes, then stir vigorously for two minutes.
Take one teaspoon every two hours.
Train a dog to stop barking.
Squirt some ReaLemon in the dog's mouth and say "Quiet."
Relieve constipation.
Before breakfast, drink four tablespoons ReaLemon in one cup warm water. Sweeten with honey.
Milk cows organically.
Clean milking equipment with unperfumed dish detergent followed with
a Heinz Vinegar rinse. Pipes, hoses, and bulk tank will come out
squeaky clean without any odor, lowering the bacteria count.
Kill bacteria in meats.
Marinating meat in Heinz Vinegar kills bacteria and tenderizes the
meat. Use one-quarter cup vinegar for a two to three pound roast,
marinate overnight, then cook without draining or rinsing the meat.
Add herbs to the vinegar when marinating as desired.
Dissolve warts.
Mix one part Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar to one part glycerin into a
lotion and apply daily to warts until they dissolve.
Remove stubborn stains from furniture upholstery and clothes.
Apply Heinz White Vinegar directly to the stain, then wash as
directed by the manufacturer's instructions.
Grow beautiful azaleas.
Occasionally water plants with a mixture of two tablespoons Heinz
White Vinegar to one quart water. Azaleas love acidic soil.
Relieve arthritis.
Before each meal, drink a glass of water containing two teaspoons
Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar. Give this folk remedy at least three weeks
to start working.
Kill unwanted grass.
Pour Heinz White Vinegar in crevices and between bricks.
Remove corns.
Make a poultice of one crumbled piece of bread soaked in one-quarter
cup Heinz Vinegar. Let poultice sit for one-half hour, then apply to
the corn and tape in place overnight. If corn does not peel off by
morning, reapply the poultice for several consecutive nights.
Clean the hoses and unclog soap scum from a washing machine.
Once a month pour one cup of Heinz White Vinegar into the washing
machine and run the machine through a normal cycle, without clothes.
Cure an upset stomach.
Drink two teaspoons Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar in one cup water to
soothe an upset stomach.
Kill germs on bathroom fixtures.
Use one part Heinz Vinegar to one part water in a spray bottle. Spray
the bathroom fixtures and floor, then wipe clean. Back
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Clean soap scum, mildew, and grime from bathtub, tile, and shower curtains.
Simply wipe the surface with Heinz Vinegar and rinse with water.
Deodorize the air.
Heinz Vinegar is a natural air freshener when sprayed in a room.
Relieve itching.
Use a cotton ball to dab mosquito and other bug bites with Heinz
Vinegar straight from the bottle.
Clean lime deposits and calcium sludge from an automatic drip
coffee maker.
Once a month fill the reservoir with Heinz White Vinegar and run
through the brew cycle. Rinse thoroughly with two cycles of cold water.
Relieve a sore throat.
Put two teaspoons of Heinz Vinegar in your humidifier.
Soothe sunburn pain.
Apply undiluted Heinz Vinegar to the burn.
Clean food-stained pots and pans.
Fill the pots and pans with Heinz White Vinegar and let stand for
thirty minutes. Then rinse in hot, soapy water.
Clean rust from tools, bolts, and spigots.
Soak the rusted tool, bolt, or spigot in undiluted Heinz White
Vinegar overnight.
Turn a chicken bone into rubber.
Soak a chicken bone in a glass of Heinz Vinegar for three days. It
will bend like rubber.
Prevent bright colored clothes from fading.
Before putting the article in the washing machine, soak it in Heinz
White Vinegar for ten minutes.
Keep a garbage disposal clean and smelling fresh.
Mix one cup of Heinz Vinegar in enough water to fill an ice cube
tray, freeze the mixture, grind the cubes through the disposal, and
flush with cold water.
Clean a toilet bowl.
Pour in one cup of Heinz White Vinegar, let it stand for five
minutes, and flush.
Prevent yeast infections.
Douche with one tablespoon Heinz White Vinegar to one quart warm
water to adjust the pH balance in the vagina.
Clean dentures.
Soak dentures overnight in Heinz White Vinegar, then brush away
tartar with a toothbrush.
Remove perspiration stains from clothes.
Apply one part Heinz White Vinegar to four parts water, then rinse.
Deodorize a room filled with cigarette smoke or paint fumes.
Place a small bowl of Heinz White Vinegar in the room.
Cure the hiccups.
Mix one teaspoon Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar in one cup of warm water,
and drink.
Eliminate odors from used jars.
Rinse peanut butter and mayonnaise jars with Heinz White Vinegar.
Condition dry hair.
Shampoo, then rinse hair with a mixture of one cup Heinz Apple Cider
Vinegar and two cups water. Vinegar adds highlights to brunette hair,
restores the acid mantel, and removes soap film and sebum oil.
Clean mineral deposits from a steam iron.
Fill the water tank with Heinz White Vinegar. Turn the iron to the
steam setting and steam-iron a soft utility rag to clean the steam
ports. Repeat the process with water, then thoroughly rinse out the
inside of your iron.
Remove light scorch marks from fabrics.
Rub lightly with Heinz White Vinegar, then wipe with a clean cloth.
Repel ants.
Use a spray bottle or mister filled with a solution of equal parts
Heinz Vinegar and water around door jambs, window sills, water pipes,
and foundation cracks.
Keep drains open.
Pour one-half box of old baking soda down the drain followed by one
cup Heinz White Vinegar. When the bubbling stops, run the hot water.
Prolong and brighten propane lanterns.
Soak new wicks for several hours in Heinz White Vinegar and let them
dry before inserting. Propane lanterns will burn longer and brighter
on the same amount of fuel.
Remove decals or bumper stickers.
Soak a cloth in Heinz Vinegar and cover the decal or bumper sticker
for several minutes until the vinegar soaks in. The decals and bumper
stickers should peel off easily.
Deodorize a wool sweater.
Wash sweater, then rinse in equal parts Heinz Vinegar and water to
remove odor.
Prevent lint from clinging to clothes.
Add one cup Heinz Vinegar to each wash load.
Prevent ice from forming on a car windshield overnight.
Coat the window with a solution of three parts Heinz White or Apple
Cider Vinegar to one part water.
Prolong the life of flowers in a vase.
Add two tablespoons of Heinz White Vinegar plus three tablespoons of
sugar per quart of warm water. Stems should be in three to four
inches of water.
Prevent cracked hard-boiled eggs.
Add two tablespoons of Heinz White Vinegar per quart of water before
boiling to prevent the eggs from cracking. The egg shells will also
peel off faster and easier.
Clean windows.
Use undiluted Heinz Vinegar in a spray bottle. Dry with a soft cloth.
Eliminate unpleasant cooking odors in the kitchen.
Boil one tablespoon of Heinz White Vinegar with one cup of water.
Remove wallpaper.
Mix equal parts Heinz Vinegar and hot water. Use a paint roller to
wet the paper thoroughly with the mixture. Repeat. Paper should peal
off in sheets.
Eliminate animal urine stains from carpet.
Blot up urine, flush several times with lukewarm water, then apply a
mixture of equal parts Heinz White Vinegar and cool water. Blot up,
rinse, and let dry.
Relieve a cold.
Mix one-quarter cup Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar with one-quarter cup
honey. Take one tablespoon six to eight times daily.
Deodorize a stale lunch box.
Soak a paper napkin in Heinz Vinegar and leave it inside the closed
lunch box overnight.
Prevent soapy film on glassware.
Place a cup of Heinz White Vinegar on the bottom rack of your
dishwasher, run for five minutes, then run though the full cycle. A
cup of white vinegar run through the entire cycle once a month will
also reduce soap scum on the inner workings.
Unclog a shower head.
Unscrew the shower head, remove the rubber washer, place the head in
a pot filled with equal parts Heinz Vinegar and water, bring to a
boil, then simmer for five minutes.
Relieve a cough.
Mix one-half cup Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar, one-half cup water, one
teaspoon cayenne pepper, and four teaspoons honey. Take one
tablespoon when cough acts up. Take another tablespoon at bedtime.
Retard patching plaster from drying.
Add one tablespoon white vinegar to the water when mixing plaster to
slow the drying time.
Clean a microwave oven.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on a damp sponge,scrub, and rinse.
Remove tarnish from silver.
Mix a thick paste of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda withwater, apply
the silver with a damp sponge, rub, rinse, and buff dry.
Clean a stainless steel sink.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on a dampsponge, scrub the
sink, and rinse clean.
Boost the strength of liquid laundry detergent.
Add one-half cup Arm & HammerBaking Soda with the usual amount of
detergent in your regular wash cycle.
Clean a fiberglass bathtub or shower.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on adamp sponge, scrub, and
rinse clean.
Clean bathroom tile.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on a damp sponge, scrub,and
rinse clean.
Maintain your septic tank.
Flush one cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda down thetoilet once a
week. Baking soda helps maintain proper pH and alkalinity,controlling
sulfide odors.
Deodorize cloth diapers.
Mix one-half cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda in twoquarts of water,
and soak diapers in the solution.
Deodorize a disposable diaper pail.
Sprinkle liberally with Arm & Hammer BakingSoda.
Deodorize garbage disposals and sink drains.
Instead of throwing out that oldbox of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
that's been sitting in the refrigerator orfreezer, gradually pour it
down the drain and flush with water. Or better yet,pour two
tablespoons Arm & Hammer Baking Soda down the garbage disposal everyweek.
Clean a refrigerator.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on a damp sponge,scrub, and
rinse clean.
Deodorize a dishwasher.
Sprinkle one-half cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on thebottom of
the dishwasher between loads.
Boost the strength of dishwashing liquid.
Add two full tablespoons Arm & HammerBaking Soda to the usual
amount of detergent you use.
Remove burnt-on food from cookware.
Dampen area, sprinkle with Arm & HammerBaking Soda, let soak
overnight, then scrub with a sponge, rinse, and dry.
Clean and deodorize a cutting board.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on adamp sponge, rub the
cutting board, and rinse clean.
Deodorize food containers.
Mix one-quarter cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda withone quart water,
swish food containers in solution, soak overnight, then rinseclean.
Clean coffee and teapots.
Wash in a solution of one-quarter cup Arm & HammerBaking Soda and
one quart warm water, then rinse clean.
Deodorize kitchen garbage.
Sprinkle a handful of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda inthe garbage pail
each time you add garbage.
Deodorize carpet.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda lightly over the drycarpet, let
sit for fifteen minutes, then vacuum up.Back to top
Deodorize a cat litter box.
Cover the bottom of the litter box with one-quarterinch Arm &
Hammer Baking Soda, then add the litter.
Maintain the proper alkalinity in a swimming pool.
Add 1.5 pounds of bakingsoda for every 10,000 gallons of water in the
pool to raise total alkalinity by10 ppm (parts per million parts of
pool water), keeping the total alkalinity ofthe pool within the range
of 80 to 150 ppm of alkalinity. Maintaining a properlevel of total
alkalinity minimizes changes in pH when acidic or basic poolchemicals
or contaminants enter the water, reducing chloramine formation and
thecorrosivity of water, consequently reducing eye irritation and
unpleasant odorswhile improving bactericidal effectiveness.
Soothe poison ivy rash or insect bites.
Make a paste of Arm & Hammer BakingSoda and water, and apply to
the affected area.
Soothe sunburn, windburn, and prickly heat.
Dissolve one-half cup baking sodain a tepid bath. Soak in the bath
for fifteen minutes.
Take a refreshing bath.
Dissolve one-half cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda in a tubof warm
water for soft, smooth-feeling skin and a relaxing bath.
Brush your teeth.
Plain baking soda is a gentle abrasive that cleans like thestrongest
toothpaste. Apply Arm & Hammer Baking Soda to a damp toothbrush,
brushas usual, and rinse. Note: Arm & Hammer Baking Soda does not
contain fluoride.
Wash your mouth.
Add one teaspoon Arm & Hammer Baking Soda to one-half glasswarm
water, and swish through teeth for a refreshing mouthwash.
Neutralize vomit odor.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda generously to coverthe stained
area, let sit for an hour, then vacuum up.
Soothe tired feet.
Add three tablespoons to a basin of warm water and soak feetin the solution.
Use as a deodorant.
Dust baking soda under arms.
Clean dirt, grime, and scuff marks from doors, stoves, laminated
tabletops,linoleum floors, and tile.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on a damp sponge,wipe clean,
and dry.
Remove coffee or tea stains from china.
Dip a damp cloth in baking soda, gentlyrub the china, and rinse clean.
Minimize the smell of dirty laundry.
Sprinkle some baking soda into your hamperor laundry bag.
Deodorize a closet.
Place an open box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on a shelf.
Deodorize garment storage bags.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda into thebottom of the bag.
Deodorize shoes or sneakers.
In the evening, sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Sodainside shoes to
eliminate odors. Shake out in the morning.
Remove crayon marks from walls or wallpaper.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Sodaon a damp sponge, scrub gently
to avoid mussing the paint or wallpaper, then wipeclean.
Clean dirt and grime from hands.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda onto wethands with liquid soap,
rub vigorously, rinse, and dry.
Remove conditioner and styling gel build-up from hair.
Wash hair once a weekwith a tablespoon of Arm & Hammer Baking
Soda mixed with your regular shampoo;rinse thoroughly, then condition
and style as usual.
Refresh stuffed animals.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on the stuffedanimal, let sit
for fifteen minutes, then brush off.
Clean high chairs, car seats, strollers, and plastic mattress protectors.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on a damp sponge, wipe clean,
and dry.
Clean baby bottles, nipples, and bottle brushes.
Soak in a solution of warmwater and Arm & Hammer Baking Soda,
then sterilize before use.
Make baby clothes smell even fresher.
Add one-half cup Arm & Hammer Baking Sodato baby's laundry.
Boost bleach.
Use one-half cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda with your normal
liquidbleach to boost the bleaching action and freshen the wash.
Whiten socks and dirty clothes.
Add one-half cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda toregular liquid
laundry detergent.
Clean up pet accidents.
Clean with club soda, let dry thoroughly, then sprinkleon Arm &
Hammer Baking Soda, allow to sit for fifteen minutes, then vacuum up.
Clean chrome bumpers and hubcaps.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on a dampsponge, rub surface,
and wipe clean with a dry cloth.
Remove dead insects from a car or truck windshield.
Sprinkle Arm & HammerBaking Soda on a damp sponge, clean glass,
and wipe clean with a dry cloth.
Deodorize carpeting in a car.
Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on the carpet,let sit for
fifteen minutes, then vacuum up.
De-grease and clean barbecue grills.
Make a paste by mixing equal parts Arm &Hammer Baking Soda and
water, apply with a wire brush, wipe clean, and dry with acloth.
Dye fabric brown inexpensively.
Soak the fabric in a bucket of strongblack Maxwell House coffee. This
technique is also a good way to coverup an unremovable coffee stain
on a white table cloth.
Fertilize a garden or houseplants.
Work Maxwell House coffee groundsinto the topsoil.
Repair scratched woodwork.
Mix a teaspoon instant Maxwell House coffeewith two teaspoons water.
Apply to the scratch with a cotton ball.
Start a charcoal fire.
Remove the top and bottom of an empty MaxwellHouse coffee can and
punch a few holes in the sides of the can. Standthe can in your
barbecue grill, fill it with charcoal briquets, addlighter fluid, and
light. When the coals glow, remove the hot can withtongs and set in a
safe place.
Prevent dampness in closets.
Fill an empty Maxwell House coffee canwith Kingsford charcoal
briquets, punch holes in the plastic cover, andset on the floor in
the back of the closet.
Repel ants.
Sprinkle dried Maxwell House coffee grounds outside doorsand cracks.
Coffee deters ants.
Relieve a hangover.
Drink a couple of cups of Maxwell House coffee.Coffee acts as a
vasoconstrictor, reducing the swelling of blood vesselsthat causes headache.
Spread grass seed or fertilizer.
Punch holes in the bottom of an emptycan of Maxwell House Coffee,
fill with grass seed or fertilizer, coverwith the plastic lid, and
shake the can as you walk through your garden.
Transport live fishing bait.
Keep worms in a Maxwell House coffee canfilled with moist coffee grounds.
Keep toilet paper waterproof while camping.
Carry a roll of toiletpaper inside an empty Maxwell House Coffee can.
Protect baby tomato plants.
Remove the top and bottom from MaxwellHouse coffee cans, place a can
over each plant, and step on the can toset firmly in the soil. Remove
cans when plants are a few weeks old.
Grow better melons.
Raise melons off the ground by resting them on topof upside-down
empty Maxwell House Coffee cans pushed into the soil. Themetal cans
accumulate heat, making the fruit ripen earlier and repellinginsects.
Keep paintbrush bristles from bending while soaking in solvent.
Putsolvent in an empty Maxwell House coffee can, cut an X in the
plasticlid, and push the brush handle up through the slit so the
brush hangs inthe can rather than resting on its bristles.
Highlight brown or red hair.
Rinse your hair with Maxwell House coffeefor a rich and shiny color.
Deodorize the refrigerator and freezer.
Place a bowl filled withMaxwell House coffee grounds on the back shelf.
Patch woodwork.
Mix dry instant Maxwell House coffee with spacklingpaste until you
achieve the desired brown tone, fill the crack or hole,and smooth
with a damp cloth.
Clean a restaurant grill.
Pour left-over brewed Maxwell House coffeeover a hot or cold grill
and wipe clean.
Wrap cookies and candies.
Cover an empty Maxwell House coffee can withwrapping paper, fill with
cookies or candy, cover with the plastic lid,then wrap.
Cover spots on black suede.
Sponge on a little black Maxwell Housecoffee.
Make emergency lights.
Wrap reflector tape around a couple of emptyMaxwell House coffee cans
and store in the trunk of your car foremergencies.
Make stilts.
String rope through holes punched in the closed ends oftwo empty
Maxwell House coffee cans.
Store nails, screws, bolts, and washers.
Maxwell House coffee cansmake perfect storage containers.
Improvise a Jell-O mold.
Use an empty Maxwell House coffee can.
Store cat box filler in the trunk of your car for emergencies.
Cat boxfiller, stored in empty Maxwell House coffee cans, can be used
fortraction under the wheels of a car stuck in snow or ice.
Flavor spaghetti.
Add one-quarter to one-half teaspoon of instantMaxwell House coffee
to spaghetti sauce. Coffee gives store-boughtspaghetti sauce brown
coloring and a less acidic flavor.