Alternative Uses For Everyday Things (21 Pics)

1. “Corn starch is a good blood coagulant if you need to stop bleeding.”

2. “Any kind of cooking oil will easily get pine sap off of your hands. Just use it like soap.”

3. “Vagisil for chafing. It’s antibacterial, lubricating, and an anesthetic. I learned that in the army.”

4. “Add salt to your hand wash to get gasoline smell off.”

5. “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.”

6. “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.”

7. “Makeup remover wipes are really good at getting bike chain grease off your hands.”

8. “Ground coffee (powder) is amazing at neutralizing vomit smell on carpets or fabrics.”

9. “WD 40 removes old adhesives from anything without damage or staining or discoloration.”

10. “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.”

11. “Blue Dawn dish soap works really well on clothing stains.”

12. “Peroxide gets blood stains out.”

13. “Condensed milk for those with chronic vomiting. Add 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.”

14. “Toilet seat covers are the same as blotting paper for oily skin.”

15. “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”

16. "Hair conditioner can be used as shaving cream."

17. “Clean mascara wands are used in animal shelters to soothe the animals by brushing, and to remove fly eggs and larva from fur.”

18. “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.”

19. “Any cooking oil is a great way to remove the residue from stickers.”

20. “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.”

21. “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.”