15 Surprising Reasons Why to Spread Salt Around Your Home
Salt is so common that every house in the world has it at home. We all know it's basically used in foods but there's more to it and we are going to find out today.
Read on to find more about salt.
1. Eliminate ants
You can get rid of ants around your house by sprinkling salt at places where you have seen them. It can also help you eliminate humidity and moisture in your house.
2. Make your sink shiny
In a glass of hot water add some salt. Use the mixture to clean your sink and bathroom. It will eliminate bad odor, and remove the accumulated grease from the sink.
After your silver, brass, and copper items lose their shine, you can return it with salt. All you need to do is to mix ACV with salt and polish your items.
4. Clean your car and house windows
In a gallon of water add two tablespoons of salt and mix them well. You can use this solution to get rid of stubborn stains and clean your car and house windows.
5. Rejuvenate skin
Mix lavender or olive essential oil with salt and apply the mixture to your face. Let it stay for a few minutes and rinse it with cold water.
6. Whiten your teeth
Mix equal amounts of salt and baking soda and brush your teeth. It will make your teeth whiter and improve your oral health.
7. Soothe toothache
You can use salt to relieve mouth sores and toothaches. In warm water, add some salt and let it stay until the salt dissolves. Wash the mouth with the mixture and spit it out.
8. Wash clothes
If you do not want your clothes to shrink after you wash them, you can add some salt to the washing machine.
9. Restore the original color and shine of your rugs
Mix water and salt and wash your carpets and rugs with the mixture. For better results, you can soak them in the mixture and let them stay for a few minutes. It will help you to bring back the original color and shine to your carpets and rugs.
10. Eliminate wine and juice stains
If you spill juice or wine on your clothes or tablecloths, pour salt on the spot to efficiently absorb the stain.
In a cup of hot water add a pinch of salt and mix until the salt dissolves. Gargle the mixture, but do not swallow it.
12. Keep flowers fresh
If you add salt to the water, it will eliminate bacteria, stimulate water uptake, and provide the flowers with the necessary nutrients which are missing from the water alone.
13. Deodorize shoes
To take the sting out of your shoes, you need to fill a coffee or napkin filter with baking soda and salt and tie it. Place the filter in the shoes and let it stay overnight. The bad smell will be gone.
14. Clean stained cups
If you want to remove coffee stains from your cups, apply some salt on a lemon peel and rub it around the stained area.
15. Clean furniture
To make your furniture look like new, in water add some salt and stir the solution well. Scrub the furniture with a brush and let it stay in the sun.
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15 Surprising Reasons Why to Spread Salt Around Your Home
1. Eliminate ants
You can get rid of ants around your house by sprinkling salt at places where you have seen them. It can also help you eliminate humidity and moisture in your house.
2. Make your sink shiny
In a glass of hot water add some salt. Use the mixture to clean your sink and bathroom. It will eliminate bad odor, and remove the accumulated grease from the sink.
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3. Polish brass, copper, and silverware
3. Polish brass, copper, and silverware
After your silver, brass, and copper items lose their shine, you can return it with salt. All you need to do is to mix ACV with salt and polish your items.
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4. Clean your car and house windows
In a gallon of water add two tablespoons of salt and mix them well. You can use this solution to get rid of stubborn stains and clean your car and house windows.
5. Rejuvenate skin
Mix lavender or olive essential oil with salt and apply the mixture to your face. Let it stay for a few minutes and rinse it with cold water.
6. Whiten your teeth
Mix equal amounts of salt and baking soda and brush your teeth. It will make your teeth whiter and improve your oral health.
7. Soothe toothache
You can use salt to relieve mouth sores and toothaches. In warm water, add some salt and let it stay until the salt dissolves. Wash the mouth with the mixture and spit it out.
8. Wash clothes
If you do not want your clothes to shrink after you wash them, you can add some salt to the washing machine.
9. Restore the original color and shine of your rugs
Mix water and salt and wash your carpets and rugs with the mixture. For better results, you can soak them in the mixture and let them stay for a few minutes. It will help you to bring back the original color and shine to your carpets and rugs.
10. Eliminate wine and juice stains
If you spill juice or wine on your clothes or tablecloths, pour salt on the spot to efficiently absorb the stain.
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11. Relieve a sore throat
11. Relieve a sore throat
In a cup of hot water add a pinch of salt and mix until the salt dissolves. Gargle the mixture, but do not swallow it.
12. Keep flowers fresh
If you add salt to the water, it will eliminate bacteria, stimulate water uptake, and provide the flowers with the necessary nutrients which are missing from the water alone.
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13. Deodorize shoes
To take the sting out of your shoes, you need to fill a coffee or napkin filter with baking soda and salt and tie it. Place the filter in the shoes and let it stay overnight. The bad smell will be gone.
See also:SALT, PEPPER, & LEMON Have Been Found To Treat These 9 Issues More Effectively Than Any Medicine
14. Clean stained cups
If you want to remove coffee stains from your cups, apply some salt on a lemon peel and rub it around the stained area.
15. Clean furniture
To make your furniture look like new, in water add some salt and stir the solution well. Scrub the furniture with a brush and let it stay in the sun.
Have you learnt something new today? Comment below and please share with others.
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