Vicki's Hints

Tip submitted By:Vicki's Hints

Some helpful hints and who would think.....

Budweiser beer conditions the hair. Also, open a can of Bud, and let it sit over night, then put it in a spray bottle and spritz on your hair, hair
will stay put, and be nice and soft. 

Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish.

Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 min.

Mayonnaise will KILL LICE; it will also condition your hair.

Elmer's Glue-paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the
dead skin and blackheads if any.

Shiny Hair - use brewed Lipton Tea.

Sunburn - empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water.

Minor burn-Colgate or Crest toothpaste.

Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!

Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in, kill insect stings too.

Bee stings - meat tenderizer.

Chigger bite - Preparation H.

Puffy eyes - Preparation H.

Paper cut - crazy glue or chap stick (glue is used instead of sutures at
most hospitals).

Stinky feet - Jell-O!!.

Athletes feet - cornstarch .

Fungus on toenails or fingernails - Vicks vapor rub.

Kool-aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent section
and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet.

Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint also.

Kool aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint, your kids will love
it and it won't hurt them if they eat it!

Peanut butter - will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee
filter paper.

Sticking bicycle chain - Pam no-stick cooking spray.


Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands! Keep a can in
your garage for your hubby

Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls. When the doll
clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them
slide on .

Heavy dandruff - pour on the vinegar!   

Body paint - Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat the Crisco in the
microwave, pour into an empty film container and mix with the food color
of your choice!   

Tie Dye T-shirt - mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a
rubber band around a section of the t-shirt and soak .   

Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and 1/2 cup
of milk of magnesia, soak for 20 min. and let dry, will last for many
years!

A Slinky will hold toast and CD's!

To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste.

Wine stains, pour on the Morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt.

To remove wax - Take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it
will absorb into the towel.

Remove labels off glassware etc., rub with peanut butter!   

Baked on food - fill container with water, get a Bounce paper softener
and the static from the Bounce towel will cause the baked on food to
adhere to it. Soak overnight. Also; you can use 2 Efferdent tablets,
soak overnight!   

Crayon on the wall - Colgate toothpaste and brush it!   

Dirty grout - Listerine .

Stains on clothes - Colgate.

Grass stains - Karo Syrup .

Grease Stains- Coca Cola, it will also remove grease stains from the
drive way overnight. We know it will take corrosion from batteries!

Fleas in your carpet? 20 Mule Team Borax- sprinkle and let stand for 24
hours. Maybe this will work if you get them back again.   

To keep FRESH FLOWERS longer, Add a little Clorox, or 2 Bayer aspirin