Removing a Stain from Wool?
Try soaking it overnight in Oxyclean with the hottest water the garment can tolerate. Keep it there overnight. Then dump it all in the washer and launder as usual. (b)Editors Note:(/b) Wool requires delicate handling. Hot water is definitely not recommended...
Homecoming Hairstyles and Makeup Ideas?
I just saw two young women, and their handsome escorts eating dinner before going to their Homecoming Dance. Both girls had pretty brown hair that was styled very simply in a shoulder length hairdo that gently turned under at the ends. It was a simple yet elegant...
Making Nails Stronger?
I had the same problem so I went to the Thrifty Fun archives and found a suggestion there that helped me. It was to buy a small bottle of colorless iodine at your pharmacy. I actually had to order it since they dont usually carry it. You can use a QTip to put...
Housewarming vs. Open House?
It is unheard of to ask friends to bring gifts to your housewarming or open house. If you are having a party you never ask for gifts. If you are given a gift consider that a kind and generous thing to be grateful for, but one should never expect a gift. The...
Overalls Are Damaging Dryer?
Put the overalls in an old pillowcase & tie or pin it shut. That way the straps of the overalls wont fly around.
Remedies for Weak and Thin Fingernails?
I am 65 years old and have had the same problem all my life.I bought every product possible to no avail. Most of the products mentioned by other posters didnt work for me. I take plenty of vitamins use different oils, all to no avail. Then, I went online and...
How Do I Keep the Shower Curtain From Blowing in and Sticking to Me?
Buy some magnets at the Container store or Home Depot/Lowes. You can buy them online too. Put the magnet on the inside of the shower curtain and they attach the curtain to the tub. That is if your tub isnt fiberglass. You could also use a small piece of duct...
Boy's 16th Birthday Gift Ideas?
At his age, most kids are really into music. If he has an iPod, you can get him a gift certificate to iTunes. You can go to iTunes online and register to buy the gift certificate. Then he can download any song/s or album of his choice. You could also buy him...
Free Storage Ideas Using Common Household Items?
I love using my silver and silverplate items to store things in. Recently I picked up a casserole dish at the local Goodwill. It was oblong shaped with an attractive cover, and was darkly tarnished, but polished up beautifully. I put my daily cosmetics in it...
Homemade Natural Countertop Cleaners?
One day on the Oprah show a guest scientist said that the results of scientific testing show that the best cleaner to kill bacteria is equal parts of hydrogen peroxide and apple cider vinegar. Put in a spray bottle, then spray it on, and let sit for a few minutes...
Keeping Clothes Bright?
I was looking for the same solution today and tried the suggestion of using 1 cup of dishwasher detergent(Cascade) and 1/4 cup of bleach diluted in 1 gallon of very hot water. I used a plastic pan but stainless steel was also suggested. I soaked the white fabrics...
Advice for Dealing With Eczema?
My doctor suggested 12% Amlactin Lotion that can be purchased in any pharmacy. It is usually in with all the skin creams and lotions in the cosmetic section. It is very inexpensive compared to all the other stuff and works better than any other cream for moisturizing...
Home Remedy to Strengthen Nails?
Ask your pharmacist to order you a bottle of two of Decolorized iodine. It is iodine without the orange stain. Put a Q-tip in the bottle and swipe each nail with it every day for a month. Then keep doing it a couple of times a week and then once a week and...
Homemade Mineral Salt Rock Deodorant?
Instead of Mineral salt rock deodorant I suggest that you put a 1/4-1/2 tsp of baking soda on a cotton Pad (the kind used to remove nail polish). Slightly wet the bk. soda with tap water. Rub this lightly on underarms and it will act as good or better than...
Save Money By Baking Your Own Bread
Probably the best way to save money on bread is to not buy it or eat it. Bread is full of carbohydrates which turn to sugar in the body. Those sugars feed cancer cells and can cause Diabetes. Bread should be limited in the human diet.
White Blotches on Engineered Wood Floor?
Ive seen that an equal combination of vinegar and olive oil rubbed on with a clean cloth would remove white spots on furniture so that might work. Id suggest being very careful to not leave the floor oily so people wont slip and fall.
White Iodine for Weak Fingernails
I started using the White (or decolorized iodine) as per suggestions on this forum I also use Flexinail but when that is gone I will try switching to castor oil. Well, the iodine works so well. I got 2 small bottles at Walgreens for $4.50. The pharmacist had...
