What are your favorite home remedies?

I thought this would be fun to see what your favorite (and working) home remedies are.

For example, I'm thinking of getting an outdoor cat. I posted on the Cat Dog section asking how to make an outdoor cat. Someone suggested placing their paws in melted better. As they clean themselves, they will get the scent of the yard to know it's theirs.

So, post away with home remedies . . .for most anything you can think of, whether it be for yourself, home/garden, etc.

 

my moms favorite and mine, when you get sunburned boil a tea bag let it cool then take a rag and dab the tea over your sunburn. It takes out the sting

 

A teaspoon of sugar, taken in one swallow, will cure hiccups.
It works 99% of the time.

 

Toothpaste on zits and mouthwash as an astringent.
(I personally have never tried it, but friends swear by it!)
Plus you smell minty fresh.

Ginger ale and ginger snaps for upset stomachs and for morning sickness.

 

morning sickness - lemons, lemonade or lemon heads and freezer pops.. worked wonders for me

 

Vinegar:
Fill a spray bottle with 50/50 vinegar/water. And used it just like Febreeze - on carpet, sofa, bed. At first, of course it smells like vinegar, but about an hour later, it smells great!!! No fake perfume odor (like Febreeze)! Just clean-smelling goodness - lol!

Use it in rinse cycle for clothes, and for cleaning the windows and mirrors.

Toilet bowl cleaner: Pour white vinegar into the toilet bowl and let it sit for at least 10-15 minutes. Add in 1 cup of baking soda and scrub with a brush. Cleans and disinfects very well and is totally non-toxic, a big benefit around little kids. For the rest of the bowl, combine white vinegar and water in a spray bottled and spray and wipe, or disinfectant below.

Counter top disinfectant - 2 Tbsp. ammonia, 1/2 C alcohol and 1/4 C vinegar and then fill spray bottle w/water - for the outside of toilets or anything that's gotten really grimy or had raw meat or something on it.

 

Vick's VapoRub applied daily for toenail fungus

 

AMAZINGLY SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES





1. If you are choking on an ice cube simply pour a cup of boiling

water down your throat. Presto! The blockage will instantly remove

itself.



2. Avoid cutting yourself slicing vegetables by getting someone else

to hold while you chop.



3. Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by

using the sink.



4. For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed

for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember

to use a timer.



5. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you

from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze

button.



6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you

will be afraid to cough.



7. You only need two tools in life - WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it

doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn't move and

does, use the duct tape.



8. Remember: Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.



Daily Thought: SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES. NOT REALLY GOOD FOR

ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE

STAIRS

 

Sammie I think those are the best ones yet. Good work, I needed a good morning laugh. :lol:

 

No problem Donnie! I recieved them in an email this morning and then happened to look on the forum and saw this thread.

 

:lol: :lol:

 

Yep it will.


I don't have any home remedies 'cept for homemade chicken noodle soup when I'm sick or DH is sick. :mrgreen:

 

Geez Sammie, you are too funny! I have to try some of them including peeing in the sink! NOT!