Mike Carruthers:
If
you're trying to go green and cut down on commercial cleaners
around the house try shaving cream - it's good for spot cleaning
carpets.
Reena Nerbas:
Just put it onto your carpets, leave it for a few minutes and
then dab, dab, dab and it works really, really well.
Reena Nerbas,
author of the books
Household Solutions #1 and #2, says in colder climates mice
will sometimes get into the trunk or engine compartment of your
car to stay warm.
Take some shaving
cream, put it on cotton balls then put it in the engine of your
car - they can't stand the smell of it so that keeps them away.
Vodka has some
pretty interesting uses you may not know.
Vodka is really
good as an air freshener. And I was talking to someone while
I was speaking at a home show and he said that he was at a museum
and a whole bunch of people had donated clothes. Well the first
thing the museum does is take vodka in a spray bottle and spray
down all the fabrics. And it immediately freshens up the clothes
without leaving any kind of scent.
To clean your
toilet you might try Kool Aid instead of a chemical cleaner,
especially if you own a dog.
Some people have
dogs that drink right out of the toilet. You just use your Kool
Aid, sprinkle it in the toilet, leave it for about ten minutes
and then wipe your toilet as you normally would. And the reason
why this works is because it contains citric acid; in the same
way if you use orange crystals or Kool Aid, you can put this
into your dishwasher - it cleans out your whole dishwasher as
well as the hoses.
You can link
to Reena's website
from ours: somethingyoushouldknow.net
I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.
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