These products are used in ways that will surprise you

Different uses

You probably didn’t notice right away, but many household items have useful features that you may have overlooked. You can also use many household products for more than you would initially think. Coconut oil, cola, peanut butter, shaving cream… We’ve listed a few for you.

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Hole in pen cap

Have you ever noticed that there is a hole in pen caps? This is designed with a very useful purpose in mind. Many children (and sometimes adults) put pens in their mouths. If it happens that the cap is accidentally swallowed, the hole ensures that you can continue to breathe. This gives the paramedics just enough time to prevent suffocation. Super important and well thought out!

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Dishwashing tablet

Of course, dishwashing tablets are intended for the dishwasher. However, you can also use them for other things. For instance to clean your bathroom. All you need is a sponge and a dishwasher tablet to remove those pesky limescale deposits from your shower wall. Make a hole in a sponge to fit a dishwasher tablet and voila! Now just moisten the sponge and make rotating movements over the glass. Make sure you wear gloves. A dishwasher tablet can be more powerful than you might think.

Curious about what else you can clean with a dishwasher tablet? Then watch the video below.

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Shaving cream on your mirror

Shaving cream is ideal for preventing your bathroom mirrors from fogging up. Of course, drying your mirror with a towel from time to time is no disaster. But, you do get stripes on your mirror and it works less effectively. Shaving cream is a better alternative. By cleaning your mirror with shaving cream, your mirror will not fog up during the next shower.

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Remove stains with everyday products

Coke, toothpaste, tomato ketchup and even peanut butter are perfect for removing particular stains. This way you can make your pots and pans shine again.

Coke

Coke can be used for many things in the household. If you put rusty bolts and screws in Coke, they’ll look as good as new and even limescale in the toilet will be a thing of the past if you use Coke to clean it. Burned a pan? Even in that case, Coke is a godsend. Let the cola soak in for a while, put the pan in the dishwasher and your pan will appear shiny again.

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Toothpaste

Did you know that toothpaste not only makes your teeth shine, but silverware too? If you let toothpaste soak in a little and then wipe it off with a soft cloth, the silverware will shine beautifully within no-time.

Curious about more cleaning tips using toothpaste? Then watch the video!

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Polenta

Grease stains are a thing of the past with polenta. All you have to do is sprinkle the polenta onto a grease stain, wait fifteen minutes, and the stain should be gone!

Peanut butter

Peanut butter is a real hero when it comes to removing chewing gum. Do you have gum in your hair or carpet? Cover it with peanut butter and it will help you remove it.

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Milk

Red wine, ink stains… Milk is the perfect cure-all. A little milk on a red wine stain will absorb the wine. All you have to do is let it soak in and then dab the stain away.

Vodka

Do your clothes smell bad? You can remove the odor with a little vodka. If you put vodka in a spray bottle and spray it on the places where it doesn’t smell that good, unpleasant odors will be disappear like snow in the sun. All you have to do is spray and wait for the alcohol to evaporate.

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Cleaning gloves

Cleaning gloves are useful for more than just cleaning. You can also use them for removing pet hair from upholstery. Do you have pet hair on your couch? You can choose to use the gloves either dry or wet. All you have to do is run them over the surface and the hairs will stick to them on their own. Cleaning gloves are also very useful if you can’t open a jar. The gloves ensure that you have more grip.

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Baby wipes

If you don’t have a baby, you might never think of buying a pack of baby wipes, but they are super practical for everyone. In the car they are useful for cleaning your hands and even for removing bird droppings from your car. Greasy fingerprints on your laptop and phone are also a thing of the past with baby wipes, and you can even remove stains in your clothes with baby wipes. Made a mess with self-tanning or hair dye? Baby wipes can also counteract those stains on your skin.

Watch the video for even more options for using baby wipes.

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Toothbrush

Your toothbrush is perfect for cleaning small corners and difficult cracks. Can’t reach that crevice? Put the toothbrush in boiling water for 10 minutes. Then take it out with a pair of pliers and bend it gently so that you can better reach those difficult cracks.

Continue reading on the next page to find out how to use pumice for cleaning!

Pumice stone

For those of you who don’t know; pumice stone is usually used to remove calluses from your heels and hands. However, pumice can also be very useful in the household. You can use it to remove yellow deposits from the toilet, you can use it to clean the oven and you can use it to remove fluff and hair from clothes. So practical!

Want to know how to use pumice to do these things? Watch the video below.

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Bread

Do you have some slices of old and chewy (white) bread left over? You can roll them up into a ball. As a result, you have made an eraser that removes stains from walls and kitchen cupboards. They used to use moist breadcrumbs to remove pencil marks from paper. The gluten in the bread absorbs the stains. Make sure you dab with it and don’t rub it. Rubbing can make it worse!

Coconut oil

Not only great for baking, but also perfect for cleaning your sink! A nice layer of coconut oil in your sink, a cloth and water; That’s all you need to make your sink squeeky clean again.

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