Home remedies??

[JulesPeeps]

Me and my momma are big fans of home remedies. Do y'all have any to share?

We have:

For hair shine: Pour apple cider vinegar in hair while in tub. Then rinse out.

For muscle soreness: Take a hot epsom salt bath.

For chapped lips: Make a paste of 1/4 teaspoon olive oil, 1/8 teaspoon brown sugar. Rub on lips for 1 min, then rinse off & follow with chapstick.

For lice: Green rubbing alcohol poured in hair, put on shower cap, let sit for an hour. Then wash out, use lice comb to get them out of hair. (Works wonders)

To get smooth legs: Shave them. Then mix 1/2 cup of olive oil, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice. Rub on legs, shave off. Rinse legs. Rub on second coat (Feels like a massage). Then rinse off. Follow with lotion. (It's amazingg.)

For cracked, dry feet: Soak feet in hot water. Use scrub recipe above. Then rinse.

Hand scrub: This is kinda like Mary Kay's Satin Hands. Fill a jar 3/4 full of sugar. Then add pink Dawn soap. (The kind with Olay hand renewal) Stir together. Add sugar or soap until you get a paste-like consistency. (Not too runny, but just solid enough to be a good exfoliator)

Insomnia: Well.. This helps some people, but not me. Thought I'd add it anyways. All it is is taking a very hot bath right before bed.
For me reading also helps to sleep. A few Psalms and a prayer, I'm usually ready for bed.


Soo anyone else a fan of home remedies? I'd love to hear what y'all have.
PS Most of mine came from Pinterest or Google haha. But I swear by them!

[JulesPeeps]

OH YEAH!

For white nails: Ya know, like after you paint your nails green or red, you take off the polish and they are still stained.. Be sure to take off polish first! Then make a paste of 1 tablespoon peroxide and 2 1/4 tablespoon baking soda. Let this paste sit on nails for 5 minutes then remove. Boom! Stains gone!

[Wishing4]

For bug bites-- a paste made of baking soda and water. It can even be applied to a bandaid and then cover the bug bite.

[KissyLoves]

No bug spray? Use a dryer sheet - rub on visible skin. Works just as well, and we live deeep in the woods :-)

[IMSAVED]

Get a paper cut?Instantly put alcohol on it and it will not be sore the next day.I do this all the time.It works!

[Tall Timbers]

No bug spray? Use a dryer sheet - rub on visible skin. Works just as well, and we live deeep in the woods :-)

I'll have to experiment with this one... Dryer sheets cost a lot less than bug spray right now...

[Tall Timbers]

Burnt your dinner on the bottom of the pot? Get as much as the food out of pot as possible, put some vinegar in there and get it to boiling. The burnt stuff that would otherwise be nearly impossible to clean off the bottom of the pot will come right off and you can then wash the pot and have a second chance with it to get the next batch of food right...

[mbrown1219]

Burnt your dinner on the bottom of the pot? Get as much as the food out of pot as possible, put some vinegar in there and get it to boiling. The burnt stuff that would otherwise be nearly impossible to clean off the bottom of the pot will come right off and you can then wash the pot and have a second chance with it to get the next batch of food right...

You were lured into the ladies forum! It happens!

[Windsong]

Burnt your dinner on the bottom of the pot? Get as much as the food out of pot as possible, put some vinegar in there and get it to boiling. The burnt stuff that would otherwise be nearly impossible to clean off the bottom of the pot will come right off and you can then wash the pot and have a second chance with it to get the next batch of food right...

a can of coca-cola works really well too.. never tried the vinegar before. My son accidentally turned the pot of rice I was cooking onto high instead of turning it off.. wow what a mess... we scrubbed and soaked that pot for four days. then heard about the coke and tried it... 15 minutes later that pot sparkled.

[Tall Timbers]

You were lured into the ladies forum! It happens!

ACK!! I'd managed not to do that for a good while now... note to self: must look before I post...

[Maxine]

I'll have to experiment with this one... Dryer sheets cost a lot less than bug spray right now...

Well, you might smell so "pretty" we might not even notice you are here!

[Maxine]

Mayonaise works really good for dry hair. Just slather it on, and let sit while your in the bath.

[savedatcamp]

a can of coca-cola works really well too.. never tried the vinegar before. My son accidentally turned the pot of rice I was cooking onto high instead of turning it off.. wow what a mess... we scrubbed and soaked that pot for four days. then heard about the coke and tried it... 15 minutes later that pot sparkled.

Coca cola also works to get jet fuel out of clothes. I used to use it when my hubby was active duty in the USAF.
Make you wonder what it does to your stomach.

[onehappymeg]

No bug spray? Use a dryer sheet - rub on visible skin. Works just as well, and we live deeep in the woods :-)

Oh wow!!! So glad to know this right before softball season. We had practice today and it was definitely muggy and buggy out! (I actually crunched down two gnats on accident...)

And I'll smell nice!!! Well, at least for the first part of practice.

[IMSAVED]

Burnt your dinner on the bottom of the pot? Get as much as the food out of pot as possible, put some vinegar in there and get it to boiling. The burnt stuff that would otherwise be nearly impossible to clean off the bottom of the pot will come right off and you can then wash the pot and have a second chance with it to get the next batch of food right...

You need a machine gun to kill those mosquitoes that live in your territory.

[mbrown1219]

No bug spray? Use a dryer sheet - rub on visible skin. Works just as well, and we live deeep in the woods :-)

This idea is getting a huge test from me since the mosquitoes seem to be swarming here in the tropical zone of Tucson, Arizona after we have had 5 inches of rain during this monsoon season so far. I'm going to rub my dog down with dryer sheets too. She hates bug spray. Thank you for posting this!

[mbrown1219]

ACK!! I'd managed not to do that for a good while now... note to self: must look before I post...

You are welcome here with those good ideas! Thanks for posting the boiling vinegar in the burned pan fix. I always have vinegar, never have Coke on hand.... haven't burned food in a pan for a while but of course now it will happen just so I can test your fix.

[mbrown1219]

Mayonaise works really good for dry hair. Just slather it on, and let sit while your in the bath.

I'm imagining this with a bacon wrap turban! Maybe tomato on top. Lettuce lily pads floating around...

Ok, yeah, I have "lost it." But we have to figure out how to use all our extra food that no one else in the world will eat.

[Wishing4]

My hair doesn't like mayo because there is too much protein in it. Makes my hair crunchy (I haven't tried mayo, but other conditioners and such with protein in it). My scalp does like a scrub every once in awhile. Mix a bit of brown sugar in your shampoo or conditioner and scrub your scalp with it. Helps with dry scalp flakes.

[Wishing4]

Tea tree oil is also one of my favorite things. You can put it directly on bug bites, canker sores, pimples or you can mix it with another oil (almond oil, grapeseed oil, olive oil) to use on your skin. It will also help with mold. Mold will grow on the underside of my toilet seat when my bathroom is too humid. Put some on a cotton ball and wipe the seat off. I make up a spray for my counters and add a few drops. There is a lot of stuff you can do with it, but you have to be careful with it too. Don't ingest it, get it in your eyes, and be careful with it around kids.