Helpful Hints: Here are a few, let’s add more to the list!

I wish to start something new, and hopefully fun.

Everyone has a way they do things, such as making your own cleaning products, or how to get gum out of hair.

I would like everyone to submit your household hints. Any type of hints are welcome, from cleaning to cooking and everything in between.

I will submit the first one.

If your tube of mascara seems dried out, but there is still some left. there is a way to fix it. Put a few eye drops into the tube of mascara. Shake it up, and you will have useable mascara again! I have tried this and it does work.

Lets add some more. We can all learn something from each other.

Here is one from Rosa Schmidt:

I have found the best shower cleaner–especially for those with hard water. Take equal parts white vinegar and Dawn dishsoap (the regular, not ultra). Warm up the vinegar so that it mixes well with the Dawn and keep in your spray bottle. Spray your shower down after each use and you will never scrub again!

The next one is from a twitter follower, BJ:

If you have really dirty dishes, fill up your sink with hot water, and add dish soap (Dawn or whatever you like to use). Then, let the dishes and pans soak in that for a few hours… the grime comes right off, and you save a ton of effort scrubbing away!

The last one is from Rebecka Fleischman:

Spider Repellant: 10 drops peppermint essential oil with 8 oz. water in a spray bottle. Spray around doors, windows and in corners. Can increase the potency with more peppermint. Spiders hate peppermint.