1. White Bread: To clean oil paintings (and pick up broken glass....thanks Leslie)
2. Ketchup: To remove tarnish from copper & brass.
3. Oatmeal: Create a paste to clean really dirty hands.
4. Rice: Use uncooked rice and water to help clean thin necked vases/ bottles.
5.Tea: Soak rusty garden tools in black tea and scour to remove rust.
6. Glycerin: Helps to remove dried wax from candlesticks.
7.Club Soda: Cleans scuffed stainless steel sinks.
8. Hydrogen Peroxide: Disinfect your keyboard.
9.Cornstarch- Remove grease stains from carpet.
10. Rubbing Alcohol: Remove permanent marker from wood floors and solid surface countertops.
February 7, 2011 - 3:53 pm
These are great tips. I’m going to give a few of them a try at home!
February 10, 2011 - 12:23 am
Hydrogen Peroxide: Disinfect your keyboard.
Love this idea! Will try it
July 18, 2011 - 9:58 am
Who knew! Thanks for all the great recommendations, I just passed along the list to several of my colleagues.
(Another green tip I’ve found helpful – White Wine: removes fresh red wine stains from carpets).