Repurpose Your Everyday Household Items

Vera Gibbons from WalletPop.com gives us alternative uses for household items: dental floss, toothpaste, petroleum jelly, nail polish remover, pantyhose/

TOOTHPASTE
Toothpaste can also be added to your arsenal of cleaning supplies to polish, shine and freshen a whole host of other things... just stick with basic white paste kind--use it to clean ceramic cook tops (works just as well as expensive ceramic cook top cleaners), put it on a damp cloth and use it to remove crayon from painted walls; also works well as jewelry cleaner.

DENTAL FLOSS
Floss is made with nylon or Teflon fibers so it's stronger than string or thread. plus, it's easier to work with than wire and you can get it cheap at most dollar stores. can hang pictures, ornaments (or any small objects in need of string or wire), use it in place of thread (if have button that comes off), and if wrap length of floss around one finger on each hand, you can cut perfect cake slices. can also cut fruit, soft cheese, bread and hard-boiled eggs this way..it's cleaner and neater than using a knife!

PETROLEUM JELLY
Commonly known by the product name Vaseline, we all know about is anti-chaffing properties, but can be useful a lot of other ways: to remove gum from your child's hair (just put gob of it through the hair near the gum); to buff out circles that visors leave when they put wet glasses on your favorite wood table; if your bird feeder has turned into a squirrel feeder, try coating pole with petroleum jelly.

NAIL POLISH REMOVER
Chemicals in nail polish remover are so strong they can dissolve plastic! so it's no wonder that it's useful for tackling some jobs around the house--gets stains off your walls; removes stickers on glass and scuff marks on tile floors.

PANTYHOSE
Pantyhose has been around long time. Big in ‘60s, now a bit passé but some workplaces forbid bare legs so women do wear them and they always run so once they've "run" their course: soap on a rope (put those odd bits of soap into pantyhose toe, tie it off and soap up); also make great sachets (for homemade potpourri); can be used to strain food (like homemade jelly or even old lumpy paint); and strips from the waist make good hair scrunchies.

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