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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
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 Posted - Apr 16 2007 : 9:59:58 PM
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I do want to say that I don't drink anything alcoholic at all but I thought this was...um...'helpful'. Use at your own risk!!  A friend sent this to me.  Also, I don't know who 'Tim' is either!!
TODAY'S TIP(s): HOUSEHOLD Department
Vodka 20 Classic Uses
1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The solvent dissolves the adhesive.
2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set five minutes and wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.
3. To clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe the lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.
4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka and letting your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting.
5. Spray vodka on vomit stains, scrub with a brush, and then blot dry.
6. Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face as an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.
7. Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from hair, and stimulates the growth of healthy hair.
8. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle and spray wasps to kill them.
9. Pour one-half cup vodka and one-half cup water in a Ziploc freezer bag, and freeze for a slushy, refreshable ice pack for aches, pain, or black eyes..
10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar with freshly packed lavender flowers, fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly and set in the sun for three days. Strain liquid through a coffee filter, then apply the tincture to aches and pains.
11. Make your own mouthwash by mixing nine tablespoons powered cinnamon with one cup of vodka. Seal in an airtight container for two weeks. Strain through a coffee filter. Mix with warm water and rinse your mouth. Don't swallow.
12. Using a Q-tip, apply vodka to a cold sore to help it dry out.
13. If a blister opens, pour vodka over the raw skin as a local anesthetic that also disinfects the exposed dermis.
14. To treat dandruff, mix one cup vodka with two teaspoons crushed rosemary, let sit for two days, strain through a coffee filter and massage into your scalp and let dry.
15. To treat an earache put a few drops of vodka in your ear. Let set fora few minutes. Then drain. The vodka will kill the bacteria causing pain in your ear.
16. To relieve a fever, use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.
17. To cure foot odor, wash your feet with vodka. Tim says: apply a twist of lime.
18. Vodka will disinfect and alleviate a jellyfish sting.
19. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy to remove the urushiol oil from your skin.
20. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth. Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain. Tim says: swallow. Repeat 136 times or until the pain goes away
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Winona 
Don't sweat the small stuff...
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Apr 16 2007 : 10:33:29 PM
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WOW! And they didn't even include the Martini!!!! But seriously, those are really interesting...
XOXO, Libbie
"All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar..." - Helen Hayes |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4179 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 03:56:48 AM
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| Cool, I wonder how many of those ideas really work? Michele |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 05:59:01 AM
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Wow. I wonder if number 5 came about because "Tim" swallowed and repeated one too many times! ;)
Karin
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Garden_artist
True Blue Farmgirl
182 Posts
Tammy
Southern Coast Oregon
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Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 10:06:21 AM
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I really wonder if these work, for the most part it makes sense. So if anyone tries any of these and they work, let us know. Except #5, to much info!!!
When I feel spring coming I have to plant or I’ll go crazy! |
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UrbanChick
True Blue Farmgirl
331 Posts
Ayako
Atlanta
GA
USA
331 Posts |
Posted - Apr 17 2007 : 10:36:44 AM
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I know on Mythbusters they did try Vodka to kill foot odor and it worked.
"Courage dosen't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying: I will try again tomorrow." |
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shelle
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Shelle
oklahoma
USA
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2007 : 11:09:27 AM
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Thanks, Winona. I'm going to try some of these(the wasp one this weekend - they're trying to make a nest in the side of my trailer)! Thanks! :)
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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