Table salt is very useful in the kitchen to enhance certain dishes.
It makes them taste much better.
But, we sometimes forget that it can also be very useful for home and laundry care.
And even for health and beauty!
These little white grains have more than one trick up their sleeve.
Here are 25 uses of table salt that no one knows about . Watch:
1. Clean fruit stains. Sprinkle fresh fruit stain with salt and scrub. Then machine wash normally.
2. Remove mildew stains. To remove mildew stains, rub with salt and buttermilk, then let dry in the sun.
3. Clean wine stains. If you spill wine on your tablecloth, immediately pour salt to absorb the stain. Then machine wash normally.
4. Erase traces on a wooden table. Have your hot cups discolored the wood of your table? Mix salt and olive oil to make a paste. Apply it to discolored spots and leave on for about an hour, then wipe off with a soft cloth.
5. Clean the soleplate of the iron. To make the soleplate of your iron more slippery, sprinkle salt on a sheet of paper and "iron" the sheet several times when it's hot. Check out the trick here.
6. Revive the colors. To restore color to faded or discolored fabric, soak it in a mixture of water and salt.
7. Keep cut flowers. Mix a tablespoon of salt in the water of a vase to keep cut flowers fresh longer.
8. Shine the brass. A mixture of salt and vinegar revives the brass.
9. Prepare the fish. Put salt on your fingers when preparing meat or fish. Your hands won't slip anymore.
10. Weeding. To kill weeds growing in your driveways or between stones, pour boiling salt water over them.
11. Remove sweat stains. Make a paste with water and salt, and rub the stain with it. Leave on for 1 hour, then wash as usual.
12. Clean a broken raw egg. If you've broken a raw egg on the floor, cover it with salt, then wipe it off with a paper towel.
13. Deodorize shoes. If there's a dirty smell in your sneakers (or canvas shoes) sprinkle the inside with salt. Wait 24 hours for the salt to absorb the smell, then vacuum it up.
14. Remove a grease stain. Pour salt directly on grease stains in the kitchen and let sit before cleaning normally.
15. Extend the life of a broom. When buying a new broom, soak the bristles in warm salt water before using it for the first time. This will prolong the life of the brush.
16. Make the steel shine. Clean the steel by rubbing it with a paste made from two tablespoons of salt and lemon juice. Rinse well and dry with a soft cloth.
17. Clean the vases. Put two to three tablespoons of salt inside your glass vases, then scrub with a damp brush.
18. Relieve sore throats. Gargle with warm salt water (¼ teaspoon of salt in a cup of water) to relieve and disinfect the throat.
20. Clean the mud off the carpets. Sprinkle salt on mud-stained rugs or carpets. Let dry and vacuum.
21. Clean artificial flowers. If your artificial flowers are dusty, put them in a paper bag with several tablespoons of salt and shake gently for two minutes to clean them.
22. Disinfect a sponge. Soak household sponges in cold salt water for ten minutes to restore their youthfulness.
23. Revive the shine of porcelain. Put a little salt on a soft cloth and polish your porcelain service well.
24. Fight sinusitis. Mix 2 tablespoons in 1 liter of hot water and stir to dissolve the salt. Pour the mixture into a pear, and squirt it into one nostril while you take the other bite. Do the same with the second and blow your nose.
25. Clean a cutting board. Rub your wooden cutting board with half a lemon and salt. Check out the trick here.
