Did you know wood ash has many uses, all equally surprising one than the other?
Don't throw it away, because wood ash can make your life easier and help you make considerable savings .
In addition, the uses of wood ash are extremely varied. Its virtues are very numerous
It can help you in the garden, around the house — and even free your car from the snow !
Here are 32 surprising uses of wood ash you should know about:
With this water based ash lye you can clean and disinfect laundry, surfaces, plates and cutlery and even rust marks on marble surfaces.
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Use simply a paste made from fireplace ashes and water.
When you have just stained a garment, immediately sprinkle the stain with a little ash. Wait 5 mins. Then, rub the wood fire ashes with bread crumbs and the stain will disappear.
Sprinkle ash directly on smelly areas. For example, in the cat litter.
Put a plate of coal ashes in the refrigerator. Change the ash until the smell disappears completely.
Did you know that you can use homemade tooth powder made from wood ash? It is an excellent alternative to commercial toothpastes, which contain toxic products of questionable effectiveness.
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Use wood ash soap as a shampoo. Then, rinse your hair with white vinegar. This treatment is particularly effective for people with oily hair .
Warning: only use wood ash soap that has dried for at least 6 weeks .
It's a great way to recycle natural nutrients from the ash and return them to the soil. Ash can also be added to compost (but it does not contain nitrogen). It also helps to increase the pH level of the soil and increases plant growth.
Warning: Because ash increases the pH level of the soil, it does not benefit all varieties of fruits and vegetables (for example, it does not benefit potatoes).
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Tomatoes, green beans, spinach, peas, avocados, garlic, roses, etc. Just add the equivalent of 4 mustard glasses of ashes to the soil, before planting your plants.
Just add one teaspoon of ash per liter of water.
During periods of extreme cold, sprinkle ashes on your plants. It protects them from freezing.
Insects and certain parasites (snails and slugs, for example) hate ashes!
If you sprinkle ash directly on the anthill, the ants will be forced to "move", because they will not be able to remove it and transport it elsewhere.
Make small piles of wood ashes in the corners of your home and the nooks of your closet. As long as there is ash, you will have no mice, no rats and no unwanted insects (cockroaches, cockroaches, etc.).
Prepare a paste based on vinegar and wood ashes. Then, apply it on the coat of your animals. It's not very pretty to look at, but it's extremely effective!
Sprinkle some ashes on the clothes in your closet. With wood ash, you can store your clothes for years, without them being attacked by moths. When you want to wear them, just shake them to remove the ash.
Wood ash is used to make soap (potash). The process is a bit long, but it's definitely worth it for people who love homemade.
Made from wood ash, sodium carbonate is a great ingredient to use in your homemade household products.
Sprinkle it with wood ashes. You will see, it is an excellent fertilizer.
Use wood ash that naturally contains salt to melt ice in winter.
The pieces of charcoal present in the ash can be used as a filter. Collect them to use as a filter. See the following usage.
Sometimes the wine is cloudy and a thin film adheres to the glass. You can filter cloudy wine with the small pieces of charcoal found in the ashes.
Charcoal absorbs moisture. Put a few pieces of charcoal in metal boxes. It absorbs moisture in cellars, cupboards and under the sink.
To put out a fire quickly, throw ashes directly on it.
At the time, seeds and cereals were stored in large ceramic containers. They were then covered with a good layer of wood ashes. It prevents insects from accessing the seeds and eating them.
The ash eliminates bacteria and accelerates the healing of wounds. Melt homemade soap in wood ash lye. Then, clean the wound with this mixture, but WITHOUT rinsing it with clean water.
You don't have a fridge? Here's something that can help you out. To preserve your fruits and vegetables for weeks or even years, dig a hole in the ground and fill it with ashes. Then, put your fruits and vegetables in the ashes. Fruits and vegetables should not touch each other or touch the ground. Cover the hole with a wooden board, and you're done.
Pour ash directly in front of the wheels. The grip will be much better this way and you should be able to unlock your car easily. This trick is much more effective than sand, salt or kitty litter.
If you make your own cheese, you are surely familiar with rennet (a natural product used to coagulate cheese). At the time, the ancients kept rennet in an animal horn. They covered it with ashes and sealed the horn with clay. Suspended in this way from a branch, the rennet will keep for several years.
Dip dampened newspaper in wood ash. Rub the glass, and the grime comes off very easily. It also works with the glass of a fireplace insert.
Against pests, sprinkle them with a little wood ash. I put it on my cabbage and it keeps aphids and other pests away.
In the Middle East, a mixture of clay, ash, salt, lime and rice husk is used to preserve eggs — for several months.
And There you go ! Now you know all the surprising uses of wood ash :-)
And you ? Do you know of any other interesting and practical uses for ash? Share them with us in the comments! We can't wait to read you! :-)
