Keep your carpet smelling fresh and clean with baking soda. just sprinkle the soda liberally over the entire carpet and let it sit for an hour. Then vacuum it up.

For Sweeter Smelling house squeeze a few drops of fresh lemon juice into the dust bag of your vacuum cleaner before you start it up.
You can use mayonnaise to remove crayon marks from wood furniture. Just let it sit for 10 minutes and then rub with a soft cloth.


Do you hate to paint inside your home because of the smell ?

Just add a few drops of vanilla extract (essence) to the paint when stirring or mixing. This will remove the unpleasant smell but won't affect your color.

Keep the toilet bowl sprinkling - Mix equal parts baking soda and borax around bowl, add white vinegar, and finally clean with toilet brush. For stubborn stains, leave mixture in overnight.

Keep Cockroaches away
Keep Cockroaches away by placing cucumber peels in drawers and in corners.

Cleaning Blender
To clean your blender in a jiffy, partly fill the container with the solution of warm water and liquid soap, secure the lid and run the motor for a few seconds. Drain the container, rinse it thoroughly, and set aside to dry thoroughly. Avoid long, uninterrupted use of your blender. It's not meant to be run continuously for more than 2 or 3 times minutes at a stretch. Such misuse can over heat the motor and possibly cause a breakdown.

Dispel offensive odors
Dispel offensive odors from your microwave by placing a thick slice of lemon on a paper towel and micro waving it on high for about a minute and a half . Leave the lemon wedge in the oven overnight.

To Save Electricity
Save energy with an electric stove by turning off the heat before food is completely done. The elements take few minutes to cool down, so food will continue to cook.

Relief from Cough
Tip No 1:- Eat Carom seeds (Ajwain) then drink luke-warm water. This provides relief to cough

Tip No 2:-Take a teaspoon of table salt and mix with a glass of hot water. Gargling 3 - 4 times a day is helpful in giving relief to throat irritation.

Tip No 3:-A 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder in a cup of hot milk can bring relief in cuts, wounds, cold & Coughs.


Tip No 4:- A few drops of Eucalyptus oil if added to hot water, its steam provides relief during cold.


Tip No 5:- A mixture of ginger juice & honey (warmed) ,if taken before going to bed brings great relief to sever cough.


Tip No 6:- Keep a piece of mulathi in the mouth, for relief from persistent cough. When it eventually softens, chew it.


Relief From Stomach and Gastric Problem:-
A flake of garlic swallowed with water taken empty stomach daily in the morning can be helpful in solving many stomach & gastric problems.

A mixture of carom seeds (Ajwain) ,a pinch of black salt & a few drops of lemon taken with Luke warm water , provides relief to stomach ache. (Don't Chew, swallow this mixture.)

An apple even cures Constipation

Sucking a piece of Laung (clove) after meal helps in reducing acidity problem.

Toothache Relief
Biting a clove provides relief in toothache.


Removing Bad Breath
To remove bad breath chew Eliachi (green cardamom)/ Sanuf (fennel)/Laung (Cloves) so as to removes strong odors.

Increase Memory
Soak seven almonds in water overnight. Remove the skin and boil it with a glass of milk and sugar. Repeat this for 20-25 days. It helps in enhancing memory. Even chewing 7 almonds daily also helps.
One or two drops of Eucalyptus oil in hanky works as a good inhaler during running nose.

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