Vinegar
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Wart Removal
Asked by H.C. from Atlanta
on April 19, 2009
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My sons developed warts on their fingers and tried the Compound-W as his doctor suggested. It never worked. He applied the duck tape since his friends told him to do...
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- Soak his and in watm soapy water.Dry his hands and than squeeze a vitamin E pill on the warts and cover with a band-aid.Do everynight until warts are gone
- It seems weird but it really does work-a bannana peel. I know an all-natural healer that goes to my church and she is amazing in all her knowledge when it comes to hea...
- I've heard vitamin E helps. Many people who have warts and start to mill their own wheat say theirs went away and the vitamin E is why. You could look around on-lin...
Getting Pee Smell Out of Pjs
Asked by L.H. from San Antonio
on January 19, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
Some nights my son's pull-up isn't sufficient to contain the pee. His sheets clean up just fine with no lingering pee smell, but I can't get the smell o...
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- There is a Lysol concentrate that you can find on the cleaning isle at Wal-Mart that works great! It is a small, brownish colored bottle that is sometimes hard to fin...
- I agree with Melanie. Borax is super and it's cheap-less than $3 for the large box. I soak my cloth diapers in it overnight. It performs wonders! ~C. Oh, and yo...
- HI L., It seems all little boys have problems with pull-ups leaking! I use regular liquid laundry soap with some color safe bleach. You might also want to try a...
Cleaning with a Floor Mate
Asked by B.W. from Cincinnati
on May 21, 2008
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Does anyone own/use the Bissell Floor Mate for cleaning hard floors? Recently moved into a house with MUCH bigger kitchen floors than previous home so I purchased on ...
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- I have the Hoover FloorMate and had always used their solution. I just switched to plain vinegar + water and it seems to clean just as well. Like B. said, just pickle ...
- vinegar and water clean better then any chemical out there. I actualy have a Bissell Floor Mate and I run Vinegar and Water through it all the time. I makes the house ...
- My daughter just had her "new" house's 1959 hardwood floors stripped and refinished after removing the '80s carpet. Our "stripper" said NOTHING but vinegar and water s...
Stinky Diaper Pail, Help!
Asked by M.I. from Denver
on August 4, 2008
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We have the Graco hands free diaper pail which controls oder great when it's closed, but really reeks when you open it. What can I use to take that smell out of the p...
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- You might try dry cat litter with soda if you can find it. Put the bag of litter into the pail opened and loose if possible. Set it in the garage or even outside in ...
- This may sound sarcastic but I'm not trying to be, really. I had the same problem with my first son and boy did the room stink. I had one of those fancy pails. Okay...
- baking soda!!! pour some in th bag/liner thing in the bottom of the pail when you replace it. we had a cheap safey first one and thats what i did, and it worked pretty...
I'm Looking for Your "Homemade" Cleaner Recipes.
Asked by S.W. from Denver
on April 1, 2008
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I'm in the process of Spring cleaning and I was wondering if anybody had some home made cleaners that they really love and work well. I'm looking for "natural" cleane...
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- Vinegar is a mainstay of the old folk recipes for cleaning, and with good reason. The vim of the vinegar is that it kills bacteria, mold and germs. SIMPLE SOLUTION...
- Hello...Kudos to you for wanting to use natural cleaners! I have a two year old and am 6 months prego so I got into tha natural cleaners as well. Heres what I know.......
- For homemade products you might try the fly lady- her site is online. But if you are looking for healthier non toxic products for your home I would be happy to share w...
How Do I Clean Highlighter Writing from Wall
Asked by K.L. from Houston
on June 20, 2008
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My 2yr old daughter wrote on our white wall with hot pink highlighter. I tried to clean it with Clorow wipes, nothing. Then I tried baking soda and still nothing. Does...
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- Haley's Hints says to try using toothpaste and rubbing with a soft cloth. He says on wallpaper, use rye bread or an artgum eraser. I've always found the magic eraser...
- Mr Clean Magic Eraser, sold in your grocery store. Awesome and has worked wonders on everything for me!
- Have you tried the magic clean eraser? It works on just about everything! You can get it at WalMart! Since this will be the beginning of her artistic abilities, I...
Water from Cooler STILL Tastes like Chemicals
Asked by S.R. from Amarillo
on August 11, 2009
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Hello! We bought a water cooler a few weeks ago, and the water still tastes like it has chemicals in it. The cooler is the type that has the bottle in the bottom, th...
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- I am not sure, but I would call the company. Maybe you just have a bad one and needs to be replaced.
- Go to the Water Store in Lewisville on Main St. They have a product that we use to clean our cooler and the bottles. It has no smell or taste and works instantly. Addi...
- if it tastes like chemicals that is mostly because the plastic wasnt sealed correctly when they made it and you are tasting the run off of that. i would call the compa...
Stinky Laundry
Asked by J.A. from Wichita
on July 6, 2008
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Last week, I washed a load of laundry, and didn't get it in the dryer right away. When I went to put it in, it was really stinky, so I rewashed it. I hung it outsid...
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- Hi J., I've been where your at before! That can really be stinky! I found a couple of things that helped. Yes try either the vinegar or backing soda like you suggested...
- I had this problem for a while myself when using a liquid laundry soap...I found that if I used too MUCH or too LITTLE soap my laundry would stink (especially towels a...
- Doesn't that happen to just about every busy mom? I know it has happened to me more than once...in fact I can't remember if I put the stuff in the dryer from yesterda...
Cleaning Products Made at home...any Ideas?
Asked by M.R. from San Francisco
on January 5, 2009
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I have gone to different sites to see how to save money and "make" my own cleaning products, but there are so many things to try, so I thought I'd ask fellow mom's for...
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- i have a solution of white vinegar and water in a spray bottle at all times. i use that to clean counter tops, fridge doors etc...things that grubby hands are on all t...
- Vinegar is great for cleaning glass, countertops and removing hard water build up.
- I put water and some lemon juice in a bowl and nuke it in the microwave. The moist heat and acidity from the lemon juice work great to loosen up food and grease in the...
Teething Bibs and Mildew Smell
Asked by A.R. from Houston
on October 20, 2011
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We use teething bibs (the ones with the plastic between the layers) and we leave them outside to dry thoroughly in the sun before washing. I launder them about every ...
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- I'd say forget using color bibs and just bleach in hot water wash.
- Have you done hot water and vinegar together? That's what I do to get rid of the smell. I always wash all bibs, towels, and undies in hot water to combat this issue ...
- I think the plastic is trapping the smell. I would switch to the kind without the plastic. But using vinegar or baking soda might work also.
