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Five unexpected natural cleaners to help you with your kitchen woes:

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  1. mathangikkumar

    mathangikkumar Platinum IL'ite

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    Five unexpected natural cleaners to help you with your kitchen woes:

    What if we revealed some around-the-house staples that also moonlight as dirt-busting superstars? Here are five unexpected natural cleaners to help you with your kitchen woes:
    Bread
    Love to paint? Use white bread to dust an oil painting! Gently dab a slice of white bread over the surface to pick up dirt and grime.

    Ketchup
    Some tomato ketchup can be used to remove tarnish from copper and brass cookware. Squeeze the ketchup on a cloth and rub it on pots and pans. They should go back to their coppery colour in minutes. Rinse with warm water and dry with a towel.

    Oatmeal
    It is useful to scrub very dirty hands. Make a thick paste of oatmeal and water and rinse well.

    Rice
    Rice can be used to clean the inside of a vase or a thin-necked bottle. Fill three quarters of the vase with warm water and add a tablespoon of uncooked rice. Cup your hand over the opening, shake vigorously and rinse.

    Tea
    It can help in cleaning rusty garden tools. Brew a few pots of strong black tea. When cool, pour it into a bucket. Soak the tools for a few hours. Wipe each one with a cloth. (Wear rubber gloves or your hands will be stained.)

    Glycerin
    If you want to remove dried wax drippings from candlesticks, a few drops of glycerin will be very helpful. Peel off as much wax as possible, then moisten a cotton ball with glycerin and rub until clean!

    Club soda
    A scuffed stainless-steel sink can be made to shine, with a little bit of club soda.

    Cornstarch
    If you've stained your favourite carpet with grease, here what you can do to prevent it from getting completely ruined. Pour cornstarch on the spots and let it sit for 15 to 30 minutes before vacuuming.

    Rubbing alcohol
    Erase permanent-marker stains from finished wood floors or solid-surface counter tops, by pouring some rubbing alcohol on it.
     
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    Wow! Who knew tomato ketchup could be put to such great use! Thanks so much for sharing such useful info.
     
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    Super Like these tips!! Never knew any of these before...but now I do:)

    Thanks a lot!
     
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    plakshmi Gold IL'ite

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    hi

    thanks for sharing.

    lakshmi
     
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    Very useful post,more over the Salt Crystals (kal uppu in tamil) can be used to clean the stains in coffee mugs!!!!
     
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    Hi,

    Another tip for cleaning copper bottom vessels is to cut a lemon into 2 halves and rub some salt on the inside.
    Now use this for cleaning the copper bottom vessels and see that the original colour of the copper returns. You can use tamarind + salt also. Salt is used to give a good scrub.
     
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    Nice useful tips :) Adding baking soda and vinegar to the list :)
     
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    Awesome tips friends. Tomato Ketchup is the new one. Thanks for sharing.
     
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    adding to this.
    For cleaning the pooja lamp in metal you can apply sabeena and clean with banana leaves and keep rubbing it some time it will become like gold
     
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    Great tips...thanks for sharing..
     

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