Did you know that you can stop sunburn pain by adding Cheerios to your bathwater (please don't recycle!)? Also, stop a shaving nick or canker sore in it's tracks with Alum (a spice by McCormick). These and other bizzare but useful tips can be found in this new book by Joey Green, author of "Polish Your Furniture With Panty Hose" and "Clean Your Clothes with Cheez Whiz". Learn how, in a pinch, you can shave with Jif peanut butter, or use a credit card to scrape your tongue when out in public and plagued with hallitosis. Gatorade can cure a headache? You bet. Then, there are some no-brainers in here (e.g. use a Q-Tip as a substitute eye shadow applicator, shrink a zit with toothpasteall us 80's girls know this one! But, I had no idea toothpaste could reduce redness and speed the healing of a hickey!)If you love waterproof mascara, but hate removing it, simply keep Johnson's baby Shampoo on hand and remove mascara with a small amount of it on a cottonball. This book also has "Strange Facts" at the end of each chapter; did you know Abe Lincoln's Mother died from drinking the milk of a cow that ate poisonous mushrooms? The phrase "cold shoulder" originated in the Middle Ages when Europeans fed unwanted guests leftover beef shoulder to get them to leave. If for no other reason, get this book and find out how using McCormick food coloring can help you clean your teeth better. A fun book, great to give as a gift.
Say you're cooking and some grease gets on you, try Colgate toothpaste(regular). Canada Dry Ginger Ale is great for upset stomach (generic brand works just as well) for clearing up congestion. There were quite a few old family remedies in this book that I've used before. The author also lists interesting facts about the companies whose products he lists. He also explains in many of the remedies why they work.
The book is really helpful, but don't feel you can only use the brand names he lists. For example, the one about using Canada Dry Ginger Ale I've used generic brands for years and you will get the same result. The Colgate one I've used gel types and that works too. I'll probably be going through this book again and again. It's a nice reference for the price :)
I recently picked up another copy for a relative. Her kids found the book and SHE didn't see it again for a week. I didn't realize the kids would be so fascinated with the book. It's really a great way to have kids explore how things work. Again, a great reference.Joey Green has written several books detailing the most commonplace items in your kitchen, garden, and so forth that you can use for remedies in you health, home repair, and so forth. This book, along the same genre, is not exception. Many of us don't realize what powerful chemicals already lie in many household goods that we possess. This book details some of the most commonplace items such as soap, cooking oil, and other things to repair and restore household items such scratched wooden tables, Milk of Magnesia for acne, etc. Kudos to Joey Green for this book.This is the first time I've seen this author. I was at the library and picked this up. I found this to be an interesting book that provides solutions for cleaning and remedies for common health ailments using standard household items.
Examples include: Soak a sponge with Coca Cola and scrub to remove rust stains from a sink or tub; Remove fingernail polish without nail polish remover by rubbing your nails with a Bounce dryer sheet; Kill wasps and bees by spraying them with 409 All Purpose Cleaner (they drop to the ground instantly and the liquid kills them within seconds). This book also includes occassional pages of fascinating history on some of the products suggested in the book, i.e. Dial Soap, Budweiser, Life Savers.
There were so many interesting remedies and cleaning solutions that I had to buy the book from Amazon. I am really interested in trying more of the solutions. I question some of the "remedies." For instance, some of the burn treatments, like applying grape jelly or colgate toothpaste don't seem medically sound. I would definitely use common sense in using some of the suggestions in the book and I would defnitely not attempt to try something that may make a situation worse, like a burn treatment.
Overall, a fascinating book that may be helpful with many cleaning and health remedies, but take some of the suggestions with a grain of salt.This book is great! A friend of mine was reading this book at work and I looked at it and was instantly intriged. I had to get my own. So I went to Amazon and got one. I use it when I get sick mostly. I've had family and friends call me and ask how to I get rid of this cold, flu, sore throat and etc. I tell them give me a sec, I get the book and read to them. They say its great too. It really has come in handy and saved me tons of money, because I don't have to go to the doctor for everything. Definately think everyone should own a copy OR get a friend to buy it. LOL
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