Set Yourself Free With These Spring Cleaning Life Hacks

Remove Water Rings With a Hairdryer

Did you let a drink sit too long on a wood surface and regretted it afterward? You should apply some direct heat from a hairdryer before the spot dries. This will preserve the varnish on the wood as well!

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The More You Know

  • With the water running at about half throttle, drop in orange or lemon peels. Run the disposer for five seconds. Citric acid from the peels softens crusty waste and attacks smelly bacteria. Give the acid about 15 minutes to do its work.
  • Pump up the volume at any impromptu party by putting your smartphone in a bowl: The concave shape will amplify the music from its speaker.
  • You don't need a strawberry huller: Take the stems off strawberries cleanly by driving a straw right through from bottom to top.
  • Pour pure aloe vera juice (available at most drugstores) into an ice tray, and then freeze it for an always ready-to-apply salve for sunburns.
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