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 toothpaste- all 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.
Product DescriptionThe ever-inventive Joey Green returns with a healthcare spin on his pantryful of brand-name products. Now you can cure common ills with products youll find around the house in the perfect marriage of effectiveness and convenience.Disinfect wounds with Listerine antiseptic Soothe a burn with Lipton Flo-Thru Tea Bags Calm a sore throat with Sue Bee honeynexpensive and convenient, these cures really work. Use the helpful Symptom Finder to diagnose your problem and youll probably discover its remedy is already on your household shelves. If all youve got is the blues, then have a laugh reading Strange Facts, which features little-known information about favorite brand-name products.
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Joey Green's Amazing Kitchen Cures: 1,150 Ways to Prevent and Cure Common Ailments with Brand-Name Products (Paperback)
It's a user friendly book, that has help me save money. It is very well cross referenced in the main section and in the index. I was surprised to find out the hundreds of ways as well as health and other uses tea tree oilis good for. It helped my teenage daughter clear-up her acne. Discoveredtea tree is great for disinfecting and cleaning uses. Best idea was how touse tea tree oil with my regular toothpaste to get rid of plaque. Thedentists hygenist asked me if I'd recently had my teeth cleaned, sincewthere was so little plaque. That tip alone, made the book worth it.