Thursday, April 10, 2008

Interesting? uses for Vodka


1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka.   The adhesive will dissolve.

2. To clean the calking around bathtubs and showers fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the calking and let it set for five minutes.  then wash clean.  The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew

3.  To clean eyeglasses, wipe the lenses with a soft clean cloth dampened with vodka.  The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.

4.  Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka and letting your safety razor blade soak after shaving.  The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting.

5.  Spray vodka on wine stains, scrub with a brush, and then blot dry.  

6.  Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face to tighten pores.

7.  Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo.  The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from the hair and stimulates the growth of healthy hair.

8.  Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle with vodka and spray bees or wasps to kill them.  (or do they just get really dizzy and fall out of the sky?)

9.  Pour one-half cup of vodka and one -half cup of water into a ziploc freezer baga nd freeze for a slushy, refreshing ice pack for aches, pain, or black eyes.

10.  Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar with freshly picked lavender flowers, then fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly and set in the sun for three days.  Strain the liquid through a coffee filter, then apply the tincture to aches and pains.

11.  To relieve a fever, use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.

12.  To cure foot odor, wash your feet with vodka.

13.  Vodka will disinfect and alleviate a jellyfish sting.  (hmmmm, beats the other way I've heard to treat these stings.)

14.  Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy to remove the urushiol oil from your skin.

15.  Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth.  This allows your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.

For interesting uses for Coke check out:  http://members.tripod.com/~Barefoot_Lass/cola.html


1 comment:

NancyThornton said...

1. To remove a bandage painlessly, drink 2 shots of vodka.
2. To clean the caulking around your bathtub, drink 2 more shots of vodka and you won't care about the caulking around your tub.
3. Have another shot and you can't find your eyeglasses.

We gave Terri a really hard time about this at Gail's house. She is such a good sport...so,I have to go... my toothache is worse and you know what that means....