Many will be surprised by the information that a favorite product can be used in everyday life to solve many problems. Do you think potatoes can not wash the window or purify the silver? You are mistaken, and now we will prove it.
We are used to the fact that potatoes are one of the main products in the kitchen, but very few people know that this vegetable can be used not only for its intended purpose, but also for solving other problems. We bring to your attention a few tested lifhak.
1. Shoes will be like new
Many people can not even think that the beauty of their shoes can be restored with the help of potatoes. Cut the tuber into halves and cut them with leather shoes. Do not be afraid, when after this manipulation the skin will become dull. After five minutes, wipe it off with a soft brush or a clean cloth. The result will really surprise, because before you will be a shiny pair of shoes.
2. Vegetable stain remover
In cooking, different foods are used and some of them can leave marks on their hands. These include beets, turmeric and some berries. To get rid of stains on your hands, you have to waste time, but if you do not know a simple secret. It will remove the contamination of potatoes, which need to be cleaned and rub them with contaminated areas. You can also use the vegetable to control ink stains.
3. The national recipe for cough
Since ancient times, inhalations over potatoes have been used to treat diseases of the upper respiratory tract. Many perform such a procedure as a first aid in the development of diseases. Cook potatoes in a uniform and breathe over the emitting steam for 10-15 minutes. With chronic cough, you can use compresses based on boiled potatoes.
4. Home Experiments
If you want to entertain a child, then show him simple experiments, for example, how you can light a light bulb with the help of potatoes. Tubers create a certain amount of energy, which is released by contact with copper and zinc wires. Vegetables can be compared to a natural battery. If suddenly you turn off the lights at home, you now know how to light a light bulb with the help of improvised means.
5. Signs of fatigue, how to remove it by hand
A common problem among women is bruising under the eyes, the manifestation of which can be reduced with the help of ordinary young potatoes. In the vegetable is a large amount of ascorbic acid, nutrients and starch. All these substances are great for skin care. Put the young potato slices in the problem areas for 15-20 minutes. and you can forget about dark circles and bags under the eyes.
6. Home cosmetology
Potatoes can be used not only to look after the skin around the eyes, but also behind the whole face. Simple masks relieve inflammation, nourish, cleanse and rejuvenate the skin. There are different options. So, for owners of dry skin, a mask with a potato and a cucumber, and for a fat one with a potato, carrots and flour will do. Women with sensitive skin do not fit recipes with raw potatoes.
7. Economical home procedures
A real crime is to drain the liquid that has remained after cooking the potatoes. It can be used for cosmetic purposes to carry out a procedure for hair care. It is important that the vegetables are prepared without the addition of salt. The broth can be used when it has completely cooled down, after washing the hair. Such rinsing will make the locks strong and give them shine.
8. Now cleaning the windows does not take long
That's what's really hard to believe, so it's in the information that potatoes can wash windows, but it really is. For the procedure, take the raw potatoes, smash them with windows or the windshield of the car. The result will be amazing, as the glasses turn out to be shiny. If starch appears, wipe the surface with a dry cloth.
9. Dinner will be saved by potatoes
A familiar problem for many housewives is a salted soup, but it is very easy to fix a dish. You just need to add a few potatoes to it and boil the soup for a while. Vegetables take away the salt, and the oversight will be corrected.
10. Fighting warts
An ancient method of combating such trouble, as warts, really works. In order not to spend money on expensive procedures, take the usual potatoes, which should be cut, and grate the juice with the juice. Repeat the procedure every day until the wart disappears. You can also do compresses with potatoes.
11. An unusual way to grow roses
Rooting cuttings of roses is not easy, but there is one excellent and, most importantly, affordable way - stick the center of the tuberage of stalks and it will germinate faster than in the ground, as the plant will take moisture and nutrients from potatoes. This method can also be used when growing currants and other bushes. The landing should be carried out directly with the tuber.
12. Natural pain medication
Headache is a common problem, and the first thing that many people do when they appear is drink a pill. Do not stuff yourself with chemistry, because you can use folk methods of treatment. Take the potatoes, cut them into pieces and rub their forehead. The best results are given by the potato compress, which is also put on the forehead.
13. An easy way to clean silver
Cutlery darkens with time, but it takes only a few minutes to return to the forks and spoons their original color, removing plaque and stains. To do this, you do not need to drain the water that remains after cooking the potatoes. Dip the cutlery into it and leave it for a few minutes. Another secret - if the pot is burnt, you can remove stains by pouring water into it, putting cleaning and boiling for a while.
14. First aid for burns
During cooking no one is immune from getting burns. In order not to fight then with unpleasant consequences, immediately after touching the hot object, attach a piece of potato to the burn and fix it with a bandage or any other method.
15. We fight with the appeared rust
Old frying pans can be cleaned with simple antiquated method. Pour salt into the pan, cut the potatoes into halves and dip one of them into the dishwashing liquid. Slice the surface covered with rust. Leave it for a while, and then rinse.