30 People In This Online Group Share Lesser-Known Secondary Uses For Everyday Products

Good to know. My mom always used Jello water. Diluted about same maybe a little thinner. But this was used after the violent bout when nothing stays down. This coats stomach & hydrates.

And salt (or suger) mixed with washing up liquid is great for getting machine oil off your hands.

This one is so unexpected!

I inherited some kind of multi-purpose tool from my grandpa. It's basically a flat steel on a handle and became one of my favourite tools within days.

like, just rub some on a wound?

Should I donate my old mascara brushes?

Now this is a random extra use I didn't see coming!

Coffee grounds help against bad smells in cars

Yup, been there and it works.

Good for getting sap off dog fur too if you rub it in for a few minutes.

this is neat to. But what works great woth jars for me: sticking a tableknife or back of a teaspoon between the edge of the lid and just twist it a little to break the vacuum, and then you can twist of the lid easily.

I spent years in the Marina Industry and it works really well for zipping people down water slides as well.

You can learn a lot of things in the army ;)

Please note that this refers to white vinegar (white wine or cider vinegar can work too) and definitely NOT balsamic like the picture. I use diluted vinegar with a few drops of essential oil as a spray for the garbage bin, and you can put it in the washing machine to get rid of musty smells in clothes. I always have a massive jug of white vinegar in the house, it's very useful. Oh, and for cleaning glass.

This one is highly region dependent sadly.

If you do put vodka on clothes, you will smell like vodka. Is that a win?

I mean, if ya live in russia

Also, if you have a pitcher filter, you can turn bottom shelf vodka into better quality vodka - literally the only difference between most high end vodkas and the cheap stuff is how many times it has been filtered. I'm not saying one trip through a Britta is enough to turn Heaven Hill into Ketel One, but you'll get there eventually.

Just drink the vodka and you wont care about any of that.

Or spray it n your mouth lol

Not cheaper and probs equally as effective to buy actual cleaner??

Squirt it in your mouth while showering!

Rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) may be cheaper and save your drinking stash.

Wouldn't rubbing alcohol do the same for less money?

even cheaper, use white vinegar with the same effect.

What a waste of perfectly serviceable vodka...

Just use white vinegar, it has the same effect

Vodka smells SO strong. BS

When you buy an older piece of furniture and it has a smell to it, wipe it all down with some vodka on a cloth. It really works. And there is no smell at all.

Rubbing alcohol doesn't work?

...but rubbing alcohol is cheaper?

Can't u add some concentrated scent so your house doesn't smell like distillery?

You can also put it in a glass and drink it.

You can also grow a plant with beer

You forgot mattresses

The only thing Cheap vodka is NOT good for: Drinking.

You can also spray it on your mattress for a refresh. :)

Funny story -- I had read somewhere you could use water filters to improve cheap vodka. I don't drink so I never used this myself. I passed this trick onto some friends, but accidentally forgot and said coffee filters. They tried it with coffee filters. Needless to say they ended up with cheap vodka full of paper pulp.

I’ve said before vodka and salt good for cleaning glass bottles and your bong. And the “myth” about putting cheap vodka through a charcoal water filter to make it “top shelf” is somewhat true. It won’t be too shelf, but it will make it better. Gotta do it several times though.

baking powder does the job as well. had some bad blood stains on my favourite pants due to bleeding while pregnant. when I came home after an emergency c-section I restored said pants the their former glory. but you have to put it in cold water beforehand.

Reminds me of vintage black light posters, lava lamps & strobe lights.

I actually prefer to use them. You have more grip and control, with the pizza cutter I always make a mess

Removes crayon from walls without ruining the paint