Clean sticky sap from skin

To remove any sticky sap from your skin, rub the area with some olive oil. Wipe clean with a paper towel, and wash with soap and water. The oleic acid in the oil will help to dissolve the sap.

Storing needles and pins

Use a leftover pillar candle to stick the needles and pins directly into the wax. The waxy surface will keep them in place and lubricate their tips, ensuring they will slide through fabric easily.

Prevent ski goggles from fogging up

Cut a row potato in two and rub the fleshy part of one half on the inside of the goggles. The starch in potatoes leaves behind an invisible film, preventing water beads from adhering to the lenses.

Organizing medicine cabinet

Keep track of all different prescription medication for the whole family, by assigning each person a different color of nail polish. Paint a dot on the top and side of each bottle before placing it in the cabinet, preventing confusion and mistakes in the future.

Protecting pet’s paws

Keep your pet’s paws safe from frozen surfaces by coating his pads with medicated lip balm. The waxy moisturizer will protect them against ice and snow, and the camphor will soothe delicate pads and help heal any minor cuts and scrapes he may have.

Quick sparkling tiles

Improvise a quick refresher for your bathroom. Mix 16 oz of water and 1/2 cup of mouthwash in a bucket, submerge a mop in the solution and use to clean all tiles. You will kill the germs and leave a mint-fresh scent around.

Longer life liquid foundation

Double the life of your favorite and expensive liquid foundation by squeezing a few drops of facial toner (alcohol-free) into the container. Shake and apply as usual. The cleansing and moisturizing ingredients in the toner will keep the foundation from drying out and cracking.

Helping your diet

Research shows that dieters are unlikely to overeat in sunlight. People are less inhibited indoors but feel self-conscious in a well-lit area, so they eat less outdoors. Sun exposure also increases levels of the appetite-suppressing hormone serotonin.

Quick solution for greasy hair

In case you overdose your hair with serum, instead of running back to the shower to wash it again, just apply some hairspray to it and finish up with a quick blast from a blow dryer. The alcohol in hairspray will absorb the oil.

Fix lumpy gravy

If your gravy turned out lumpy and too thin, mix it in a blender until smooth, pour it back into the pan through a strainer or sieve and reduce to the desired consistency.

Hot cup of coffee with milk

You like your morning coffee with milk, but adding the dairy straight from the fridge makes it just lukewarm, and heating the milk first requires more time and work. To speed the entire process, add the milk into the empty carafe of your coffeemaker before brewing your coffee, and have a cup just the way you like.

Milk boiling over

To prevent milk from boiling over and making a mess on the stove, just rub a pat of butter along the top edge and inside the lip of your saucepan before adding the milk. The foam will stop when it hits the rim of butter.

Cleanup for doughy counters

To easily clean your countertops, after preparing your dough, use a ruler (or an old credit card) to scrape them. The thin and flexible material is ideal for picking up all dry dough and flour left behind. A wet sponge will just make the mess worse.

Cooking rice pilaf

Sauté the rice pilaf and other ingredients first, then add very hot chicken stock. Cool stock lowers the pan’s temperature, shocking the grains and causing them to bloat.

Thin mushroom slices

To accomplish very thin mushroom slices, when you do not have a mandoline handy, place mushrooms uncovered in the freezer for about 5 minutes, to harden them before slicing, which will make your task much easier.

Stuck wine cork

To easily remove a stuck cork from a wine bottle, run a paper towel under hot water and wrap it around the neck of the bottle. The heat will expand the glass but not the cork.