The best way to remove gum from cloth is to freeze the
cloth and then peel off the gum.
To remove ink and ball-point pen stains, just soak cotton
in eau-de-cologne and rub it on the stained area.
To remove blood-stains, soak the cloth in cold water
and then soak it in hydrogen peroxide solution.
To remove oil stains, just clean the cloth with lemon
juice dipped in salt.
To remove rust stains from cloth, rub lemon juice over
the stain, cover it with white cloth and
iron it.
Cooking or edible oil stains can be removed by first
putting talcum powder to absorb the oil. Then apply shampoo
over the satin and wash it with hot water.
To remove soft drink stains, soak the cloth in cold water
and clean it with isopropyl alcohol and cold water solution
( 50: 50 ratio).
Keep
your carpet smelling fresh and clean with baking soda - just
sprinkle the soda liberally over the entire carpet and let it
sit for an hour. Then vacuum it up.
For
a sweeter smelling house, squeeze a few drops of lemon juice
into the dust-bag of your vacuum cleaner before you start it
up.
You
can use mayonnaise to remove crayon marks from wood furniture.
Just let it sit for ten minutes and then rub with a soft cloth.
Vinegar
is an inexpensive and effective cleaning agent and it has many
practical uses:
- To remove white water
deposits from your pots and pans, simply pour white
vinegar into the pot and boil for 15 minutes.
- Cleaning your dishwasher
is child's play if you run an empty cycle with
white vinegar.
- White vinegar can also
remove stains and odours of pets from the carpet.
- When you are painting,
just add a few drops of vanilla essence to the paint
when mixing. This will remove the unpleasant smell and still
won't
affect the colour.
- To keep the toilet
bowl sparkling, mix equal parts of baking soda and
borax, add white vinegar and use this mixture as a cleaning
fluid.
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Keep
your carpet smelling fresh and clean with baking soda - just
sprinkle the soda liberally over the entire carpet and let it
sit for an hour. Then vacuum it up. 
For
a sweeter smelling house, squeeze a few drops of lemon juice
into the dust-bag of your vacuum cleaner before you start it
up. 
