Learn about the magic properties of salt

  • A pinch of salt added to water will keep cut flowers fresh for a longer time
  • Windows in houses and cars can be rubbed from inside with a foam dampened in salt water. Windows will not freeze for many weeks even in very low  temperatures
  • Table salt poured to shoes will absorb perspiration and keep shoe leather in a perfect shape
  • Bowls and plates in which fish or onion were kept should be dampened for few minutes in salt water. They will be shiny, clean and fresh
  • Bath tubs and toilets cleaned with a cloth with salt will be like new
  • Burnt enamel pots should be filled with salt water and left for a night. Next day a solution should be boiled. The pot will be clean again
  • A table cloth with stains from wine or fruit juice should be immediately sprinkled with salt and then washed
  • Carpets and mats can be cleaned with a foam dampened in a dense salt solution
  • Marks from hot dishes on veneer can be removed by polishing them with a paste made of edible oil and salt left for two hours and then wiped up. The mark will disappear
  • Old hair brushes can be refreshed by a salt solution
  • Dandruff can be removed by a paste made of 1 cup of salt and 5 tablespoons of water. You rub it in dry hair, leave for five minutes and brush. Then you wash the hair
  • Few handfuls of salt ensure great relax during a bath