20 new reasons to take/use the hotel shampoo
Feb 8th, 2011, 06:28 PM
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20 new reasons to take/use the hotel shampoo
Interesting uses for hotel shampoo:
• For a stuck zipper, put a drop of shampoo on a Q-tip and dab it onto the zipper. The shampoo will help the zipper to slide easily.
• Buff your shoes. In a pinch, you can revitalize leather shoes and purses by using a small amount of shampoo on a clean cloth. Rub into worn areas as you would shoe polish, and give it a buff. This also offers some protection from salt stains.
• Skip specialty (read: expensive) soaps for hand-washing laundry, use just a drop or two of shampoo instead.
• Shampoo works well on laundry stains -- treat the stain with a few drops of shampoo, rub them in, let soak, and then launder as usual.
[bandaid]
• Worse than a wound is often the removal of a bandage. Let a few drops of shampoo soak through the adhesive part and the bandage should peel off without pain and sticking.
• In a pinch, shampoo can be used as a substitute for bubble bath.
• Shampoo (conditioner, too) works as a great substitute shaving cream. Lather up, shave away. Shampoo is much more nourishing/less drying than soap, which is what many women use on their legs.
• Harsh soap can dry out hands, but sometimes you need something strong for extra grime -- next time, try using shampoo as a hand cleanser. It tackles messes with out drying out your skin. You can also just put it in your liquid soap dispenser for everyday use.
• Shampoo works well to remove body oil and gunk from combs and hairbrushes; comb out any loose hair and swish the comb/brush in some warm water and shampoo. Let it soak for a few minutes, then rinse well.
[plant]
• You can clean houseplant leaves using a few drops of shampoo in a bowl of water; dip a towel in the solution, wring it out, and wipe away dust.
• For a quick touch up cleanse of tub, shower or sink, use some shampoo as a liquid cleaner. It rinses clean and makes chrome shine as well.
• To clean paint brushes use a few drops of shampoo and massage it through the bristles, then rinse well. (Never use extra hot water when washing paint brushes, it loosens the glue resulting in bristle loss!)
• Try shampoo on rug and carpet spills, dab a few drops on with some water and blot with a towel. Repeat until spill is gone.
• A few drops of shampoo rubbed onto the inside surface of a swimming mask (then rinsed) will prevent the mask from fogging up.
• Diluted shampoo can take the place of bubble soap for bubble-blowing wands. Yay.
[car]
• Car car-washing suds, add 1/4 cup shampoo to a pail of warm water and lather up the car as usual.
• Shampoo mixed with baking soda into a paste can be used to clean chrome on vehicles; rinse thoroughly and buff to shine.
• Loosen stuck nuts and bolts with a drop of shampoo. Let it seep into the threads and the bolt should loosen easily.
• Use shampoo to lubricate squeaky hinges.
• For a stuck zipper, put a drop of shampoo on a Q-tip and dab it onto the zipper. The shampoo will help the zipper to slide easily.
• Buff your shoes. In a pinch, you can revitalize leather shoes and purses by using a small amount of shampoo on a clean cloth. Rub into worn areas as you would shoe polish, and give it a buff. This also offers some protection from salt stains.
• Skip specialty (read: expensive) soaps for hand-washing laundry, use just a drop or two of shampoo instead.
• Shampoo works well on laundry stains -- treat the stain with a few drops of shampoo, rub them in, let soak, and then launder as usual.
[bandaid]
• Worse than a wound is often the removal of a bandage. Let a few drops of shampoo soak through the adhesive part and the bandage should peel off without pain and sticking.
• In a pinch, shampoo can be used as a substitute for bubble bath.
• Shampoo (conditioner, too) works as a great substitute shaving cream. Lather up, shave away. Shampoo is much more nourishing/less drying than soap, which is what many women use on their legs.
• Harsh soap can dry out hands, but sometimes you need something strong for extra grime -- next time, try using shampoo as a hand cleanser. It tackles messes with out drying out your skin. You can also just put it in your liquid soap dispenser for everyday use.
• Shampoo works well to remove body oil and gunk from combs and hairbrushes; comb out any loose hair and swish the comb/brush in some warm water and shampoo. Let it soak for a few minutes, then rinse well.
[plant]
• You can clean houseplant leaves using a few drops of shampoo in a bowl of water; dip a towel in the solution, wring it out, and wipe away dust.
• For a quick touch up cleanse of tub, shower or sink, use some shampoo as a liquid cleaner. It rinses clean and makes chrome shine as well.
• To clean paint brushes use a few drops of shampoo and massage it through the bristles, then rinse well. (Never use extra hot water when washing paint brushes, it loosens the glue resulting in bristle loss!)
• Try shampoo on rug and carpet spills, dab a few drops on with some water and blot with a towel. Repeat until spill is gone.
• A few drops of shampoo rubbed onto the inside surface of a swimming mask (then rinsed) will prevent the mask from fogging up.
• Diluted shampoo can take the place of bubble soap for bubble-blowing wands. Yay.
[car]
• Car car-washing suds, add 1/4 cup shampoo to a pail of warm water and lather up the car as usual.
• Shampoo mixed with baking soda into a paste can be used to clean chrome on vehicles; rinse thoroughly and buff to shine.
• Loosen stuck nuts and bolts with a drop of shampoo. Let it seep into the threads and the bolt should loosen easily.
• Use shampoo to lubricate squeaky hinges.
Feb 10th, 2011, 04:32 AM
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Oh I didn't come up with these - I saw them somewhere on Yahoo and thought they should be posted here on Fodors. I love it when things have multiple uses. And I'm pretty sure we've exhausted the uses for duct tape!
