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Thursday, October 2, 2014

5 Home Activities That Use Eggs

Eggs are not only good for eating! There are other home activities where eggs are used. Here is a list of cool egg-based activities to try:

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Nutrition-Enhancer For Small Plants – When it comes to survival, small plants needs all the nutrition they should get. How to achieve this? Prepare a seedbed with 50 percent garden soil and topped it with another 50 percent egg shells. Since eggshell is rich calcium, it will enhance the newly-sprout plant to grow healthier. Transfer the plant to your garden, when it grows to about 3 inches. You can also plant them into an eggshell and transfer it to your garden when the time is ripe.

Soil Compost –another good use of eggshells is for soil compost since it is high in calcium content. To make your soil richer, just crushed spare eggshells and mix it up with the soil. Your plants will be more healthy.

Shoo Those Pest Away! – Irritated by the presence of leaf eaters like slugs and snails? Simply crushed some eggshells and scatter them on the plants’ leaves and presto! The soft-bellies of these pests will get hurt as they move across the eggshells jagged corners. Once they felt the pain, these leaf-eaters will immediately shy away from your plants.

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Egg Shampoo – A natural moisturizer, egg is an excellent ingredient in creating a hair shampoo. To make one, in a bowl, prepare a solution of olive oil, egg yolk and water. Let it lathers. Then, apply the solution on damp hair and let it rests for about 5 minutes before rinsing. Since egg is rich in fats and other nutrients, it will promote a shiny and bouncy hair.

Yolk-Based and White-Based Facial Cleanser – Want to look much younger than your age? Then prepare a yolk-based facial cleanser. Cracked a couple of eggs and separate the yolks. Make a solution by mixing the yolks with a little water. Rich in Vitamin A, egg yolk moisturizes your skin. While white-based facial cleanser promotes healthy and smoother skin.

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Friday, July 26, 2013

Coca Cola’s Creative Uses Around The Home

Its the real thing.. Coke’s other home uses.

Aside from being one of the most popular thirst-quenching drink today, Coca Cola has other uses around the home. Read on to know these uses. Note: only original Coca Cola was used in this list of uses.

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* Want to make modern or old black and white photos have a brownish tone to look antique? It’s so easy to do! Have the photographs laid on a table and gently brush them with Coca Cola. Be sure to dry them to dry quickly and never wet them excessively or the pictures will buckle.

* Coca Cola is an effective toilet bowl stain-remover. Simply pour it into the bowl and the work is done right away.

* Do you want your precious coin collections have a dazzling shine? Soak them in Coke for a few minutes.

* Having problems removing lime deposits in your kettles? Pour an adequate volume of Coca Cola into your kettle and leave it overnight; this will do the trick. It will remove stubborn limescale leaving your kettle clean inside.

* Want to have your barbeques taste even better? Then make a “Coke and Ketchup” barbecue sauce! Coat the chicken, beef, or pork meat before cooking and it will definitely have a lavish taste.

* Run short of hair conditioner? Why not try using Coca Cola! Pour it over your hair, rinse and dry.

* Getting tired ridding your plants of those pesky slugs then why not try Coke for a change. Just pour coke into a medium-sized bowl and your problem is gone. These slugs will search where the sweet smell comes and once they find the bowl and fall in, it’s a no way out for them.

* Frustrated about loosening old rusty bolts. Don’t give up! Just soak in Coke a clean piece of cloth, and wrap it around the bolt for an hour or two. Then, you will have an easier time loosening the bolt.

* Your jewelries can have a shiny look by cleaning them in a glass of Coke. Using a toothbrush, gently brush them and rinse well. However, this procedure is not recommend on jewelries with gemstones in them.

* Experiencing upset stomachs? Why not drink Flat Coca Cola, it will ease the pain. However, it is not advisable to take fizzy Coke as this could only aggravate the condition.