Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Aspirin Treats Hard Calluses

  1. Soften hard calluses on your feet by grinding five or six aspirins into a powder.
  2. Make a paste by adding 1/2 teaspoon each of lemon juice and water.
  3. Apply the mixture to the affected areas, then wrap your foot in a warm towel and cover it with a plastic bag.
  4. After staying off your feet for at least ten minutes, remove the bag and towel, and file down the softened callus with a pumice stone.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Aspirin Cautions

You must stop taking aspirin 2 weeks before any operation.
Aspirin thins your blood and keeps it from clotting.
You could literally bleed to death if you do not inform your doctor before an operation.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Aspirin Alleviates Bug Bites And Stings

Mosquito bites and bee stings can be eased by wetting the skin and rubbing an aspirin over the spot.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Aspirin Helps Keep Hair Healthy

If your hair had become yellowish or faded from the chlorine content in a swimming pool, it can be treated very quickly.

Dissolve eight to ten aspirin tablets in a glass of water and rub the solution into your hair.
Wash it away after leaving it on for about ten minutes and shampoo it in the usual way.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Aspirin Helps Make Compost

When making compost for your garden or greenhouse, mixing it with aspirin will prevent fungus forming around the roots of new plants.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Aspirin: The Stain Remover

Aspirin can be used to remove sweat stains from T-shirts.
Dissolve two aspirins in half a cup of warm water and apply to the stained area of the fabric. Leave it for a couple of hours. When you wash the stains will be completely gone.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Aspirin Helps Rid Pimples

Pimples? Don't worry.
Make a paste by adding some water to powdered aspirin.
Apply this paste on the pimples and wash it off after a few minutes.
Since aspirin also functions as an astringent, the pimples will be reduced in size and will not be as red in appearence as before.

Don't use if you have sensitive skin. It is very irritating and can cause damage. You could develop a skin rash.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Aspirin Helps Remove Nicotine Stains

If you are a smoker, you will have nicotine stains on your fingers.
To remove them, take a soluble aspirin and mix it thoroughly with some freshly squeezed lemon juice.
This mixture will remove nicotine stains, grass stains, and other hard to remove stains from your hands.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Aspirin Help Rid Dandruff

Have dandruff problems?
Powder two aspirin tablets and mix it with your usual shampoo.
Leave on your hair for two or three minutes before washing.
This should help get rid of your dandruff problem!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Aspirin Keeps Cut Flowers Fresh Longer

Do you know that aspirin helps to keep cut flowers to be fresh for a longer period of time? Before arranging cut flowers in a vase, put a soluble aspirin tablet into the water. It helps to keep them fresh for longer.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Aspirin treats soil fungal infections

Fungal infections on soil is one problem some gardeners face. It can be treated by using aspirin. Dissolve an aspirin tablet in a liter of water and sprinkle the mixture on the affected soil. Although this will fix the problem, care should be taken to not to make the mixture too strong if using around plants, as it may burn the leaves.