121. Toothpaste
Best Place to Purchase: Local drug stores, Walmart
Average Product Price: $3-$6 per tube*
While nail polish and acrylics are beautiful, when worn repeatedly, they can do a number on your nails. You might notice, after removing your nail polish or fake nails for the umpteenth time, that your nails aren’t looking too bright. They might look dull or washed.
Toothpaste For Brighter Nails @monmagplus / Pinterest
Reach into your bathroom cabinet for the solution. Toothpaste can help brighten your fingernails, particularly if it is whitening toothpaste with baking soda in it. After you remove your polish or fake nails, layer toothpaste onto them. Let the paste sit on your nails for ten to fifteen minutes, and then rinse it off.
122. Dawn Dish Soap
Best Place to Purchase: Target, Walmart, Amazon
Average Product Price: $2.69 for a 7oz. container at Target*
We’ve all gotten a nasty food stain on our clothes at one point or another. If you have a tough food stain and are out of brand-name spot remover, Dawn dish soap might be able to help. Not only is it good at getting your dishes squeaky clean, it can also fix your clothing, too.
Dawn Dish Soap For Stain Removal @kawwiusa / Pinterest
Squirt some Dawn onto the spot you want to treat. Or, if the whole item is a mess, soak the clothes in soapy water for several hours. The dish soap will break down the oil in the greasy stain, removing it when you put the clothing through the wash on its normal cycle.
123. Highway Signs
Best Place to Purchase: N/A (Not for Personal Sale)
Average Product Price: N/A (Not for Personal Sale)
Everyone has seen a highway sign before and, chances are, if you drive, you’ve been behind someone who had no idea which exit they were supposed to take. Last-minute merging can cause serious accidents at worst. and, at best, it can cause a few choice words yelled out the window from fellow drivers.
Highway Signs @dalelpedersen / Pinterest
Here’s a tip when it comes to highway signs. If the highway sign for your specific destination is on the left, that means the exit will be on your left. If the sign is on the right, that means the exit for your destination will be on your right.
124. Holes On All Electrical Prongs
Best Place To Purchase: N/A
Average Product Price: N/A
From work to home life to leisure, every aspect of our lives involves plugs. We need to connect things all the time, regardless of who you are and what you do for a living. For this reason, it is very strange that only a handful of people know the actual purpose of the circular holes in plug prongs.
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If you are part of the group that doesn’t know, we’ll reveal the secret to you. These tiny holes fulfill the simple purpose of holding the prong so it doesn’t move when it is plugged. They are only there to keep the plug in place firmly! Simple, yet interesting.
125. Shoe Laces
Best Place To Purchase: Shoe stores, Amazon
Average Product Price: $3-$7 per pack*
Shoelaces are great for tying shoes, but they’re not the only thing that you can use them for. Effectively, they’re pieces of string that are tough, durable, and usually pretty stretchy. If you have a pair of beloved jeans that are a touch too big, don’t bother hoisting them up every five seconds.
Laces for Belts @oaboemira / Pinterest
Instead, take a shoestring and tie one end to one belt loop and then pull it through to a loop on the other side. Then, tighten the jeans until they fit better. If you don’t have a belt on hand, this is an easy fix to make sure your pants stay up.
126. Salt
Best Place To Purchase: Grocery stores
Average Product Price: $1-$3*
Mosquito bites are the worst. When a mosquito takes a bite of you, it pierces your skin with its proboscis (mouthpiece) to suck your blood. As it feeds (ew), it injects its saliva into the skin. Your body has an allergic reaction to the saliva, causing an itchy bump.
Salt For Insect Bites ©ThamKC / Shutterstock
Salt, a common kitchen staple, can be used to fix a pesky mosquito bite. Salt has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. Mix a few dashes of salt with water to create a paste. Then, apply the paste to the bite. The salt’s minerals will help draw the saliva out of your skin, reducing itching and discomfort.
127. Leather Belt
Best Place To Purchase: Amazon, Walmart, Macy’s
Average Product Price: $20-$40*
Carrying a bucket is often a necessary, must-do household task but, if your bucket has a metal handle, it can be quite uncomfortable after just a short period of time. Sure, you can splurge on buckets with comfortable handles, but it might be easier to do this DIY hack.
Leather Belt For Padding @americanoutdoor.guide
Take a leather belt and wrap it tightly around the bucket’s handle. Tie it to secure it. The leather belt will provide padding that will keep your hand from getting painful, rent dents in it. Best of all, you won’t have to spend any cash on it—you probably already have a belt in the house.
128. Fabric Conditioner
Best Place To Purchase: Walmart, Amazon, dollar stores
Average Product Price: $8-$12*
Go and look at your heater right now. Does it look clean? Don’t worry if it doesn’t, as you’re not alone. Heaters are often one of the more overlooked pieces of equipment in the house, as far as cleaning goes. They pick up grime and dirt quickly, but they’re often forgotten on the cleaning list.
Fabric Conditioner To Clean Heaters @TheSunOnline / Pinterest
If you want to not only clean your heaters but also make them smell good, use fabric softener. Make a solution of a quarter-cap of softener to a full bowl of water. Mix, and then dampen a rag with the mixture. Use it to scrub the radiators. Not only will the rag remove dirt and grime, but your house will also smell fresh and clean.
129. Old Toothbrush
Best Place To Purchase: Dollar stores, CVS, Rite Aid
Average Product Price: $2-$4*
Especially now, more and more people are dying their hair at home (and giving themselves bangs, as well). While we wouldn’t recommend bangs, if you have a quality, at-home hair dye, it’s worth a shot. An old, clean toothbrush can be a helpful tool when you’re dying your hair at home.
Old Toothbrush To Dye Hair @vaselinebeautytips / Pinterest
Toothbrushes are the perfect tool for making sure color is applied to specific areas. When you’re applying lowlights or highlights, use the toothbrush to paint the dye on subtly and precisely. You can also use a clean, makeup-free mascara want, but those are a little more difficult to clean thoroughly before use.
130. Hemorrhoid Cream
Best Place To Purchase: Drug stores, Amazon
Average Product Price: $11.49 for a 2oz. tube*
Hemorrhoid cream is used, obviously, for one specific purpose, but it also can be used for another. For some weird reason, hemorrhoid cream works well to reduce puffiness and dark circles under your eyes. The cream has properties that narrow your blood vessels, which reduces bluish discoloration and swelling.
Haemorrhoid Cream For Eye Bags @Mamamia / Pinterest
Obviously, this isn’t a hack you should use all the time. Today says it should only be used for “special occasions.” Use just a little bit of Preparation H under your under-eyes, but be extremely careful not to get any in your eye, as it will cause intense irritation. Also, let it completely dry before you apply your makeup.