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Regarding food, salt requires moderation, but for cleaning, it can be used widely as a homemade product

If excess salt can be harmful to our diet, the same cannot be said about its use as a household cleaning product. Amazingly, the use of salt in household cleaning is a sustainable, cheap and efficient practice. Take a look at the tips, which range from cleaning greasy pans to removing rust from metals.

Salt as a household cleaner

1. To make metal shine

Use equal parts of salt, wheat flour and vinegar. Then mix the three ingredients and apply on the metal.

2. To clean enameled pans

Use a paste of equal parts salt and vinegar.

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3. To clean cast iron cookware

Use a paste made of oil and salt when the container is still hot. Another good option is to fill the bottom of the pan with cooking oil and heat it for a few minutes. Then add a few tablespoons of coarse salt, and remove the dirt with the paste that will form. Afterwards, dispose of the contents in solid waste garbage (so as not to contaminate the water).

4. In greasy pans

Add some salt and then use a piece of paper to clean. After that, proceed with the normal washing.

5. When you want to eliminate the smell of food from the oven

Prepare a mixture with salt and cinnamon. With the oven hot, sprinkle the mixture on the top and bottom of the oven. Allow the oven to cool and remove stains with a damp cloth.

6. Liquids freshly spilled on the carpet

Apply salt to freshly poured liquids on the rug. Once dry, use the vacuum cleaner on site to remove any remaining residues.

7. In case of removing old stains

Make a mixture with 1/4 cup of salt and two tablespoons of vinegar. Rub the mixture well into the rug and let it dry. Then just vacuum.

8. To treat mold stains on fabrics

Make a paste of equal parts salt and lemon juice. Apply the paste over the stain, and then let the fabric dry in the sun (be careful not to stain the skin). Then continue with normal washing.

9. Yellowed or faded sheets

Your yellowed or faded sheets can go back to being white. To do this, add five tablespoons of salt and one tablespoon of baking soda to a large pot. Put the sheets in the pan and simmer for 14 to 30 minutes. Then take off the sheets and wash them with cold water.

10. Burnt food leftovers from pans

When cleaning the burnt food from the pans, add salt for easier removal.

11. Footwear with a bad smell

Add a little salt to smelly shoes to eliminate the odor. To eliminate the smell of your hands, after washing with soap and water, you can also rub your fingers with a combination of salt and vinegar (see here for other ways to eliminate odors).

12. Treat grease stains on carpet

Mix one part salt to four parts isopropyl alcohol to treat grease stains on carpet.

13. Clean drinking ring stains from your wood furniture

Make a paste of cooking oil and salt to clean drinking ring stains on your wood furniture.

14. To remove stains from silver cutlery

Place a piece of aluminum foil over the bottom of a pan. Add a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of baking soda to this. Fill the pot with water and place the cutlery inside. Bring the water to a boil and watch the magic happen. After approximately five minutes, remove the cutlery from the heat, let it cool, then rinse.

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15. Remove marks on cups

Rub salt into stained tea or coffee cups to remove marks.

16. Restore your sponges

Preferably bushings, with their immersion in salt and cold water.

17. Shine chrome faucets

Mix two tablespoons of salt with a teaspoon of vinegar and use to brighten chrome faucets.

18. To remove rust from metal

Make a mixture in the form of a paste with salt, cream of tartar and water paste. Then apply the paste to the affected area and leave it in the sun to dry.

19. Do you want your objects made of copper or brass to shine again?

Then take half a lemon and squeeze its juice. Then sprinkle salt inside the shell and rub it all over the bronze or copper. Then rinse the object with water and let it dry. But beware: when the process is finished, wash your hands well, because if the skin has traces of lemon and comes into contact with the sun, there is a danger of causing skin burns.

20. Remove soap stains from walls

To remove soap stains from bathroom walls, for example, mix one part salt to four parts vinegar and apply to the stain.

21. Prevent ants from appearing

Add salt (for a short time) in doorways, shelves, windows, ie flat surfaces, to prevent ants from appearing (see "How to get rid of ants naturally").

22. Cleaning tool

A damp cloth dipped in salt water makes an excellent cleaning tool.

23. Cleaning and mopping the floor

Mix a tablespoon of salt in approximately 3.7 liters of water to clean and scrub the floor.

24. Washing your blue jeans or towels

When you're washing your blue jeans or towels, try adding a cup of salt in the washing machine. The salt will make the dye less soluble so you won't run the risk of the parts fading.

25. Recycle Bin

Put half a cup of salt directly in your trash to clean and eliminate bad odors (see three ways to get the bad smell out of your kitchen trash).