Decreasing your sodium intake is beneficial for your health, so what are you going to do with all of that extra salt? According to the Salt Institute, there are at least 14,000 ways to use this mineral. Typically, salt is used for household cleaning, healing infections and preserving food. There are actually several forms of salt including unrefined (sea salt), refined (table salt), iodized and kosher, but Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate not sodium chloride. Regardless of the form that NaCl takes, it has endless functions. Try some of these ideas at home, and you will probably save money and eliminate some harmful products from your cupboards.
Preserve Fruits
Dip fruits such as apples and pears into a bowl of lightly salted water. This will help the fruits maintain their color for longer.
Shell Nuts
Pecans and walnuts can be terribly difficult to shell, but if you soak the nuts in a bowl of salt water for a few hours, it will make the process a little easier.
Remove Odors from Skin
Foods with onion and garlic can leave a strong scent on your fingers, but you can make the odor disappear by washing your hands in a mixture of salt and vinegar.
Scrub Your Oven
When whatever you’re baking bubbles over, it spells disaster for the bottom of your oven. However, you can clean the mess up quicker by covering the spill with salt and scrubbing it away once it’s cooled.
Maintain Orthodontic Appliances
Toothbrushes as well as retainers will be maintained longer when properly cleaned and cared for. Soaking your brush in salt water increases its durability, and creating a one part salt and two parts baking soda mixture can serve as a cleansing paste for orthodontic appliances. Warm saltwater can also temporarily ease mouth sores, cankers and abscesses.
Prevent Candles from Dripping
Soaking your candles in a highly dense salt water solution and letting them dry before use can prevent the candles from dripping so much.
Repair Holey Walls
Have a nail hole you’re tired of seeing? Create a paste to fill it in by mixing two tablespoons salt, two tablespoons cornstarch and five teaspoons of water.
