Has anyone ever told you you were "worth your salt?" If they did, you should be flattered! The phrase actually comes from ancient Roman times, when salt was so valuable it was said to pay soldiers' wages. (The word salary actually comes from sal, the Latin word for salt.)
Throughout history, salt has been so treasured, it's inspired many common phrases, such as "salt of the earth," "take it with a grain of salt," and "above/below the salt."
But sadly, nowadays, salt is cheap, ubiquitous, and taken quite for granted…
However, after unearthing these incredible salt-based cleaning "hacks," salt may be making a powerful comeback.
We all have special tricks for cleaning, like using a lemon to scrub off hard water stains — but these tricks are totally new to me! Who knew salt was so amazingly versatile? I'll be grabbing a fresh canister on my way home tonight!
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Is the soleplate of your iron coated in a yucky residue? With just a sprinkle of salt and one minute of your time, we'll have it sparkling like new!
Turn your iron on to "high," then set it aside.
As it's warming up, grab a sheet of wax paper and set it on top of a cutting board.
Sprinkle a generous amount of salt over the wax paper.
Once your iron is hot, begin to "iron" the salt in back and forth motions for about one minute.
The salt will latch onto the residue, and your iron will be left sparkly and good as new!
Be sure to watch the video below for a ton of other amazing salt hacks!
If you thought, this salt trick was great, wait till you see what vinegar can do on the next page!
Vinegar is just as amazing. It can clean your cookware.
Add about two cups of vinegar along with the same amount of water to your stained pot and boil it for about five minutes. The stain will be gone!
It also works magic on your toilet bowls.
Putting two cups of white vinegar into your toilet bowl and letting it soak overnight will make it look brand new.
It can even remove a bad smell.
Adding a bowl of vinegar (white or cider) to a room in your house that smells of smoke from cooking or cigarettes will help take away the odor in a day or so.
And, make your rugs look brand new.
Rub white vinegar on your carpets to freshen them up. It even removes some carpet stains!
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