30 Amazing Life Hacks Using Everyday Stuff

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What do Pancakes, Lemons, Baby Powder, and Dental Floss Have In Common? You say life hack; we say it’s all about getting creative, using what you have right in your own back yard and solving problems the fast and easy way…you have to know the secrets. We’re ready to share some of our favorite all-time “like hacks” with you. Give them a go, we know you can hack it!

White, healthy nails

Are your nails looking yellow and dull? Do they need a pick me up? Lemons to the rescue! Lemon juice can help your manicure look beautiful and fresh.

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Cut one lemon in two, squeeze the juice into a small bowl, soak your nails in the juice for 20 minutes. Rinse with white vinegar and water. Your nails will look whiter, brighter, and younger. They will smell great, too!

Dental Floss Double Duty

It’s difficult to cut thin slices of cheese, cake, cookie dough, and other delicious goodies. Even the sharpest knife leaves uneven slices and crumbs galore. Enter dental floss, your super cutter. Make sure it is unflavored and unscented.

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Cut off a piece that is long enough for you to hold in both hands over the food. Then press the floss taut and cut through the food. This is the best life hack since sliced bread! Oh, you can cut that with dental floss, too!

Natural Crayon Remover

If you have a budding artist who created a crayon masterpiece on your wall, don’t panic and call the painter! You can either hire an artist to create a frame around it or head to the kitchen for the mayonnaise jar. Apply mayo to the crayon art and start rubbing.

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The oils will magically remove the crayon, and your wall will be back to a blank canvas in no time.

All Natural Potty Cleaner

Plop, plop, fizz, fizz oh what a relief it is, is an old slogan of a popular anti-acid, Alka Seltzer, but is also an unexpected, all-natural way to clean your toilet. No potty talk here, just a life hack that will come in handy when unexpected guests come calling and you don’t want to get the toilet bowl cleaner and bristle brush out.

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Simply drop two Alka Seltzer anti-acid tablets into the toilet bowl, add a cup of white vinegar, let stand for about 20 minutes and flush the dirt and unsightly stains away. It will have you singing, plop, plop fizz, fizz, oh how clean it is!

Sunglasses Double as Phone Stand

So, you’re on the go, away from home and want to watch your favorite video on your mobile phone. But your hands are busy doing other things, and it’s hard to watch while you are doing other things.

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Attention multi-taskers: Get out your sunglasses, keep them folded, and use them to lean your phone up against for a life hack phone stand. Instant gratification using two things that are right in your pocket!

Sugar Spa Scrub

It doesn’t matter if it’s brown or if it’s white, sugar is one of the best natural exfoliants out there in the spa world. But you can find just what you need in your kitchen pantry!

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Mix a few tablespoons of sugar with some olive or coconut oil and your favorite essential oil fragrance, add some unscented lotion and a touch of water and massage into your arms, legs, and torso. Rinse off with warm water to remove old, dry skin. This life healthy life hack will reveal a healthier, more youthful-looking you!

When Life Gives You Lemons…Clean!

Lemons are great to flavor water and add to recipes, but did you know that lemons are an all-natural, no chemical way to clean your garbage disposal? It gets pretty dirty and stinky down there, and even the best disinfectant has trouble doing the trick.

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Simply cut a lemon into two or three pieces and drop them into your garbage disposal. The peel and pulp will clean the nooks and crannies, and the juice will leave it smelling wonderful. Go one step further. Save some of the lemon juice, add some baking soda and scrub scratches and grime from the kitchen sink. Lemony fresh!

Battery Check

This life hack is better than the Energizer Bunny! Now you don’t have to put your tongue on a battery to see if it has any power left. Side Note: That isn’t very smart or healthy! We have a much better and less shocking solution.

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Simply drop the battery in question six inches off a table. If it bounces once and falls over, it is good and still has some energy in it. If it bounces more than once, get rid of it….it is no good anymore.

Laundry Helpers

Don’t throw away those tissue boxes! There’s some life left in them. Re-purpose empty tissue boxes as handy helpers in the laundry room.

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For example, fill one with dryer sheets so you can easily reach one without pulling out ten more and fill another one with plastic grocery bags, so they are easy to find, too. The boxes are decorative so add some color to your laundry room.

Perfect Pancake Pourer

From one tasty use to another. Clean out an empty ketchup bottle and fill with the pancake mix. This breakfast hack will help make your pancakes more even and consistent.

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Clean up will be a breeze so you can “catch up” with more important things to do!

Muffin Tin Condiment Holder

You’re going to use this life hack all summer long. Use one of your muffin tins, (or two or three) for a condiment holder. This genius hack is simply a picnic-perfect.

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Ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, onions and other goodies are just a spoonful away. Set the muffin tin, turned picnic pal in ice to keep everything cold and fresh.

Clothespins To The Rescue

The laundry room is a hustling, bustling place, and a life hack or two can help speed along the never-ending process. Enter the clothes pins. These little workhorses are for more than hanging clothes outside to dry.

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They are wonderful for attaching to hangers, so pants and skirts stay put. Thanks to this hack, less ironing is required!

Colorful Key ID

Keys, keys everywhere. There are so many it is difficult to remember what each one is for. Nail polish to the rescue! Use a different color of nail polish to identify different keys. Red for the front door, green for the back….etc.

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Keep a written record in a safe place so in the event you forget what key unlocks what, it will only be a notebook and nail polish color away.

Borax Flea Remover

If your fur baby has fleas and your house is infested, there is a life hack that works naturally and effectively. Sprinkle Borax onto your carpet, let stand for an hour and then vacuum.

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Remove the sweeper bag and throw away outside immediately. It is also a good idea to shampoo your pup and use a flea controller, so you aren’t reinfested.

Sweet Smelling Fridge

Most people know that an open box of baking soda neutralizes the odors inside a refrigerator. This sweet kitchen hack is not well-known but makes the fridge smell even sweeter.

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Pour two ounces of vanilla or vanilla extract into a small bowl and place it on one of the lower shelves of your refrigerator or in one of the drawers. Before long, you’ll enjoy the scent each and every time the door is opened and closed.

Coffee Grinds Fertilizer

Instead of throwing out coffee grinds, blend them with the soil in your houseplants, veggies and outside plants and watch them flourish. Coffee grinds are a source of nitrogen, the nutrient that produces healthy green growth and strong stems.

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Coffee also contains calcium and magnesium that are very beneficial to plant health. We’ll drink to that!

Salty Scrub DeGreases

If you have fresh grease splatters and spots in your oven, get your table salt out and put it to work. Sprinkle a handful of salt over the grease stain while the oven is still hot.

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When the oven cools, wipe the grease stain with a clean cloth. The oven will look as good as new!

Miracle Mosquito Repellent

It’s right in your kitchen, and it repels the peskiest mosquitoes. It’s lemon eucalyptus oil, a natural known repellent that is approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and has been used since the 1940s.

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Create your very own by combining one part lemon eucalyptus oil to 10 parts sunflower oil or witch hazel.

Vinegar Cleans Clogged Shower Heads

This is a biggie and will help your shower’s water pressure, too. A clogged shower head is a bummer, but you can do something about it that will change your morning shower experience. Boil some water and pour it into a bowl filled with 1/2 cup white vinegar. Soak the showerhead for 10 minutes or longer, and the clogs will magically disappear.

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If you can’t remove the showerhead, tape a plastic bag filled with full-strength white vinegar over the showerhead. After an hour has passed remove the bag and pour the vinegar down the drain. If there is anything clogging the drain, the vinegar will help dissolve it.

Tea-riffic Photography Tip

This photo life hack will change the way you take your photos forever. Take an ordinary tea stainer like grandma used to use and place it as close to your subject as possible.

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Allow the light to go through the strainer’s holes and allow it to cast shadows onto the subject. The artistic results of this simple technique are breathtaking.

Natural Fruit and Veggie Wash

There are many reasons to make sure your fruits and veggies are completely washed but one is to remove all pesticides and chemicals. Baking soda has a multitude of cleaning uses thanks to its properties that naturally remove harmful bacteria.

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Simply soak fruits and vegetables in a mixture of water and baking soda, rinse thoroughly and air dry to make them a healthy and squeaky clean

De clump Rice With Lemons

Everyone knows the frustration of cooking rice and having it clump together. Well, no more with this handy kitchen hack. While the rice is boiling, add a few drops of lemon juice to the water.

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No clumps in this batch, just the fluffiest, tastiest rice ever!

Slick Ring Remover

It happens. Our beloved ring gets stuck on our finger, and we just can’t get it off. Our finger is swollen, There are a few life hacks to help us get out of this pinch. Rub lotion, hair conditioner, butter or olive oil all around the ring. Then raise your hand above your head.

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This will help reduce the swelling. After a few minutes, try to move the ring back and forth with your index finger and thumb. Remove the ring and don’t put it back on until the swelling has gone down for a few days.

Rock and Roll It!

We have cords after cords, chargers on top of chargers and more cords. How do you store all of our cords without them tangling up into a messy ball of stuff? This is an inexpensive hack that will solve this popular problem. Save your paper towel and toilet paper rolls.

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Line them in a box you reserved just for cords. Wrap each cord up and store inside the individual rolls. Wrap larger cords around one of the rolls and tuck them inside the box too.

Flavored Ice Is Really Nice

This life hack will really come in handy on a hot day when you want a cold drink. It doesn’t matter if you enjoy iced coffee, iced tea, soda or an alcoholic beverage, the ice melts and waters down the drink. The life hack here is to create ice cubes made from your favorite beverage.

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Pour your favorite drink into ice cube trays, freeze and then pop the frozen goodness into a glass filled with the same bottle. Or get creative and mix it up. For example, orange ice cubes with lemonade, or coffee ice cubes in chocolate milk. The combos are as endless as they are delicious!

Healthy Oil Trio For Lovely Hair

Everyone loves healthy-looking hair. Men and women alike, wash and over process their hair leaving it dry and brittle. But there is hope for your tresses with a healthy hair hack. Combine three oils together, argan, olive, and avocado and slather on clean shampooed, wet hair.

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These oils are full of essential fatty acids, nutrients, and other hair-healthy vitamins, Wrap in a plastic bag and warm towel. Leave on for at least 30 minutes. Shampoo and condition and enjoy a healthier looking and feeling hair. Repeat on a monthly basis.

Votive Candle Keeper

Votive candles light up the night, and ambiance to any occasion, but sometimes the wax from a burned candle gets stuck inside the glass holder, and it is difficult to remove to make room for a new one.

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Put the votive holder in the freezer until the wax freezes. Then turn it over, tap on the bottom, and the wax will fall right out. If there is any wax residue left inside, wash it out with warm soapy water.

Ice Your Migraine Away

Migraines can turn your day upside down. This life hack is natural, doesn’t cost a dime and something to try next time a headache starts creeping up on you.

Fill a bowl big enough for both of your hands with ice and ice water. Soak your hands and flex them several times. Your headache will start going away! The ice-cold temperature constricts the blood vessels and helps reduce the pain.

Business Card Plan B

You’re at a networking event and meet a new client. You exchange business cards. Great! The next day you check your pockets for the card, and it’s missing. Now what? This life hack will prevent this from ever happening again

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Take a photo of the business card with your mobile phone. If you have time, immediately add the information to your contact list. Just don’t lose your phone, and this will work like a charm.

Soak Yourself To Sleep

If you are having trouble sleeping, give this healthy life hack a try. Right before bedtime, combine a cup of Epsom Salts, a few drops of lavender essential oil into a bath full of warm water. Soak until the water cools off.

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The magnesium in the salts will help your muscles relax, and the lavender will help you doze off into a peaceful, deep sleep.

Clean Up Dog Stains

Here’s an easy and all-natural way to clean pet stains and odors from your carpet. First, soak the area with white vinegar. It has to be white. Sprinkle a light layer of baking soda over the white vinegar. Leave this combination work its magic overnight, In the morning, or when the solution is dry, vacuum.

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If the stain is still there, especially if it is an old one, repeat until it is disappeared. Then give your pup some tender loving care and a treat or two.