10 amazing ways you can use simple salt

Salt is a very common mineral, which is why over the course of its history people have tried using it for various purposes.

If the only way you know how to use it is for cooking, prepare to be surprised, because there are at least 10 more amazing things you can do with the help of salt.

1. Clean a clogged drain with the mixture of salt, vinegar, and baking soda in proportion 2:1:2. Pour it into the drain, wait for ten minutes, then chase with boiling water. The drain will be unclogged!

2. Clean your coffee pot. Put in four tbsp. of salt, a cup of crushed ice and a splash of water, swirl it around and watch the stains come off!

3. Add it to frying oil to prevent splattering.

4. Scrub stains on a dirty stovetop. They will be easier to get off.

5. Get rid of grease stains from your clothes.

6. Rub some salt water onto a mosquito bite to alleviate the itchy feeling.

7. Sprinkle some salt into your shoes to effectively deodorize them.

8. Hopefully, that never happens, but if the grease on your stove catches fire, throw salt on it. Don’t use water!

9. Scatter salt in ant-infested areas. They tend to avoid contact with salt, so it will act as a barrier.

10. Soak your new toothbrush in salt water before first use. It will serve for longer.

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