Salt is one of the many wonders that nature had provided mankind. Sodium chloride, or salt, is a crystalline mineral with vast quantities found in seawater.
Salt is deemed important in animal life and one of the basic tastes that we have is saltiness. Salt is also one of oldest minerals which are used by old civilizations for preservation.
Once an important part of trade by the Hebrews, the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Hittites and the Egyptians, this marvelous compound had defeated time by still being present today, the modern society.
But aside from being an indispensible part of seasoning and cooking, salt had many other uses that we are not aware of. Below are some of them:
Soaking a new straw broom in a bucket of hot salty water will extend its shelf-life. Allow the broom to be soaked on the salty solution for 20 minutes, let it sit and dry.
If you spilled red wine over the carpeted floor, pour some white wine to first diffuse the color. Once done, clean the concerned spot with cold water and sponge, sprinkle with salt and let it sit for 10 minutes. Vacuum it up and proceed to the next mess.
Grease on your carpet? Just mix up 1 part salt to 4 parts rubbing alcohol and rub it hard on the grease stain, being careful to rub in the direction of the rug’s natural nap.
Watermarks left from glasses or bottles on a wood table really stand out. Make them disappear by mixing 1 teaspoon salt with a few drops of water to form a paste.
Gently rub the paste onto the ring with a soft cloth or sponge and work it over the spot until it’s gone. Restore the luster of your wood with furniture polish.
Hand sponges and mop sponges usually get grungy beyond use long before they are really worn out.
To restore sponges to a pristine state, soak them overnight in a solution of about 1/4 cup salt per quart (liter) of water.
When sneakers and other shoes made of canvas is giving-off a funky stench, absorb the moisture by sprinkling a dash of salt inside it.
Lipstick smudges on glassware can be hard to remove, even in the dishwasher. That’s because the emollients designed to help lipstick stay on your lips do a good job sticking to glassware too.
Before washing your stemware, rocks glasses, or water tumblers, rub the edges with salt to erase lipstick stains.
After you wash cutting boards and breadboards with soap and water, rub them with a damp cloth dipped in salt. The boards will be lighter and brighter in color.
When cleaning your refrigerator and you’re done removing all the carcasses in it after a decade, dilute salt in water and scrub it on the insides of your fridge to minimize odor and ensure glisten.
Cleaning up after dough rolled on your countertop would be easy by sprinkling your floury countertop with salt. Now you can neatly wipe away everything with a sponge. Goodbye sticky lumps.
Tea and coffee leave stains on cups and in pots. You can easily scrub away these unattractive rings by sprinkling salt onto a sponge and rubbing in little circles across the ring.
If the stain persists, mix white vinegar with salt in equal proportions and rub with the sponge.
With some many ways that the salt can aid you in making your life easier, it will be expected that you will love this simple mineral like never before.
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