Natural Simple Uses for Salt

Before we delve into the good uses for salt, remember that all the experts tell us to ......

Why? because in large quantities it is bad for us.

Some salt is required to stay healthy, and these same experts reckon between 1,000 to 1,500mg is sufficient to accomplish all the vital functions that sodium performs in the body, namely:

help maintain normal fluid levels
help maintain healthy muscle
help maintain function and proper acidity of the blood

However, salt or sodium, whatever you prefer to call it, has some really simple uses for common household problems, and also some natural home remedies for day to day non life threatening problems.

Salt Substitute

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon origanum

Mix well in a mortar and pestle and transfer to a salt cellar, add a few grains of rice to keep the mixture dry.

Household Uses for Salt

Sponges

Restore the original condition of your old sponges by soaking them in cold saltwater for an hour or so.

Laundry

Boil any yellowed laundry in a solution of salt, baking power and water, you will be pleasantly surprised at the results.

Sour Milk

In warm weather, when milk tends to sour sooner, add a pinch of salt and it will keep longer.

Burnt Pots

Fill the burnt pot with a strong solution of salt dissolved in water and allow to stand for a few hours. The burnt bits will come off easily.

Artificial Flower Cleaner

Clean artificial flowers by shaking them in a large paper bag with half a cup of salt.

Clean your toothbrush

Place 2 tsp salt into a glass with water and soak your toothbrush for about an hour, not only does it clean the brush, it kills any bacteria lurking!!

Clean Washing Machine

Add some salt and vinegar mixture into your empty washing machine, and scrub.
Scrubbing with these ingredients creates a paste.
When you are finished scrubbing, pour a little water into the machine, and wipe down, to remove the paste.
Voila!!! a shiny new look washing machine.

Clean Wood stains

You had a lovely evening last night hey? And now you have to clean up the mess ugh! Especially the wood stains on your furniture.
Don't stress, salt and olive oil will make your wood furniture look as good as new.
Mix a little olive oil with salt and rub the stains with a cloth, wipe down with a damp cloth and allow to dry.

Keep Flowers Fresh

Add 2 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar to your flowers, your flowers will last much longer.

Oven Spills

Cover fresh oven spills with salt, allow to stand for 15 to 20 minutes and then wipe. Follow the same procedure when you drop grease or raw egg on the floor.

Weed Killer

Kill unwanted, unsightly weeds by spraying with salt water.

Red Wine Spill

One of the most famous uses for salt is this one, and if you don't know about it yet then this is what you do.

Sprinkle a generous portion of salt onto the spill and leave for a few minutes. The salt will absorb most of the wine before you wash the stain.

Tea and Salt

Just a pinch of salt in a pot of tea will make it draw better and will also add a special taste to the tea.

Unplugging a Blocked Drain

Now this is the absolute best for unplugging your drain:

½ cup of baking powder
¼ cup of salt
Stir gently till they are evenly mixed.
If your drain has a stopper cap..... remove it

Then pour the mixed content carefully to ensure it'll will go down the drain.

Onion Odor

Can't stand the pong of onions on your hands after cutting them for cooking?
Then wash your hands with salt water immediately after working with onions and the odor will go.

Home Remedies for Salt

And then we have some really simple uses for salt that we can use for small day to day issues that we might have with our bodies, check them out and try them out.

Tired Muscles

Add some salt to your bath, the old folks say this works.

Teeth Extractions and salt.

Speak to any Dentist about teeth extractions and salt.. and they will agree. It is an age old remedy but still works today to help stop bleeding.
Rinse mouth with a solution of salt and water a couple of times a day.

Cramps

If exercising often, or not exercising at all, you are going to encounter leg cramps sooner or later.

A simple remedy is to have some water and 1 tsp salt, it does'nt always work, but generally it will give relief.

Blocked Nasal Passages

Bronchitis

Clean out blocked nasal passages by making a solution of salt and water and cupping into your hand, sniff into each nostril.
This helps for bronchitis, colds, flu and any form of snotty, stuffy noses.

Corns and Calluses

Mix 3 parts salt with one part water.

Soak your feet in warm to water to soften and use this mixture as a natural scrub for your corns and calluses.

Dandruff

The old folks have used salt as a home remedy for dandruff for centuries, try it and we are sure that you will find that it works!

Athletes Foot

Mix 2 teaspoons of salt per pint of warm water and soak your feet in this solution at least twice a day.

This solution will get into all the nooks and crannies and create an unpleasant breeding ground for this fungus.

Healthy Gums

Want to keep your gums healthy and clean? I am sure you do, then rinse your mouth daily in a solution of a teaspoon of salt in a cup water.

Sensitive Teeth

Mix half a teaspoon of salt into a glass of tepid water, hold a mouthful for awhile, then squish it around and spit out.
Do this when you are on your own in the bathroom (ha ha) after each meal and again at bedtime.