How to Use Aspirin Around the House
Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid, was invented by a scientist at Bayer, a German company, in 1899. Since then it's relieved countless aches, pains and flu symptoms. In addition to help us feel better, aspirin is handy around the house too.
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Get one last charge from a nearly spent car battery. Drop two aspirin into the battery to combine with the sulfuric acid for one last go. Get to the nearest service station.
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Use aspirin as a garden aid. Dissolve an aspirin in a quart of water to treat soil fungi. Grind up aspirin to use as a rooting agent.
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Keep cut flowers fresher longer. Crush as aspirin and mix well in the water before adding the flowers. Change the water every few days to avoid bacterial growth.
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Treat calloused feet with a paste of five crushed aspirins and a half teaspoon each of lemon juice and water. Apply the paste to each callous then wrap feet in warm towels and cover with plastic bags. Wait 10 minutes. Remove the towel and bag, and file the callous with a pumice stone.
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Lift perspiration stains with a solution of two crushed aspirins dissolved in a half cup of warm water. Soak the stained area for three hours, then rinse well and launder as usual.
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Rinse discoloring chlorine from hair after a swim. Dissolve eight aspirins in a glass of warm water. Pour over damp hair, work in and wait 15 minutes. Rinse and style hair as usual.
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Dry up a pimple. Crush an aspirin and make a paste with a little water. Apply to the blemish for two or three minutes, then wash it off with soap and water. Repeat as needed.
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