Homemade toothpaste
Are you longing for a clean feeling mouth? You can make your own toothpaste that really cleans by using one part salt to two parts baking soda. Take this mixture and add just a few drops of liquid to make a paste. Then brush away! The baking soda and salt mixture will clean your teeth while keeping plaque at bay.
Fresh breath
If you want to have fresh breath it doesn’t mean you have to buy expensive mouth washes to achieve this. Use one tablespoon of salt, one tablespoon of baking soda and about two tablespoons of water to create a mouthwash that will sweeten your breath!
Eyewash
Do you often work with dusty materials in the home or at work? You can create your own eyewash by using one half teaspoon of salt and about a pint of water. Use this solution in a squirt bottle to clean out your eyes of particles. You can use this same solution on a wet cloth and hold on your eyes if you feel you have tired eyes. Salt water rejuvenates your tired eye feeling.
Foot soak
To soak tired feet, achy bodies or to relieve stress – fill a tub full of warm to hot water and add about two cups of salt. The gentle relief of salt will relax you. Using salt in your bath also treats your skin for dryness. There are many types of bath salts available to meet your fragrance needs when taking a relaxing salt bath as well. You can find these bath salts in most grocery or retail stores anywhere.
Poison ivy
Bad poison ivy rashes can be very itchy and can make for a long day if you don’t put an end to the problem quickly. To bring a quick end to your itchy skin, create a salt-water paste and apply to the infected areas to pull out the poison.
Hang overs
At one time or another most of us have went to a holiday party and had too much too drink. To help your body get rid of a hang over and to restore balance to your body, drink a glass of warm water with a teaspoon of salt. Alcohol depletes your body of salt and water, drinking the salt water will help balance your bodies needs.
Cold sores
If you suffer from cold sores, you already know that the lingering sore can last for up to a week. This tip is not for the faint hearted, but you can speed up the drying of a cold sore using salt. Simply grind some table salt between two spoons. Dampen your finger and dip it into the salt powder. Press your powdered finger onto the cold sore and hold for 30 seconds. It will sting, but if you repeat this treatment 2 to 3 times a day the cold sore will dry up and disappear after just a couple of days.
