Because salt comes from the earth as a natural material, the use of salt outside of your home will not hurt the soil or animals in the environment. You can use salt on a variety of building materials and in cleaning of the exterior of your home, which cuts costs of buying those expensive chemicals. So, let’s get started and learn even more about salt uses for your daily life.
Moss
If you have a cement or brick driveway, walkway or path you can keep green moss from growing by sweeping the area with a mixture of salt and baking soda.
Moths
Do you have a problem with moths coming around your patio when you are outdoors? Sprinkling salt around the patio will keep moths away.
Ants
To keep ants away from your picnic, sprinkle salt around the area where you are eating to keep ants at bay.
Poison ivy
Do you have a problem with pesky poison ivy that keeps re-growing? Try this recipe to kill poison ivy: Mix three pounds of salt with a gallon of very soapy water and spray of the leaves, stems and the area where the plant grows to kill poison ivy!
Ice
If you live in a cold zone you will like this tip: use a cloth bag and fill it with salt. When your windshield is covered with ice, rub the bag over the windshield to melt ice fast. This also helps ice from reforming while you car is warming up!
Is your home very cold in the winter months? You can keep the windows in your home from frosting up by rubbing salt over the windows and the windowsills. Be careful how much salt you use on certain types of windowsills, it can leave scratches in the paint if you are not careful with how much salt you use.
When winter strikes you can de ice your sidewalks or your walk ways with a little sprinkle of salt. Sprinkling salt on the walkways will also help ice from reforming a little while longer. Be careful using salt on your walkways where you have plants and flowers nearby because the salt could damage your plants that don’t need salt to live.
