Hair conditioner: It’s some pretty awesome stuff! Finally, some ideas on how to disperse all those hotel-size samples.
1. DIY dry clean your silk clothing.
About a tablespoon of conditioner and a sink filled with room temperature water saves you a big dry cleaning bill. Keep garments submerged for a few minutes, rinse and then hang to dry.
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2. Wash lingerie and other dedicates.
Handwash your fancy (or not fancy) underbits with just a small dot. Do with your unmentionables as you do with your mentionables, as described above.
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3. Protect leather shoes from snow and salt.
Make sure your boots are completely dry before applying small amounts at a time. Work it into the leather itself by buffing with a clean rag.
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4. Remove eye makeup.
Use a cotton ball, a swab, or (my favorite) a crumpled wad of TP.
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5. Soften makeup and paint brushes.
Keep bristles flexible and fresh by applying a little while wet or dry.
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6. Use as cuticle cream.
Smear some over unruly cuticles to soften before pushing them back.
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7. Freshen fabrics.
Mix conditioner and water (about 1:9 parts) and spray on clothing to keep it smelling fresh!
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8. Soften clothes and other linens.
Grab a washcloth, dampen with conditioner, and toss in the dryer with a load.
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9. Attempt to rescue a shrunken sweater.
This isn’t 100%, but it’s a good shot at saving the sweater you accidentally dried on high. Mix about a tablespoon of conditioner in a bucket of water until dissolved. Let the sweater sit submerged so it softens. Gently stretch back out to its original size.
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10. Prevent tools from rusting.
Apply a thin layer to various household tools to keep them rust- and Tetanus-free! Try this with other appliances too, like faucets.
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11. Unclog drains.
Squirt a little in a clogged drain. Run hot water over it to lubricate the blockage and hopefully dislodge it.
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12. Inject moisturizer in your bathwater.
Rub a quarter-size amount in your hands under bathwater. It’s just like bath oil and helps keep skin smooth during the winter’s harsh dryness.
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13. Shine stainless steel.
Apply little by little to stainless steel appliances like your stove, refrigerator, faucets, etc. Buff with a clean cloth to get it glittering.
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14. Remove stuck rings.
Add some at the base of your finger, above the ring and as close to under the ring itself as possible. Gently shimmy the ring off.
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15. Painlessly(ish) remove a bandage.
Wipe a liberal amount around the edges of your bandage to loosen the adhesive’s grip. Yank off with remarkably less pain.
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16. Silence various squeaks.
A much better smelling alternative to WD-40, use it to grease and silence squeaky door, cabinet or gate hinges.
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17. Loosen sticky zippers.
Use a small amount to grease zipper tracks. This dramatically decreases chances of it getting stuck on other clothing or you yourself.
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18. Lastly, use as shaving cream.
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