Is it good to use Dettol liquid in bathing water?
No one probably would have spent childhood without seeing dettol antiseptic liquid in the first aid drawer. It has always been an immediate aid for cuts and bruises. While its laurels are not limited to a first aid product. It has also been useful a daily hygiene product with its 99.9% germ killing capacity. 1 or 2 tablespoon in a bucket of bathing water gives a complete refreshing bath.
How do I get grime off of the bathroom tub?
try vinegar it cleans our outside grimey windows
Cleaning: What best counteracts bleach spilled on your skin?
A2AQ: What counteracts bleach spilled on skin?A: Water is best. Soapy water is OK, too. And that’s ALL you need. Really!Unless you mix it with the wrong thing, bleach is FAR less hazardous than most people think. You are MUCH more likely to CAUSE a problem by trying to counteract the bleach, than you are to SOLVE one!You do NOT need to neutralize the “oxidative effects of bleach”, because that has ALREADY happened. The oxidized skin cells REDUCE the bleach to non-bleach, and contribute to the slick feel bleach makes on your skin.Do NOT worry about the missing skin layer; you have MANY layers of skin. If you can’t see red meat . . . you’ve still got outer layers of skin remaining, so you are OK. When I worked with industrial bleach (2x as strong as the bleach you have) routinely years ago, occasionally I or one of my employees would get bleach on the same spot 2x or 3x in a row, during short period of time, and the skin would get thin. We’d just make extra sure to avoid spills on that spot for a couple of weeks, and everything was fine.We NEVER had a problem with an ulcer forming due to repeated bleaching of skin. NOT ONCE!If you just are seized by an uncontrollable urge to do something, anything . . . use baking soda. It is a pH buffer, and will pull the pH to a near neutral condition regardless of whether your skin has an acidic or basic pH level.Do NOT usevinegar, lemon juiceascorbic acid (vitamin C)muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid), sulfuric acid, or pool dry acid (sodium bisulfate)ammonia,washing soda (sodium carbonate), caustic soda (sodium hydroxide. . . or pretty much anything else you can think of . . . REALLY!
How do I get rid of household fruit flies!!!?
We've had the exact same problem in our house since we moved to different city. The climate here means that there are fruit flies EVERYWHERE in the summer, and they've been driving us nuts! My dad finally discovered a good solution: You take a bowl, and fill it with Apple Cider Vinegar. Put plastic wrap over the top, poke a couple holes in it with a pen, and voila! You have a fruit fly catcher! They're attracted by the smell of the vinegar, crawl into the holes, and then can't get out again. It works VERY well. It's already caught tons of them! Last time I checked, there was like 10 of them in there, and we've changed the vinegar several times. You should definitely try it :)
What can I use to clean my newborns' drawers?
I am pregnant, but I'm getting everything ready since I only have 11 more weeks to go! I just washed all her clothes and blankets, etc., with Dreft, but I want to clean her drawers before putting all the freshly washed clothes in it and have no idea what would be a safe cleaner to use? This is obviously my first baby, so work with me ladies! The furniture is brand new, and I'm even tempted to wipe down the hangers! lol I would love to hear your advise! Thank you in advance!! P.S. Am I suppose to wash the baby's hospital bag also?
How do I get rid of cat urine smell?
My friend has a cat. The cat uses the litter box most of the time but sometimes it doesnt . I go and visit my friend often but when I go in the house it smells like cat urine. I cant stand the smell. He sprays lysol and burns candles for me but it just covers it up.Is there anything that will get rid of the smell FAST? Please dont comment to get rid of the cat. He is an old man and the cat is his only company. He has tried everything to make the cat use the box but I think the cat is just getting old. I just would like to visit without the smell.
Is vinegar toxic to cats? I was told when adopting that vinegar is toxic to cats, and I should not clean with it. Everything I read online says it's fine, but I'd like to be very safe.
No, vinegar (normal, edible vinegar - concentrations around 4-8%) is not toxic to cats - or dogs. Keep in mind that both cats and dogs as susceptible to the same kinds of foods. Vinegar, pure, is just acetic acid [1,2]. So, if you had a very concentrated form of vinegar (for whatever reason), really what you have is a very concentrated weak acid. This would be harmful to animals and people alike. The pH ranges, but normal vinegar is at a pH of around 3 [1]. So, yes, vinegar is acidic, hence it's bitter taste. But just because a cat is smaller does not mean this same substance will somehow become more acidic and/or dangerous. Rather, since cats tend to avoid acidic substances (even seen a cat lick a lemon?), if my cat were to lap up a taste of vinegar, he would immediately recoil and might experience some minor discomfort. It would irritate the tongue and possibly the throat; I don't see any other reactions unless a significant amount is forcibly ingested.Since acetic acid is a normal byproduct of many foodstuffs and biochemical processes (think ketone body conversion), there is no reason to believe it will interact in any special way with any of a cat's internal organs/mechanisms. That said, you don't want to feed a cat vinegar; while humans can ingest significant amounts of vinegar, we have more volume. Cats, with a smaller volume, would be affected faster by any addition of an acid (or base) to their systems.Since you've read any online articles you can find, I don't need to cite the foods that you should avoid feeding to your cat(s). [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin...[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace...