Perfectly Practical #56 - Mayonnaise
I am not a mayo fan; I'm a mustard girl all the way. However, I still try and pick up a jar or two when it goes on sale - not just for potato salad - but for household usage.
Did you know that:
- If you have a water ring or crayon mark on wood furniture, you can remove it by rubbing a little mayonnaise into the wood and leaving it overnight. In the morning, wipe it away.
- To deep condition your hair, nails, or face, use mayo. For hair use instead of conditioner and leave a few minutes before rinsing. For nails, let your fingernails soak in the may for about 5 minutes before rinsing. For your face let the mayo stay on there for around 20 minutes before rinsing.
- A home stager's trick is to wipe plant leaves (or piano keys) down with mayo. It will leave them shiny for a good long while.
- A natural (well, as natural as mass produced mayo can be) way to get rid of lice is to work the mayo into the hair and leave overnight under a shower cap. In the morning, comb out the lice and wash the hair as normal. Repeat as necessary.
- Mayo will remove gum from hair, glue from bumper stickers, and pine sap or tar from cars.
- For sunburn relief, slather a little cold mayo on your skin.
- If you are making a cake but have no milk, eggs, or oil, never fear, mayo to the rescue. Just use it in place of the milk & oil. Here is a recipe for a very simple chocolate cake
Anything I left out?
Did you know that:
- If you have a water ring or crayon mark on wood furniture, you can remove it by rubbing a little mayonnaise into the wood and leaving it overnight. In the morning, wipe it away.
- To deep condition your hair, nails, or face, use mayo. For hair use instead of conditioner and leave a few minutes before rinsing. For nails, let your fingernails soak in the may for about 5 minutes before rinsing. For your face let the mayo stay on there for around 20 minutes before rinsing.
- A home stager's trick is to wipe plant leaves (or piano keys) down with mayo. It will leave them shiny for a good long while.
- A natural (well, as natural as mass produced mayo can be) way to get rid of lice is to work the mayo into the hair and leave overnight under a shower cap. In the morning, comb out the lice and wash the hair as normal. Repeat as necessary.
- Mayo will remove gum from hair, glue from bumper stickers, and pine sap or tar from cars.
- For sunburn relief, slather a little cold mayo on your skin.
- If you are making a cake but have no milk, eggs, or oil, never fear, mayo to the rescue. Just use it in place of the milk & oil. Here is a recipe for a very simple chocolate cake
Anything I left out?
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