We love them for cooking delicious dishes and seasoning our salads. But did you know that oils can be used for many other uses? Whether for cosmetic uses or for cleaning, the most ingenious people do not hesitate to use it to their advantage and make the most of it. Here’s how in 16 points!
1) For nourished and shiny hair
Apply olive, corn or sunflower oil before shampooing to your lengths and ends and leave for one or two hours before rinsing and washing. It’s miraculous on dry hair and helps maintain the ends.
2) Shiny wooden furniture
Mix oil with lemon juice and put everything in a spray bottle. Shake vigorously and spray this mixture on your furniture. Then wipe them with a soft cloth.
3) Undo a zipper
With a cotton swab, apply a little vegetable oil to the zip. The zip will be less capricious!
More tips for difficult zippers by clicking here.
4) Restore shine to your leather shoes
Use the oil to polish your leather shoes. To do this, simply put a few drops on a cloth and rub the shoes well.
5) Stop a Squeaking Door
There’s nothing more annoying than that. However, a few drops of vegetable oil will lubricate the hinges and put an end to this infernal noise.
6) A healthy makeup remover for the skin
Olive oil can dissolve even the most extravagant makeup and waterproof mascaras. In addition, it does not dry out the skin and contrary to what one might believe, all skin types can use it without risk, the key is to rinse the skin well afterwards!
Other natural makeup removers right here.
7) Remove paint stains from hands
Mix a little oil and salt in the palm of your hand and rub the stains. Your hands will come out clean and soft.
8) Remove knots from a chain
Place your jewelry on a table or other flat surface and pour a few small drops of oil onto the chain. Use a pin to undo the knots.
9) To nourish the skin
Nothing prevents you from using corn oil to nourish your skin, to which you can, if you wish, add a few drops of an essential oil whose smell you like.
10) Remove a sticker, labels or bandage
Soak the sticker in oil and leave for a bit before removing everything. It has never been easier to peel off a sticker.
11) When shaving
No need for cream or foam to shave if the oil is there to make shaving easier.
12) Maintain the pearls and make them shiny
Clean them with a cotton cloth on which you have poured a small quantity of oil. Leave it on overnight before polishing gently with a clean cloth.
13) When you grate cheese
Coat the grater with a little oil to make it even easier to grate the cheese.
14) So that the lids no longer stick
You can put oil on the lids so that they no longer stick. Plus they will be easier to open.
15) On the hands and mouth to remove the burning sensation after touching a chili pepper
The oil dissolves capsaicin (the irritating component of chili peppers). This is something water cannot do.
16) Make an oil lamp
In a safe container, pour oil and add a wick. Turn it on and there you are with an old-fashioned light source!
Other complementary tips with oil can be found on our site such as these 17 breathtaking tips with coconut oil or these 10 remedies with olive oil. And by clicking here, find 20 top tips with baby oil.