Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Uses for Listerine®

1. Cure Acne. Use a cotton ball to dab Listerine on blemishes.


2. Fertilize the lawn. Jerry Baker, author of The Impatient Gardener, suggests mixing one cup Listerine, one cup Epsom salts, one cup liquid soap, and one cup ammonia in a one-quart jar, filling the rest of the jar with beer. Spray this on up to 2,500 square feet of lawn with a hose-attached sprayer in May and again in late June.


3. Use as a deodorant. Listerine helps kill the bacteria that cause perspiration odor. Dab it under your arms.


4. Eliminate mildew odors. Wipe with full-strength Listerine.


5. Disinfect wounds. Listerine works as an astringent when poured on a laceration or abrasion.

6. Disinfect a washing machine at a laundromat. To avoid getting germs from another family, wipe off the surface of the machine with Listerine and add one-half cup Listerine to the wash cycle to disinfect the machine

7. Prevent dandruff. Wash your hair with Listerine.