Who would have thought it - Uses for Vodka -other than drinking!

CarrieRBag



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Message Posted:
01/07/2010 10:27

1. To remove a bandage painlessly: Saturate bandage with vodka. The stuff dissolves adhesive.

2. To clean caulking around bathtubs and showers: Fill trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray caulking. Let set 5 minutes then wash clean. The alcohol in the vodka kills mould and mildew.

3. To clean your eyeglasses: Wipe lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.

4. Prolong life of razors: Fill a cup with vodka. Let razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting.

5. Wine Stains: Spray vodka on the stains. Scrub with a brush. Blot dry.

6. Astringent to cleanse your skin and tighten pores: Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face

7. Add a Jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from hair, and stimulates the growth of healthy hair.

8. Fill a 16 ounce trigger-spray bottle with vodka and s

CarrieRBag



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Message Posted:
01/07/2010 10:27

see next post

CarrieRBag



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Message Posted:
01/07/2010 10:28

8. Fill a 16 ounce trigger-spray bottle with vodka and spray bees or wasps to kill them.

9. Pour 1/2 cup vodka and 1/2 cup water into a Ziploc freezer bag. Freeze for a slushy, refreshing ice pack for aches, pain or black eyes.

10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar with freshly packed lavender flowers, fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly and set in the sun for three days. Strain liquid through a coffee filter, then apply the tincture to aches and pains.

11. To relieve a fever:

Use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.

12. To cure foot odour: wash your feet with vodka.

13. Jelly Fish - Apply Vodka. Vodka will disinfect and alleviate a sting.

14. Poison Ivy: Pour vodka over area affected to remove the urushiol oil from your skin.

CarrieRBag



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Message Posted:
01/07/2010 10:29

15. Aching Tooth: Swish a shot of vodka over tooth. Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.

Oh, and you can still drink it too!!!!





FINISHED!!!!!

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
01/07/2010 10:53

Sounds like a waste of good vodka to me! Can't you buy a bottle of 'rubbing alcohol' at the chemist which would do the same things?



Maggie

gotavilla


Joined: 22/04/2009
Posts: 175

Message Posted:
01/07/2010 11:02

I think the tips are great. Especially mould in bathrooms. And the razor blade one.



No 16. Put vodka in a little spray bottle and use it as an insect repellent. Works great. Also works when sprayed on mozzy bites.



CarrieRBag - what's a jigger, please? I'm not being sarcastic - my son would like to try the shampoo one.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
01/07/2010 11:07

Sorry CarrierBag - didn't mean any offence by my remark - the tips do sound great. It's just as a lover of Vodka I don't think I could bear to wash showers etc with it!



Maggie x

smooth


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Message Posted:
01/07/2010 11:28

Sounds like you would have to have a bottle of vodka in every room just in case??? I knew someone like that once!! )

japeal



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Message Posted:
01/07/2010 11:32

If you do not want to drink it, make a hole in a water melon and put a funnel in then pour vodka in let it soak in may take 4-5 days until all vodka from bottle has been put in. athen cut up melon and eat it!

MaggieAndBernie



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Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
01/07/2010 11:37

japeal - brilliant! I have done same but with a syringe! inject the 'patient' every few hours for couple of days - delicious!



Smooth - I never touch a drop till after 6 o'clock!



Maggie

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
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Message Posted:
01/07/2010 13:29

smooth,

Long ago, I used to have a pal who would 'drink and drive' - he said that you had to be very careful not to spill it, when going round corners.

I was once in the next car to him at some traffic lights, and I saw him reach across, & fumble in the glove compartment, before he produced a bottle of sherry, from which he took a hearty swig!

Sad to say, he's dead now...

MaggieAndBernie



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Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
01/07/2010 13:35

Keith



I had a friend who had a really bad accident years ago (luckily no one else was involved and she wasn't seriously injured) She was well over the limit - when asked by me "why the hell were you driving in that state?" she replied "cos I was far too p****d to walk" Thankfully she discovered things called taxis after that...but still drinks for England!



Maggiie

CarrieRBag



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Message Posted:
01/07/2010 19:22

No offence taken at all. I belive a Jigger is 1-1/2 ounces.

HildySmith


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Message Posted:
02/07/2010 09:15

CarrieRBag - These tips are Fantastic,

My Mam used to do a lot of similar things (not with vodka though).

- When we washed our hair she used vinigar for the flea/flea eggs (which stick to the hair), also it made the hair nice and soft.

- When there were no fleas she rinsed out hair in Beer - again lovely and shiny especailly for my dark haired sisters.

ANYONE GOT ANY MORE?

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
02/07/2010 12:59

Also, if your clothes in the wardrobe are starting to smel a bit musty, spray lightly with vodka and that will get rid of the smell and not stain the clothes.

CarrieRBag



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Message Posted:
02/07/2010 13:05

Excellent Stella, especially over here with the damp!

simbas



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Message Posted:
02/07/2010 13:08

Great for cleaning Diamonds as well

buddie12


Joined: 07/03/2009
Posts: 36

Message Posted:
03/07/2010 02:23

MY MUM DID WASH OUR HAIR WITH HAIR WITH VODKA TO GET RIDE OF DANDRUFF, IT WORKED A TREAT,

NOW WE ARE ALL BALD,

CarrieRBag



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Message Posted:
03/07/2010 09:05

Wow Simbas...lucky girl having diamonds lol

japeal



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Message Posted:
03/07/2010 09:15

When I was in the RAF stationed in Germany, every winter used to use cheap vodka in my windscreen washer bottle, it never froze up!

simbas



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Message Posted:
03/07/2010 09:22

CarrieRbag , only friends i have at the moment , { they say they are a girls best fiend } :¬(

Simbas

booitsme


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Posts: 667

Message Posted:
03/07/2010 09:39

I was given this "recipe" by a Russian lady to treat bruising and it works better than arnica. Equal parts of vodka, lemon cologne and water. Mix and use a dressing pad to masseage into bruised area three or four times a day. It works a treat. Alternatively keep a bottle of vodka in the freezer, mix a hearty shot with pink grapefruit juice and you really won't care about your bruise