About this title: From the man who taught Jay Leno to shave with Jif( peanut butter, this book features over 1,000 inexpensive and convenient cures using brand-name products. 100 photos.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rodale
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780739430552ISBN:0739430556
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. Return Policy Any defects, damages, or material differences with your item, must be reported to us within 7 days of receipt of the item or 30 days from date of shipment. The returned merchandise must be ... read more
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"This was a neat book about using common household items to relieve, cure, aid in the prevention of other common ailments, enhancements, or bothersome "stuff" we run into in life. The chapters are in alphabetical order and include (I can't list them all; there are too many): acne, air fresheners, allergies, arthritis, asthma, athlete's foot, bad breath, bee and wasp stings, blisters, body odor, cholesterol, cough, dandruff, dry hair, earache, eczema, flatulence, fleas, hair coloring, hand cleanser, insect repellent, lice, marital relations, memory loss, menopause, menstruation, muscle pain, nosebleed, pet problems, poison ivy, shampoo, skunk odor, sore throat, stress, toothache, warts, yeast infections and much more.
Each chapter has common household alternative methods of treating what I bought individual products to treat. I had no idea that 409 and Windex also killed wasps and bees on contact. Mercy! Don't know whether I was relieved to know I didn't have to buy the toxic wasp killer anymore or concerned at the ingredients of 409 and Windex. At the end of each chapter are "Strange Facts" about the word or some relation (usually funny) as to the meaning.
Under "Air Fresheners" and "Strange Facts" it says:
"Before buying an air freshener in a grocery store, most shoppers pick a can off the shelf, remove the cap, and spray the air or their fingers, and breathe deep to test whether they like the fragrance. Air fresheners contain chemicals that no one in their right mind should be inhaling."
Yikes!
Some of the most common items used for a wide-variety of treatments are: bag balm, baking soda, dawn liquid soap, Alberto VO5 conditioning hairdressing, bounce (dryer sheets), and apple cider vinegar
Some suggested usages were in multiple chapters. I thought the book was well laid out and easy to read and use for a reference. A few recommendations had me raising my eyebrows, but while they may in fact help alleviate a particular ailment, they turned around and caused another. For instance, applying turtle wax to a tub and walls to make them shine. The ramifications of that turning into a slippery death trap aside...
Or to repel insects one of the suggestions was to soak in a clorox bath. Talk about drying out skin! There were other suggestions for this such as using a bounce dryer sheet which I thought was neat.
How to put red streaks in brown hair--naturally? Most of us know using lemon juice and sitting in the sun will put highlights in blond hair...Did you know you can use Dawn liquid soap in a mixture to kill fleas in your carpets? Or using a baby aspirin or Blistex Medicated Lip Balm to get rid of warts?"
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