So, there is an impending festivity in your family or close friends around the corner, and you in your busy schedule are too busy to find a way to appear your usual lovely stress-free self. You meet your family on the dining table for one of the mandatory meets of the day, which could range […]
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Totkay: Handy Tips
TO STOP THE SNEEZING: If your sneezes get chronic, sniff some fresh coriander. It helps by acting as anti-histamine. TEA STAINS: Tea stains on clothes can be helped by rubbing salt and washing after two hours. BOIL POTATOES QUICKER: Adding a little salt when boiling Potatoes helps them boil quicker. IN CASE YOU HAVE OVER […]
Totkay: Handy Tips
1- Remove rust from metals using an aluminum foil and water. It really works. 2- Putting batteries in the refrigerator for a day before using them will double their life span. 3- Clever reheating of pizza: the base will taste fresh and crisp as if it just came out of the oven. Heat your left […]
Totkay: Handy Tips
If you are allergic to any moisturizer, apply a mashed banana mixed with cream and honey to keep your skin well hydrated. Rinse after 15 mins. Yoghurt (plain & natural) is a wonderful skin cleanser. It can be used to massage all skin types. It also helps treat sunburn. Pulp of grapes can also be […]
Totkay: Handy Tips
Remove fuzz, lint and hair from clothing and furniture. Just wrap a strip of packing tape around your hand, adhesive side out, and pat. Prevent hair colouring from dying your skin by running lip balm along the hair line before colouring your hair. Remove a splinter or bee sting by placing tape over splinter and […]
Totkay: Handy Tips
Grow an aloe vera plant in a pot near the kitchen door. Break off a leaf and apply the juice for the best-ever relief from burns or insect bites. The plant will grow and proliferate with little care apart from some occasional watering. It’s a natural remedy, virtually free, and unequalled for burns from stove […]
Totkay: Handy Tips
Pull bananas apart before displaying them in your fruit bowl, if you leave them connected at the stem they will ripen faster and go brown quicker. To suck up hard to reach gunk under your fridge or behind a book shelf, insert an empty paper towel roll into the end of your vacuum cleaner and […]
Totkay: Handy Tips
Get rid of stink from your feet: take Aubergine, cut it into four pieces and boil in a litre of water. When it’s lukewarm, wash your feet with it. Repeat for a week to get an excellent result. For clean and soft elbows, take a lemon and cut it into half. Put some sugar over […]
Totkay: Handy Tips
If your hair is dry and lacks shine, take a tablespoon of mayonnaise and massage it in the hair. Wash it after 15 to 20 mins. It will give your hair the required nourishment. For a glowing skin put three drops of white vinegar in yogurt and wash your face with it; your face will […]
Totkay: Handy Tips
FRESH CREAM, GOOD AS NEW: If fresh cream turns a bit sour, worry not! Add a pinch of baking soda and half a tsp of sugar. Whip. Add two drops of vanilla essence. The cream will be as good as new. FOR HANDY PEPPERS ALWAYS: Red pepper and green pepper can be frozen for months. […]