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Home health remedies

by Suzannah Olivier
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  • Soda water is great for emergency spills, like tea, coffee and red wine on carpets and clothes.

  • Vinegar melts down lime scale build-up on sinks, baths and taps. Soak some kitchen paper in distilled vinegar and leave it overnight, placed over the affected area with some cling film over the top to stop evaporation. The next morning you will be able to wipe the lime-scale away. Vinegar is also the ideal window cleaner. Dilute 25ml of white vinegar with half a litre of water and put in a spray bottle.

  • An open pot of bicarbonate of soda in the fridge will deal with nasty smells, even if it is fish that has gone off! It is also a brilliant abrasive cleaner on hard surfaces.

    Suzannah Olivier's book The Detox Manual (Simon & Schuster) gives many other home health tips.
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