Sherri's Helpful Hints

More Uses for Everyday Items

Lip Balm

Stop bleeding while shaving. Dab on some ChapStick if you nick yourself.

Prevent car battery corrosion. Smear ChapStick on clean car battery terminals.

Lubricate a zipper. Rub ChapStick along the teeth of the zipper to make it zip smoothly.

Moisturize skin. Rubbing ChapStick on your face protects the skin from windburn while snow skiing.

Remove a ring stuck on a finger. Coat finger with ChapStick and slide the ring off.

Lubricate nails and screws. Nails and screws rubbed with ChapStick will go into wood more easily.

Groom a mustache or eyebrows. A little ChapStick will keep the ends of a mustache waxed together and keep bushy eyebrow hairs in place.

Shine leather shoes. In a pinch, rub ChapStick over the leather and buff with a dry, clean cloth.

Lubricate furniture drawers and windows. Rub ChapStick on the casters of drawers and windows so they slide open and shut easily.

Prevent hair coloring from dying your skin. Rub ChapStick along your hairline before coloring your hair.


Cool Whip

Shine your shoes. Use a tablespoon of Cool Whip on your leather shoes, and shine.

Soothe sunburn pain. Spread Cool Whip on the sunburn, let sit for twenty minutes, then rinse clean with lukewarm water.

Thaw frozen fish. Place the frozen fish in a pan and cover with Cool Whip. The desert topping eliminates the frozen taste, returning the fresh-caught flavor.

Condition your hair. Apply one-half cup Cool Whip to dry hair once a week as a conditioner. Leave on for thirty minutes, then rinse a few times before shampooing thoroughly.

Soothe the burn on the roof of your mouth from hot pizza. Fill your mouth with Cool Whip to coat the lesion.

Clean plant leaves. Using a soft cloth, wipe Cool Whip on each leaf.

Give yourself a moisturizing facial. Cool Whip helps moisten dry skin when applied as a face mask. Wait twenty minutes, then wash it off with warm water, followed by cold water.

Lighten coffee. Use a tablespoon of Cool Whip as a substitute for milk or cream in a cup of coffee.

Help heal a cold sore. Place a compress of Cool Whip on the cold sore to speed healing, then rinse with cool water.

Remove make-up. Wet face with lukewarm water, spread a handful of Cool Whip on face, rinse clean with lukewarm water, and blot dry.

Clean silver. Mix two cups Cool Whip, and one tablespoon Heinz White Vinegar or ReaLemon lemon juice. Let silver stand overnight in mixture, then rinse clean and dry thoroughly.

Treat minor burns. Rub Cool Whip into the burn. Let it set for fifteen minutes, then wash off with cool water.

Shave. Apply Cool Whip to wet skin as a substitute for shaving cream.

Store leftovers. Use empty Cool Whip containers as a substitute for Tupperware.

Mix paints. Use empty Cool Whip containers to mix and store paints.

Store game pieces. Never lose dice, cards, playing pieces, and small toys again.

Store crayons. Keep crayons in an empty Cool Whip container.

Store screws, nuts, and bolts. Use empty Cool Whip canisters in the workshop to hold loose screws, bolts, nuts, nails, drill bits, and spare parts.

Store crafts. Organize ribbons, beads, glues, strings in empty Cool Whip containers.