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What products do you use not as directed
« on: June 27, 2011, 08:14:34 AM »
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Sun Jun-26-11 09:35 PM
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What commercial product do you use in a way not intended?
   
Me - I have been using hair conditioner as a to shave with for at least a decade.
That stuff is really slick so the razor doesn't drag and last longer. And the shave itself is so much better than any made for shaving products.

I didn't think primitive men shaved their face and the women their legs. Oh. That's right. They do a total body shave. The authorities can't detect drugs in their system.

Silly me.

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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Sun Jun-26-11 09:49 PM
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1. I used tea bags to soak my feet and get rid of bacteria. I use beef babyfood to get my cat to eat a
   
pill. I use diaper rash cream to get rid of the odd sore or rash. No baby in my life since I babysat when I was 16.

My dad started using a Lee valley Tools wood shaver as a lemon zester and around the same time it took off with chef's around the world. Great minds think alike.

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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Sun Jun-26-11 10:05 PM
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4. used to use amway laundry detergent to clean the bong
   
dissolved that resin really well!

my sons used to use windex to clean their fancy skater shoes (even suede! wtf?)

I wonder if anyone will catch the Amway mention? Evil, evil rethug corp. The CEO ran against Grandholm for Governor.

And the worst medical treatment is:

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Tom_Foolery Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Mon Jun-27-11 12:09 AM
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5. I use dandruff shampoo to get rid of poison ivy. n/t

Does it work on crabs?

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Raffi Ella Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Mon Jun-27-11 12:40 AM
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9. Awesome!
   
I get it at least a few times every summer from running on wooded trails. I'll have to get a bottle and try it out ~Thanks

Only a DUmmy would follow the suggestion of a DUmmy.

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Sisaruus Donating Member (663 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Mon Jun-27-11 07:45 AM
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17. I use vodka.
   
No... I don't drink it but that might work if rinsing with it fails. I read about vodka rinses last year. I have had bumper crops of poison ivy (which loves climate change) these last few years. I now keep a bottle of cheap vodka in the shower so it is immediately available when I come in from doing yard work. So far it seems to work.

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11. I use foot cream on my elbows
   
I have my elbows on a counter a great deal of the time at work and need heavy-duty cream to keep 'em soft

What are you, a professional drunk hanging out at bars all day?

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18. Oddly enough, my post is related to the one above...
   
I use tampons to clean out my ears.

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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2011, 08:28:25 AM »
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18. Oddly enough, my post is related to the one above...
   
I use tampons to clean out my ears.


How flipping big are your EARS!?!?


Little tip this summer tho. I once got a really bad sunburn on my ankles and couldn't wear my boots. A guy in my unit told me his doctor told him when he had a sunburn fill a tub full of cool water, add a cup of Downey fabric softener and soak in it as long as you can stand to. I was shocked that it worked so well.
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2011, 09:00:38 AM »
Another odd sunburn treatment is tea. I have no idea how/why it works, but taking a tea bag and a bowl of cool water then rubbing the sunburn with said teabag soothes the sunburn.
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2011, 09:07:27 AM »
Quote from: cmypay on June 27, 2011, 09:00:38 AM
Another odd sunburn treatment is tea. I have no idea how/why it works, but taking a tea bag and a bowl of cool water then rubbing the sunburn with said teabag soothes the sunburn.

I think I found out why, sort of....

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The tannins in tea work wonders on a sunburn. You can go about it a couple of different ways. The first is to wet a tea bag (or tea bags) and place it on the sunburned area. The second is to fill a bathtub with cool or lukewarm water and throw a bunch of tea bags in. Soaking in a relaxing, soothing tea bath is another way to alleviate the sting. Your third option is to boil up a big old pot of tea. Once all the tea is steeped, take out the bags and add some ice cubes until the water temperature is tolerable. Soak a towel in the tea (it will stain) and place it over the sun burned area.

http://skincare.lovetoknow.com/Natural_Sunburn_Remedies

To think all those years I suffered sunburns as a kid and there were always tea bags in the fridge.
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2011, 09:13:09 AM »
Quote from: cmypay on June 27, 2011, 09:00:38 AM
Another odd sunburn treatment is tea. I have no idea how/why it works, but taking a tea bag and a bowl of cool water then rubbing the sunburn with said teabag soothes the sunburn.

You're wrong. Tea is for stinky feet. See applegrove comment in OP.
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2011, 09:21:39 AM »
Quote from: Tucker on June 27, 2011, 09:13:09 AM
You're wrong. Tea is for stinky feet. See applegrove comment in OP.

God forbid the OP use soap and water to wash her feet.
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2011, 09:23:26 AM »
Quote from: Bodadh on June 27, 2011, 09:21:39 AM
God forbid the OP use soap and water to wash her feet.
You know what works for stinky feet?  Changing your socks.:thatsright:
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2011, 09:27:32 AM »
I'm surprised none of them have posted about using pet medications on themselves yet. I know for sure a few have posted that before.
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2011, 10:16:50 AM »
Quote from: compaqxp on June 27, 2011, 09:27:32 AM
I'm surprised none of them have posted about using pet medications on themselves yet. I know for sure a few have posted that before.

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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2011, 10:22:38 AM »
Bet you a few of them use cat nip when they run out of pot. :stoner:
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2011, 10:28:41 AM »
Quote from: compaqxp on June 27, 2011, 09:27:32 AM
I'm surprised none of them have posted about using pet medications on themselves yet. I know for sure a few have posted that before.

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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2011, 11:58:33 AM »
Quote from: cmypay on June 27, 2011, 09:00:38 AM
Another odd sunburn treatment is tea. I have no idea how/why it works, but taking a tea bag and a bowl of cool water then rubbing the sunburn with said teabag soothes the sunburn.


Plain white vinegar works on sunburn too. Takes the heat out of it.

Vinegar also works as a hair detangler, will remove "product" buildup, and will bring out red highlights. (Lemon juice does the same for blondes). Can wash windows with it, use in laundry as a detergent boost. 
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2011, 12:02:34 PM »
Quote from: debk on June 27, 2011, 11:58:33 AM

Plain white vinegar works on sunburn too. Takes the heat out of it.

Vinegar also works as a hair detangler, will remove "product" buildup, and will bring out red highlights. (Lemon juice does the same for blondes). Can wash windows with it, use in laundry as a detergent boost. 

Yeah it is scary what all you can do with plain white vinegar. Or even baking soda. Mythbusters did a bunch of episodes about what you could do with vodka.....not a lot it turns out.
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2011, 12:22:33 PM »
Quote from: Bodadh on June 27, 2011, 12:02:34 PM
Yeah it is scary what all you can do with plain white vinegar. Or even baking soda. Mythbusters did a bunch of episodes about what you could do with vodka.....not a lot it turns out.

Yeah but if you use vodka as intended you don't care.
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« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2011, 12:26:51 PM »
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #15 on: June 27, 2011, 12:27:13 PM »
Quote from: compaqxp on June 27, 2011, 09:27:32 AM
I'm surprised none of them have posted about using pet medications on themselves yet. I know for sure a few have posted that before.

I'm kind of shocked that none of them have mentioned having to eat Alpo since us evil Conservatives are stealing their welfare money.

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« Reply #16 on: June 27, 2011, 12:32:15 PM »
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Are they the "super absorbant" variety?
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #17 on: June 27, 2011, 01:00:41 PM »
Quote from: Gina on June 27, 2011, 12:26:51 PM


Ear, Nose & Throat docs' use tampons when repairing deviated septums. Easier to insert and remove than packing. Very disconcerting - and quite painful  :bawl: - to have a tampon pulled out of your nostrils..  :o
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #18 on: June 27, 2011, 04:19:06 PM »
Quote from: jukin on June 27, 2011, 12:22:33 PM
Yeah but if you use vodka as intended you don't care.

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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #19 on: June 27, 2011, 05:38:39 PM »
I wonder how much longer before one of them mentions spray paint? :whatever:
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2011, 06:21:21 PM »
You can use "used" tampons for deer hunting :fuelfire:
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Re: What products do you use not as directed
« Reply #21 on: June 27, 2011, 06:50:04 PM »
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34. I've used tampons in the summer in some folds of skin to prevent sweating. EOM

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« Reply #22 on: June 27, 2011, 06:54:35 PM »
Quote from: Ballygrl on June 27, 2011, 06:50:04 PM
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« Reply #23 on: June 27, 2011, 06:56:04 PM »
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folds of skin
That's all I needed to read.
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