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Dear Cath - September 2018
Q. Hi Cath, How can I make anti-static spray? Stephanie
A.There is nothing more annoying than clothing that clings and sticks (usually in all the wrong places) when it's not supposed to. You can buy anti-static sprays to relieve the problem, or you can make your own. It's simple, cheap and takes around 30 seconds to mix and costs approximately 50 cents a batch. I make a batch and pour it into two small spray bottles I recycled. I keep one in my handbag and one in the bathroom, ready to use when needed.
Anti-Static Spray
1/4 cup liquid fabric softener (ready to use, not the concentrate)
1/4 cup ammonia (clear, not cloudy)
2 cups cool water
Mix well and store in a spray bottle. To use, lightly spritz clothing with the spray.
Until you can get the ingredients (if you don't already have them) and for when you're away from home, handcream works very well too. Be generous and rub a good dollop of handcream into your hands, and then run them over the clothing item that needs treating. The static cling will disappear and you'll have given your hands a treat.
A.There is nothing more annoying than clothing that clings and sticks (usually in all the wrong places) when it's not supposed to. You can buy anti-static sprays to relieve the problem, or you can make your own. It's simple, cheap and takes around 30 seconds to mix and costs approximately 50 cents a batch. I make a batch and pour it into two small spray bottles I recycled. I keep one in my handbag and one in the bathroom, ready to use when needed.
Anti-Static Spray
1/4 cup liquid fabric softener (ready to use, not the concentrate)
1/4 cup ammonia (clear, not cloudy)
2 cups cool water
Mix well and store in a spray bottle. To use, lightly spritz clothing with the spray.
Until you can get the ingredients (if you don't already have them) and for when you're away from home, handcream works very well too. Be generous and rub a good dollop of handcream into your hands, and then run them over the clothing item that needs treating. The static cling will disappear and you'll have given your hands a treat.
Q. I need to clean an oil bottle that has a small neck. I have used bi-carb of soda and vinegar without success and then hot water and dishwashing liquid without success. Help! Wendy
A. Two methods come to mind, both relatively simple. For the first you'll need a pipe cleaner. Fill the bottle with water, add a drop or two of dishwashing detergent and use the pipe cleaner to scrub the neck of the bottle. Don't use too much dishwashing detergent or you'll never get the suds out of the bottle.
For the second method, add some dry rice to the bottle, half fill with cold water and shake like crazy. The rice will agitate in the water and scrub the bottle. Fill with cold water to rinse out the rice. This is a very gentle way to clean glass and crystal and works really well in vases and jugs.
A third method is to use a bottle brush. I have a couple of brushes left from when I had babies and baby bottles. One of them is a little bottle brush that is meant to be used to clean teats and around the rim of the bottles. Bottle brushes aren't expensive, around $2 a set, at the supermarket or $2 shops and they are very handy to have in your cleaning kit.
And yet another method that works is to use a toothbrush. If the mouth of the bottle is big enough to take the head of a tootbrush, squirt some detergent onto it and scrub away. Rinse with cool water and repeat if necessary.
A. Two methods come to mind, both relatively simple. For the first you'll need a pipe cleaner. Fill the bottle with water, add a drop or two of dishwashing detergent and use the pipe cleaner to scrub the neck of the bottle. Don't use too much dishwashing detergent or you'll never get the suds out of the bottle.
For the second method, add some dry rice to the bottle, half fill with cold water and shake like crazy. The rice will agitate in the water and scrub the bottle. Fill with cold water to rinse out the rice. This is a very gentle way to clean glass and crystal and works really well in vases and jugs.
A third method is to use a bottle brush. I have a couple of brushes left from when I had babies and baby bottles. One of them is a little bottle brush that is meant to be used to clean teats and around the rim of the bottles. Bottle brushes aren't expensive, around $2 a set, at the supermarket or $2 shops and they are very handy to have in your cleaning kit.
And yet another method that works is to use a toothbrush. If the mouth of the bottle is big enough to take the head of a tootbrush, squirt some detergent onto it and scrub away. Rinse with cool water and repeat if necessary.