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Put several ice cubes into the soup and the fat will stick to them. Then take cubes out and your soup will be healthier and have fewer calories.
or
refrigerate soup overnight and the fat will rise to the top and all you have to do is scrape it off

If you’ve just bought new drinking glasses, you can remove those annoying price tags/stickers by spraying them with a lot of petroleum-based prewash spray or dab on baby oil. Let it sit for several minutes; then lift off or scrub with a nylon net scrubbie until tag and glue are removed.

These are such fun on a hot summer day, but when filled with water the bottom can become slippery and cause your little ones to fall. To prevent this, add several bathtub appliqués to the bottom of the pool

After swimming in a pool, you should remove the chlorine from your suit (at least by rinsing in tap water) or by putting cool water (about a gallon) into a sink or container with a drop of chlorine remover (available at pet stores). Mix well and then place bathing suit into it and swish around. [...]

When you notice make-up and gunk on your phone and receiver, use an alcohol-soaked towelette to get it clean. Wipe weekly to prevent dirt and grime buildup on your phone.

Ingredients
1 gallon hot water
2 tablespoons liquid castile soap
15 drops orange essential oil
10 drops lemon essential oil or 1/4 cup lemon juice
Instructions
Blend all ingredients in mop bucket. Mop floor as usual.
No need to rinse!

Ingredients
1 cup Epsom salts
1 cup sea salts
10 drops peppermint oil
5 drops eucalyptus oil
5 drops blue food coloring
Instructions
Measure the Epsom salts and coarse salt in a jar. Add the choice of fragrance oil and color into the jar with the salts. Place the lid on [...]

Mirror, Window, and Faucet cleanerIngredients
1 1/2 cups vinegar
1/2 cup water
10 drops lemon or orange essential oil
Instructions
Combine in a spray bottle. Shake gently before each use. Spray solution and wipe with paper towel or other dry cloth. This solution cleans as well as minimizes mirror fogging.

Ingredients
1 cup water
1/2 cup vinegar
6 drops of orange essential oil
Instructions
Mix ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake before use. Simply spray on wall surface and wipe with a damp sponge.
This recipe is mild for routine cleaning of wall surfaces.

To give them a crisp and “new” look, first wash and rinse as usual. Then, add one cup of Epsom salts to a sink full of water (mix to dissolve); dip curtains in the mixture and hang to dry.