Good to know. My mom always used Jello water. Diluted about same maybe a little thinner. But this was used after the violent bout when nothing stays down. This coats stomach & hydrates.

And salt (or suger) mixed with washing up liquid is great for getting machine oil off your hands.

This one is so unexpected!

I inherited some kind of multi-purpose tool from my grandpa. It's basically a flat steel on a handle and became one of my favourite tools within days.

like, just rub some on a wound?

gonna try: i use blood thinners and turn out looking like a horror movie if im not awake enough while shaving

When I was young I had accidentally slice the middle of hand open and my mom had trouble getting the blood to stop bleeding. She poured a whole container of corn starch on it and the bleeding stop. So I know this hacks works.

Try turmeric, it’s antibiotic and a good coagulant.

We used cornstarch on the kitties nails when we trimmed them. if it nicked the quick, we'd dip the digit into a smidge of it. worked like a charm

Is there a way corn starch may infect or irritate a wound? Like get other bad things into it? Some substances are not bad it's more what hitches a ride with them and I don't know if that's applicable or not. I also wonder... Can people be allergic? O.o

I've used cornstarch with some water to make a paste after being stung by a bee. It quickly stopped the pain and throbbing.

Use it with hydro peroxide

I could have used this advice when I accidentally amputated a small corner of my pinky finger in 2016. I was using a mandolin slicer to slice sweet potatoes into chips. Painful as hell and it wouldn’t stop bleeding. Had to go to the ER!

so it is the spiders nets

Use this if you cut a dogs nail too short

You can also lick a cut, according to a friend in 4th grade. i haven't found it to hurt, but it does prevent bloodstains. Better to just use water.

I've done this and it helps

It's also a guaranteed way to get a scar. Don't do it.

I've used ground coffee for the same purpose and effect.

Flour will work too. Just hold wound into it and it will staunch the blood flow.

Also cayenne pepper will stop bleeding and it has some really great antiseptic properties. It also stings like a m**o.

If you are trimming your dogs nails and cut too deep, dip their bleeding nail in some corn starch as well.

Or if you have a few gallons of blood that you need to coagulate 🥸

I use sugar. Helps w germs too.

And good for you skin, I use it in face mascs

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Not all of us necessarily need to stop bleeding.

Should I donate my old mascara brushes?

Now this is a random extra use I didn't see coming!

Coffee grounds help against bad smells in cars

Yup, been there and it works.

Good for getting sap off dog fur too if you rub it in for a few minutes.

this is neat to. But what works great woth jars for me: sticking a tableknife or back of a teaspoon between the edge of the lid and just twist it a little to break the vacuum, and then you can twist of the lid easily.

I spent years in the Marina Industry and it works really well for zipping people down water slides as well.

You can learn a lot of things in the army ;)

Please note that this refers to white vinegar (white wine or cider vinegar can work too) and definitely NOT balsamic like the picture. I use diluted vinegar with a few drops of essential oil as a spray for the garbage bin, and you can put it in the washing machine to get rid of musty smells in clothes. I always have a massive jug of white vinegar in the house, it's very useful. Oh, and for cleaning glass.

This one is highly region dependent sadly.

If you do put vodka on clothes, you will smell like vodka. Is that a win?

baking powder does the job as well. had some bad blood stains on my favourite pants due to bleeding while pregnant. when I came home after an emergency c-section I restored said pants the their former glory. but you have to put it in cold water beforehand.

Reminds me of vintage black light posters, lava lamps & strobe lights.

I actually prefer to use them. You have more grip and control, with the pizza cutter I always make a mess

Removes crayon from walls without ruining the paint

Use it for fingertips so less slippery and protection when having chemo and your finger tips are sensitive.

If you happened to buy the toy for frothing milk Ikea sells, you will do much better if you take quarter cup of milk, heat it for 10s on 800W in microwave and then froth it. (the milk does froth at about 40°C because the proteins start changing their shape and actually allow longer strands that are necessary to make the structure last.