10 Great Uses Of Ice

 Taste of medicine

No matter what flavour your local pharmacist offers in children's medicine, kids can still turn up their noses at the taste. Have them suck on an ice cube before taking the medicine. This numbs the taste buds and allows the medicine to go down-without the spoonful of sugar.

Soothe the eyes

Many people know about using sliced cucumbers on itchey eyes, but if there's none on hand, ice on tired and/or puffy peepers will help soothe and decrease swelling. Place ice cubes in a soft cloth and apply to eyes on and off for 15 minutes.

 For Tanning 

Ice doesn't only provide a cooling feeling on your skin; it also helps in cooling the effects of sunburn. When you apply ice cubes on the tanned areas of your skin, they get lightened. However, this can be helpful only on a fresh tan. 

Soothe Your Plucked Eyebrows

Your eyebrows may be fabulous, but they sure are sore! Rub an ice cube over your brow to ease the pain.

 For Acne

Applying ice cubes on acne helps close the swollen pores, which would also prevent bacteria from further affecting the skin. Make sure that you use ice in a clean and fresh cloth. Rub ice wrapped in a clean cloth for 10 minutes every day, and you would see the effects soon. 

Thicken dressings

When mixing an olive oil and vinegar dressing in a jar, it can be difficult to get a nice, thick emulsion. If you add an ice cube and shake vigorously, it will chill and thicken the oil making for a much creamier dressing. Remove the ice and serve promptly.

 Give sparkle to coffee pots, vases or 

bottles 

If you have a glass vessel with a small neck that’s hard to clean, employ ice. Add ice cubes, course salt, and lemon and swish and shake for a few minutes. The salt works as a mild abrasive, the lemon cuts grease, and the ice is the vehicle that gives the scrubbing momentum.

 Spiff up the garbage disposal

The garbage disposer is supposed to consume garbage and its odors, but sometimes in the process it ends up creating more smells than it eliminates. Before reaching for commercial disposer cleaners which may contain bleach and other chemicals, try ice. Give the disposal a whir with ice cubes and lemon rinds to break down grease that can compromise the device’s performance and add a bright fresh fragrance.

 Get Rid of Carpet Dents

 No one wants dents in the carpeting! Get rid of them by placing an ice cube in the affected area. Once it’s melted, brush it up and your carpet will be as good as new.

 Remove chewing gum

One of the oldest tricks in the book of collective granny wisdom: Rub an ice cube on chewing gum stuck to fabric, let it freeze, and scrape off the mess with the edge of a spoon.

posted by:Aleena Atif