{"id":9484,"date":"2024-10-24T22:05:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T19:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recipes-eng.top\/?p=9484"},"modified":"2024-10-24T22:11:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T19:11:24","slug":"salt-and-laurel-are-worth-their-weight-in-gold-at-home-here-are-the-many-ingenious-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.recipes-eng.top\/?p=9484","title":{"rendered":"Salt and laurel are worth their weight in gold at home: here are the many ingenious uses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allforskin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/le-sel-et-le-laurier-valent-de-lor-a-la-maison-final-1200x628-1-800x500.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AdvertisementsThe benefits of salt and bay leaf are numerous, including taking care of your home or laundry. But how can they be used in this context?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the unsuspected uses of salt and laurel in the home?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salt and bay leaves can be used in a variety of ways for the maintenance of your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Surprising Uses of Salt for Home Maintenance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Salt to preserve the colours of clothes and household linens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allforskin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gros-sel-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-368043\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To protect the colors of your new clothes and prevent bleeding, coarse salt is your ally. Before washing your colorful clothes for the first time, soak them in a basin of warm water, then add 5 tablespoons of coarse salt. This will allow the colors to better withstand machine washing. Note that coarse salt can also be used to revitalize the colors of your clothes that are starting to fade. To do this, soak the garment in question in a basin of cold water with coarse salt. You will need a tablespoon of salt for every half liter of water. You can also soak your white tablecloths and any other white linen in salt water to revive their whiteness and restore their shine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Salt to remove scale in the house<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salt is a natural antiscalant, effective in removing traces of limescale. To descale seals and taps, mix the juice of half a lemon with a little salt. Apply this paste to the scaled surfaces, leave it on for a few minutes, then rub and rinse. You can also pour a glass of salt into the toilet bowl, let it sit for 10 minutes, then scrub the walls with a toilet brush. This will allow you to remove traces of limescale and stains. Thanks to its anti-limescale action, coarse salt is also a natural softener, which softens the water in the washing machine to soften the laundry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Unsuspected uses of bay leaves for home maintenance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allforskin.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/les-feuilles-de-laurier.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-368044\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advertisements<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bay leaf is a shrub whose aromatic leaves are very popular in cooking to flavor sauces and marinades. Laurel is also known for its antifungal, antiseptic, and antibacterial properties. In addition to their culinary and medicinal virtues, bay leaves have other unsuspected uses, especially in home maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bay leaves to repel pests in the house<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The smell of bay leaves is very effective in keeping away certain pests and pests that invade the kitchen and pantry, such as ants, cockroaches, flies or mice. Simply scatter a few dried leaves around the kitchen, on pantry shelves, or around the containers in which food is stored. You can also place a bay leaf or two inside jars of flour or cereal to protect them from moths that lay their eggs in the seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bay leaves to deodorize the home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bay leaves are effective in combating bad smells in the house or cooking smells. Just put a few bay leaves in a pot of water and boil the mixture for 15 minutes. Diffuse this fragrant vapor in all rooms of the house to deodorize them. An effective trick to diffuse a sweet and subtle fragrance that is very pleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do you use salt and bay leaves together?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To effectively repel pests from the house, it is advisable to use these two condiments together. Mix a little coarse salt with a bay leaf in a bowl of water. The smell given off by this mixture will serve as a natural insect repellent. You can also soak cotton balls in this solution and place them on the windowsills so that you can air out your home without fear of an invasion of flying insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In conclusion, thanks to these two ingredients, you can not only repel insects from your home, eliminate bad odors, but also maintain your laundry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AdvertisementsThe benefits of salt and bay leaf are numerous, including taking care of your home or laundry. But how can they be used in this context? 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