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Deodorize a Refrigerator With Cotton Balls
Sometimes the refrigerator doesn’t smell fresh. Dampen a cotton ball with vanilla extract and place it on a shelf near the back of the fridge. You’ll find it acts as a deodorizer, offering its own pleasant scent.
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Use Cotton Balls to Scent the Room
Saturate a cotton ball with your favourite fragrance and drop it into the vacuum cleaner bag. Now, as you vacuum, the scent will be released and gently permeate the room.
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Use Cotton Balls to Fight Mildew
There are always hard-to-reach spots in the bathroom, usually around fixtures, where mildew may breed in the grout between tiles. Forget about becoming a contortionist to return the sparkle to those areas. Instead, soak a few cotton balls in bleach and place them in those difficult spots. Leave them to work their magic for a few hours. When you remove them you’ll find your job has been done. Finish by rinsing with warm-water wash.
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Use Cotton Balls to Protect Little Fingers
Pad the ends of drawer runners with a cotton ball. This will prevent the drawer from closing completely and keep children from catching their fingers as the drawer slides shut.
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Rescue Your Rubber Gloves With Cotton Balls
If your long, manicured nails (or long, jagged nails, as the case may be) sometimes puncture the fingertips of rubber dishwashing gloves here’s a solution you’ll appreciate. Push a cotton ball into the fingers of your rubber gloves. The soft barrier should prolong the gloves’ life and protect your fingernail from soapy water.
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