Everyone knows that flour is a must for cooking and baking in the kitchen. But did you know that there are some amazing ways to use flour that have nothing to do with cooking, baking, or eating? If you didn’t know, you’re about to find out! Here are 7 seriously genius ways to use flour in your home.
1. If you’ve got little people around, this might be the number one way to use flour. Instead of spending money for play dough, make your own. You’ll need 2 cups of flour, 2 cups of warm water, 1 cup of salt, and 2 tablespoons of oil. Add a few drops of food coloring to make it more fun.
2. Ditch the expensive dry shampoo, and just use flour instead. Seriously! You’ll need a large makeup brush to dust it away after it soaks up the oil from your roots. See InStyle for the details.
3. Equal parts flour, salt, and white vinegar is a fantastic way to polish your copper pots and pans. Just use a sponge to rub the mixture all over the copper, then rinse with warm water and dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.
4. Ants hate the feel of flour. So to repel them from areas in your home, or from plants in your garden, just sprinkle flour around the places where they’ve been a problem.
5. After you clean your stainless steel appliances, try buffing them with flour for extra sparkle and shine. Just put a little bit of flour on a soft cloth, and polish away!
6. Homemade glue five different ways? Yep, you can make them all with flour! {This is especially handy when you’re out of glue and don’t wan to run to the store}. Here’s how to make it.
7. Need to use those still unripe avocados? You can speed up the ripening process by submerging them in flour for 24 hours.
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