Keep your money in your pocket, old school remedies.

[msouth468]

Well, since I got my dog in January I've been combating against a skin infection she has had since a pup. Well, needless to say that the overall vet bill is kinda pricey. Given I don't really care since she is my dog and all, I always look for a way to save money.

So, anyway I was sitting at the local bar and grill for lunch talking to an old farmer (80+) an was telling him about my dog and her infection and such. When he turns to me and says (albeit with all 4 of his teeth...heh). Just get some Goldbond and powder her ***. Well, sure why not, or I could just shoot her he said with a raspy laugh. Needless to say I did not shoot her and bought some Goldbond. That crazy old koot was right, that stuff worked like a charm.

So, the moral is, if your dog has a skin infection refered to as a "Hot Spot" that she has not rubbed and scrached raw then powder her *** with some Goldbond about every 3rd day until she clears up. It works really well.

And if anyone else has some Old School Remedies. For anything at all, say it here.

[boofish2]

gross! But interesting. Visine on blemishes will reduce redness. Have a sticker on your car window? Or any other sticky residue on glass and other slick surfaces? Use lighter fluid and a razor to remove! Clean rust off of metal with Coca cola (soak metal). That's all I can think of for now....

[TheZoo]

Listerine works on hot spots, too...clip the fur around the area short so it can dry out and dab some on.

A small hole in a car radiator can be temporarily sealed by adding some ground black pepper.

[aardvark1]

A small hole in a car radiator can be temporarily sealed by adding some ground black pepper.

Or some coffee grounds or a raw egg. They will flow to the hole, sweel up in the heat and plug it.

And the best thing about it, 20 miles down the road you have breakfast!

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[DaisyTattoo]

*Baking soda and vinegar are good for helping a drain flow a little faster.

*Toothpaste, just regular ol toothpaste, not the whitening or gel kind or anything like that, works really well at getting rid of pimples. If it has any whitening or other things in it, you can irritate your skin.

*Vinegar and a razor work very well at getting rid of hard water stains on aquariums

Hints from Heloise is the best book for these kinds of things. I need to go buy one!

[Bitsy]

I use regular old crest toothpaste to remove tarnish from anything silver. I have also found that toothpaste will take the itch right out of mosquito bites.

[Dangerdoll]

toothpaste will actually do well to clean gold jewlry as well. I spent lots nights washing jewerly that way and the sparkl is unmatchable.

[dougall]

toothpaste works really well on scratched CDs that skip as well,

let's hear it for toothpaste.!

[plah831]

toothpaste works really well on scratched CDs that skip as well,

Really? It doesn't end up scratching the CDs?

My only toothpaste remedy is my mom said she used it to fill holes in her walls when she was in college. It was her cheap version of spackle, I guess :D

[dougall]

The point is using it sparingly enough that it's only smoothing the 'business' side of the CD to allow light to apss through it.

Normally the issue with scratches is the way that they refract or block the laser light from going into the pits within the CD. because the light doesn't get through the CD cannot be read, smoothing it out, kind of like scratch removal on an aquarium, llows the light to pass through normally.

[coupedefleur]

White vinegar also takes the itch out of mosquito bites.

[RockabillyChick]

i am planning on going to college to become a naturopath, and have done a lot of research on my own about natural remedies. here are a couple i've tried myself that are easy to do.

Small wounds

to stop bleeding and help heal a wound faster, first clean the wound thoroughly, then crush up the fresh leaves of the Yarrow plant and apply to the wound under a bandage. change the bandage, clean the wound, and reapply the leaves twice a day.

my personal expirience. i was walking around the Mall of America in Minnesota, and they had these slightly raised flower beds scattered around, and i stubbed my toe into one. it was GUSHING blood everywhere. i wrapped napkins over it until we got home, then washed it off and pulled some yarrow (pictures below) out of my Aunt's garden, because its commonly used in flowerbeds and landscaping. i crushed the leaves and put them on my toe and put a bandaid over it. i changed the bandaid twice a day with fresh leaves because i was running around barefoot almost 24/7 and the thing kept coming off and getting dirty. after 3 days the wound was scabbed over and the skin was knitting back together and almost healed.

http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/yarrow.JPG

http://www.bentler.us/eastern-washington/plants/yarrow.jpg

Acne treatment

1/4c. plain green cabbage
1/4c. witch hazel (found in the cosmetic aisle of any grocery store in a bottle that looks like rubbing alcohol)
1 whole (REAL!) lemon.

blend the cabbage and witch hazel in the blender until the leaves are pulverized. strain well (i use a knee-high stocking stretched over a tall cup). add about a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, or if you want to, a few drops of lemon essential oil (its expensive!)

apply to the face twice a day after you wash your face. DO NOT DRINK!!!! the witch hazel has been denaturized and is poison to drink. this mixture will go bad, so keep it in the fridge.

this is the kind of rememdy you have to keep applying. it got rid of my acne and keeps it away. as soon as i stop using it, i break out again a week or two later. it doesn't dry your skin either, and is very good for sensitive skin.

[plah831]

that's cool, RBC! I wish you the best of luck in your career.

[msouth468]

Man, I didn't think toothpaste had so many uses.

Another is if the dog has sores take "clean" mud (don't laugh). And put it on the sore and let it dry. It is a good temporary bandaid that will last a few days. Course, only if your dog is an outside dog.

[iktomiwicasa]

For relatively minor wounds (and not so minor wounds back in the old days), the spores from a pufball fungus packed into it stop bleeding almost instantly, and also act as a natural antibiotic and prevents infection. I keep some around home and in a small film canister full in my tool box at work.