Rubbing alcohol cleans curling iron Hints From Heloise

Tag : rubbing alcohol

Dear Heloise: How do I remove hair spray that's baked onto my curling iron?
 Priscilla Rodriguez from Texas
Pour some rubbing alcohol onto a terry towel or old washcloth andrub over the cool, unplugged iron. Keep rubbing until all of theresidue has been removed. The iron should look practically new.Then wipe the barrel with a water-dampened cloth.
 Heloise


Dear Readers: Here are some handy ways to use nylon net: As a lint brush for clothes, shoes or furniture. In the shower or tub to exfoliate skin.


Dear Heloise: To save time hunting for a sales associate in large stores, I nowwhip out my cell phone and call the store where I'm shopping. Whenthe operator answers, I tell him or her that I'm in the store andneed sales assistance, along with my location. I usually get salesassistance in a couple of minutes.
 Don Hepfer, via e-mail


Dear Heloise: Instead of tossing used foil, ball it up and use in place of asteel-wool pad. It is great to use on baked-on food  it works, andyou are recycling!
 Angie Y., Niles, Ohio


Dear Heloise: I would like to share a reusable hint for tissue boxes. Instead ofjust throwing away your empty one, collect a few and start stuffinggrocery bags into the boxes.
 Anna Victoria Reich, Stafford, Va.


Dear Heloise: I read a suggestion for cleaning a glass coffee carafe. Here is mymethod:
Before I retired, many mornings when I got to work I'd go to make anew pot of coffee, and it had cremated coffee in the pot becausesomebody made coffee late in the day and didn't turn it off. Thesimplest way to clean it is to put a little bleach in the bottom,enough to cover the black deposit. By the time you put the bottleaway, the deposit will be completely dissolved. All you need to dois rinse thoroughly until you can't smell any bleach.
 Claude Bedell, Mission Viejo
Contact the writer: Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000; fax210-HELOISE; e-mail Heloise@Heloise.com