Besides helping with a baby’s rash, baby powder has many uses in your everyday life. Here are 15 ways to best use baby powder for your household problems.
1. For your pets
For everyone who has a pet at home and especially cats, we all know how hard it is to give them a bath and we all know that we should not give them water baths often. Baby powder is the best solution for this because it can be used as pet dry shampoo, it will get rid of odors and oil build-up in your pets.
2. No more bad odors
Shoes can smell bad, especially in the summer. One quick hack to prevent shoe odors is to put the baby powder inside of your shoes overnight, in the morning remove it from the shoes before using it. Baby powder will remove bad odors from your shoes, and it will absorb all sweat traces.
3. Keep ants away
Even though ants are the tiniest creature, but they can cause a lot of problems in your household or even while you are out on a picnic. Worry not, baby powder is here to get rid of ants once and for all. Ants are not a big fan of baby powder so whenever you see ants just sprinkle some baby powder and they will disappear in thin air.
4. No more skin irritation
One problem we all face is skin irritation after shaving or waxing, baby powder can be used to avoid razor bumps or red skin after shaving or waxing, it is more useful for people with sensitive skin who tend to get those problems a lot.
5. No more squeaky floors
We all hate the sound our floorboards make when we walk on them, especially at night when everyone is sleeping, and you are trying to get that cup of water from the kitchen without waking anyone up. Just sprinkle some baby powder on the cracks and it will put them on mute.
6. Use it as a deodorant
Baby powder can come in handy if your run out of deodorant because Not only can it be used to remove bad odors from your shoes but you can also use it as a deodorant, it will keep your armpits fresh and clean of any bad odors throughout the entire day.
7. Skin moisturizer
Baby powder can be used to moisturize your skin, especially your feet after dead skin removal, it will remove any possible irritation and keep your skin smooth and looking good.
8. Keep your closet fresh
Did you ever get your freshly cleaned clothes out of the closet and they smelled bad? Well, that is not because you did not clean them well, but because you do not take good care of your closet. Closets can get musty and they will start smelling bad and that odor will eventually be stuck on your clothes. Baby powder can help prevent this, just put some baby powder in a jar or any type of container and leave it in your closet overnight and you will get rid of bad odors in no time.
9. Make playing card smoother
When you buy a new deck of cards, card tends to stick to each other while playing, to prevent that just put your new deck in a bag with some baby powder and then shake it as you’ve never shaken anything before and there you go, your new deck is smooth and ready for you to play.
10. No more chafing
This one is for the athletes out there that suffer from warm climates. While jogging or doing sports in general some places tend to get chaffed and irritated, baby powder can be used in this case as a smooth barrier for your skin and it will help avoid friction while you are exercising.
11. No more swollen feet
If you are a heel lover you’ll know the pain that comes with it, but like they say nothing comes easy, if you want to look classy then you have to tolerate the pain but do not worry because the baby powder is here to save you from swollen feet. If you want to look classy and without having to deal with swollen feet just sprinkle some baby powder in your heels before wearing them and it will also prevent you from getting blisters, this will be a life-changer for all heel lovers out there.
12. Prevent flowers from rotting
If you love flowers and plants and have your own little garden (or big) at home, this trick is going to be very helpful for you. We said earlier that baby powder keeps ants away, well it appears that it works for other insects as well, just sprinkle some baby powder on your plans and it will keep all those annoying insects away and will prevent your plants from rotting.
13. Soothe your eczema
That horrible itching sensation that you feel when you have eczema can worsen your condition because you can’t help but scratch it and that is the last thing you want to do when you have eczema. The best solution is to use something to soothe the itching and baby powder can do that for you, try putting some on the affected area and you will feel better in no time.
14. Longer Longevity for Lipstick
One trick to keep those lips colored with lipstick for longer hours is to apply baby powder on them. How do you ask? Well just apply the first coat of lipstick, put tissue paper on your lips and then apply a coat of baby powder, then one last coat of lipstick and you’re good to go, this should keep your lipstick all day.
15. Freshen up the litterbox
Having a bad-smelling litterbox in your house is the worst thing ever and you can’t possibly change the litter every day, to help keep it smelling good between cleaning we suggest sprinkling some baby powder in it and you will see the difference it will make for you, and don’t worry it’s safe for your feline friends.
So will you try these tips and tricks using baby powder, I am sure almost everyone has it in their home and if not I am sure you will be going to the closest store to get it because as you can see it can help with a lot of your current problems, not just a baby’s rash.
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