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    Mixing leftover rice with laundry detergent

    Emily Nguyen LeBy Emily Nguyen LeJuly 19, 20253 Mins Read
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    What is the effect of mixing cold rice with washing powder?

    Washing powder and cold rice can be used to deal with cockroaches, helping your house to be cleaner.

    To repel cockroaches, you need to prepare a small bowl of rice, washing powder, and brown sugar. Put a spoonful of washing powder in a bowl of cold rice, add a spoonful of brown sugar and mix. Add a cup of water to the rice bowl and mix into a thick mixture.

    Place the mixed rice bowl in the corner of the cabinet or places where cockroaches often pass. Brown sugar has a light aroma and sweet taste that will attract cockroaches. Once cockroaches eat it, the washing powder will kill them.

    Cockroaches are animals that live by breathing through their abdomen. Once cockroaches eat detergent, the ingredients in the detergent will block their abdomen, making it difficult for them to breathe.

    In addition to the above method, you can use detergent mixed with water. Put the mixture in a spray bottle and spray directly into cockroach nests, places where cockroaches often pass. Sprinkling detergent in places where cockroaches often appear also has a certain effect. Cockroaches that eat detergent will not be able to continue living.

    Another way to kill cockroaches

    Coffee grounds

    Coffee grounds have a fragrant smell that can attract cockroaches. However, the caffeine in coffee can kill cockroaches. You just need to mix coffee with water and put it in a jar. Cover the mouth of the jar with plastic wrap. Use a knife to poke a hole big enough for cockroaches to crawl in. Place this jar in the corners of the house. Cockroaches will find the attractive smell of coffee and crawl inside but will find it very difficult to escape.

    Garlic

    Garlic is the “nemesis” of cockroaches. This ingredient has a spicy smell that helps repel cockroaches effectively. You just need to sprinkle a little garlic powder in the corners where cockroaches often appear. They will run away from your house. Note that garlic powder is easily dispersed by the wind, so you should only use this method in the corners where cockroaches often appear.

    Alum

    Alum has a characteristic scent that makes cockroaches afraid. Dissolve alum with warm water and use this water to mop the floor. Let the floor dry naturally. The alum water will soak into the rags on the floor, leaving a characteristic scent that makes cockroaches afraid to come near the house. After applying this method for a while, you will no longer see the shadow of cockroaches in your house.

    Use peppermint essential oil

    Cockroaches are very afraid of the smell of peppermint. You can mix peppermint essential oil with clean water and put it in a spray bottle. Spray this mixture in places where cockroaches often go such as sinks, kitchen corners, bathrooms… Peppermint essential oil will help eliminate cockroaches without causing harm to your health.

    Orange and lemon peels

    Orange and lemon peels have a light fragrance, helping to repel cockroaches effectively and safely. You can dry the peels of these fruits. Place the peels in places where cockroaches often appear. They will not dare to come near you anymore.

    In addition, you can dilute lemon juice and put it in a spray bottle. Spray this water in places where cockroaches often go.

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