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12 Uses Of Aluminum Foil That You Never Imagined

12 Uses Of Aluminum Foil That You Never Imagined

Although its culinary use is controversial for health, aluminum foil is very useful in other situations. Indeed, it offers amazing possibilities of use and which can make your daily life easier. So, discover 12 uses of aluminum foil that you would not have thought of that will change your life!

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Keep birds away

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To prevent birds from eating the fruits of your trees, move them away with aluminum tape. Simply cut long strips into the foil and then join them in pairs and fold it so that they slightly form an accordion. Then hang them in your trees using a wire. This trick will keep birds away from your garden or garden because aluminum foil reflects sunlight and quivers with the wind.

Optimize ironing

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To optimize ironing, simply put under the cover of your ironing board with aluminum foil. This will preserve the heat while smoothing the side of the garment that is not yet ironed.

Avoid static electricity

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To get rid of the static electricity on your clothes, use this simple trick: put two or three balls of aluminum foil in your dryer. Aluminum foil is used to unload clothes, especially those made of synthetic fabric, by forcing electric charges to dissipate during washing.

Sharpen the scissors

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If the blades of your scissors are not very sharp, sharpen them by giving several scissors in a large sheet of aluminum foil, previously folded in three or four. In this way, your scissors will find all their ability to cut because the contact of the aluminum with the blades allows to sharpen them.

Moving furniture

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To move furniture without hurting yourself and scratching the floor at home, use small pieces of aluminum foil. Place them, with the shiny side up, under each of the legs of the furniture to move. Then you just drag it to its new place.

Increase battery life

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To increase the battery life of your TV remote control or alarm clock, simply place a small piece of aluminum foil on each end of the batteries. Your devices will work longer!

Close sachets

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If you want to close a bag hermetically, you will need an iron and a piece of aluminum foil. First, fold the piece of aluminum foil where you want to seal the bag and then iron the area with your iron so that the bag is securely closed.

Make cookie cutters

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If you run out of fun and original cookie cutters to make your cookies, use aluminum foil! The latter will take the form you want (rocket, mushrooms ...). Simply take a sheet of aluminum foil, lay it flat and fold it several times in a strip. Finally, make the shape of the cutter that suits you, put it on your cookie dough and cut with a knife. That's it !

Have white teeth

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To find a bright smile of whiteness, make a whitening dental paste with baking soda and your usual toothpaste. Apply this paste in a sheet of aluminum foil that you have folded several times and put in a gutter, adapted to the size of your teeth. Finally, put on your teeth the gutter filled with whitening paste and leave about fifteen minutes. Your teeth will regain their whiteness thanks to the anti-stain and whitening action of baking soda, increased tenfold by aluminum!

Note that this method of bleaching is to be used once or twice a week maximum because baking soda has an abrasive effect for enamel teeth.

To finish with rust

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In order to get rid of the rust that has accumulated on some of your items, soak a ball of aluminum foil in water and rub the iron or metal parts of your items. The rust will be removed quickly, even if it has been encrusted for some time.

Give a second life to a spiral sponge

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Spiral sponges make it possible to clean steel and stainless steel surfaces and objects without scratching them. However, over time, they may lose their effectiveness. To give them a second youth, simply place your spiral sponge, dewatered and dried beforehand, in aluminum foil and put it in your freezer. The next time you use it, you'll find it's almost like new!

Clean the barbecue

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To clean the grill of your barbecue, without leaving residues of products or harmful substances, you just need to take aluminum foil, to make a ball and to hold it with a barbecue tongs. Then simply rub the grid with!