YESTERDAY'S REMEDIES

Tuesday, March 1, 2005

(NAPSA)—Your grandmother’s homemadehair treatments—your dad's homegrown gardening tricks— a more natural wayto relieve a stuffy nose—sometimesthere’s no substitute for a simple home remedy. “Great hints get passed down through the generations for good reason—because they work,” says Helpful Hint guru “Heloise,” who has been a purveyorof such advice for generations. From at-home spa treatments to fume-free natural furniture polish, Heloise currently offers solutions using simple ingredients on a new Web site: simplehome remedies.com. The site is a forum where visitors can learn and share their own favorite tips. Some of Heloise’s no-nonsense advice includes: Brittle, flaky nails? Rub decolorized iodine on thetips of your nails every night for a week to notice a dramatic difference in strength and texture. Notice a stale odor when you turn on your bagless vacuum? Skip the perfumed air fresheners. Soak a cotton ball in an aromatic essential oil, such as clove oil, orange or peppermint and put it in the bagless compartment to freshen the room each time you vacuum. See a few roaches scurrying around? Don’t panic. Mix powdered boric acid with equalor larger parts of flour, cornmealor sugar. Sprinkle where crawling insects frequent, such as cracks andcrevices, around baseboards, underthe refrigerator, etc. NOTE: Boric acid should not be ingested by humansorpets. The new site includes a featured ingredient each month andsite visitors are invited to submit their own hints utilizing that ingredient. Heloise will choose a hint at the end of every month and award that person a gift basket that includes an assortment of more natural health care products and Heloise books. For more information, visit www.simplehomeremedies.com.

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