Whats the best home remedy you know?

@caecal07 (197)
United States
September 17, 2010 9:57pm CST
Whats the best home remedy you know? What's it for and where did you learn it?
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
19 Sep 10
I have to tell you this one for poison ivy which I also used for mosquito bites. Once I see or feel the rash/bite, I start washing it with Fast Orange hand cleaner. I do this for 2-3 times a day and in between I'd use hand sanitizer when I would start itching. Not only does the pumice feel absolutely wonderful on the itching, it leaves no scars and the rash goes away days quicker. Another benefit is it stops and spreading. I learned this from here actually. I was complaining that I had poison ivy on my jaw and notice it was spreading from my face touching my pillow. Even though I was changing my pillow case every day, it still was getting worse. Then one of my friend shared a link where all these people shared their home remedies and one guy who had the poison ivy in a private spot, went on and on about Fast Orange. So I figure this would be good for the sensitive areas on my face and sure enough it worked. The hand sanitizer was another one, but I just use it because it would keep it clean and the coolness of it felt good on my rash.
• United States
22 Sep 10
You can buy it online and locally we buy it at auto zone, a store specifically for auto parts. This is because Fast Orange is a hand cleaner for mechanics, and because of that, you can't over do it since a mechanic has to always wash their hands. In fact I just looked at my legs. My left one I had poison ivy before I knew about fast orange 2 years ago. I suffered so much, I can still see the scar where I overly scratched it. Then on my other leg where I had poison ivy this year, I see not scarring and the rash went away quickly with little suffering..:) Oh, and I looked into clove oil and as soon as I can, going to buy some..:)
@caecal07 (197)
• United States
22 Sep 10
Thats great can you get fast orange anywhere? I am lucky enough to not be allergic to poison Ivy however I am allergic to bug bites. Mosquitos leave huge welts on me.
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@pogi253 (1596)
• Philippines
18 Sep 10
I have a remedy for toothache. By simply gargling salt water you can greatly reduce the pain off toothaches. It is also said that ginger can help relieve some of the pain and discomfort.
@caecal07 (197)
• United States
18 Sep 10
thats pretty cool... I always used clove oil for a toothache... its alright but it makes it numb
• United States
19 Sep 10
I should check out clove oil, I heard the same thing, that it's good for toothaches..