Beer, cerveza, beer, bier: you can call it what you want but above all, from today, you can discover new truly original and useful uses! This time we don't just want to sing the praises of the taste and pleasure of the most popular blonde (but also red or dark) drink in the world, but give you some tips on how to reuse the so-called "bottoms" or, just in case there is nothing left over, some original advice for using it even outside bars and dinners with friends.
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It sounds strange, but beer can really do a lot of things: from hair (on which it has fairly well known effects) to skin, up to the actual construction of a house: read to believe!
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Gardening
DIY Life, a site that offers innovative solutions for any type of problem, claims that yeast promotes plant growth. This is the recommended recipe: “… pour a couple of tablespoons of beer into your garden. The fertilized soil will help the plants to grow healthily and make your garden much more flowered ".
Always in the garden, it is possible, as we have already seen in our article onnatural anti-parasites, use beer as a remedy for snails. In this case it will be enough to place a saucer full of beer on the ground, near the "infested" plant (a can, those usually used for tuna, is also fine). In this way you will attract the snails that will remove from the leaves and end up drowned in hops, a substance that, strange to say, strongly attracts them. But as already recommended, the container should be fixed “about one centimeter below the ground level, so that the mollusk leaning over it can end up inside. Putting it on the same level as the ground would mean having offered a round of beer to the cute horned animal who, once quenched, can then return to conclude the happy hour on your plant! "
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Cleaning of wooden furniture
Well yes, beer can be used as wax for wooden furniture: the Wisebread site(whose subtitle reads more or less "Living well on a low budget") recommends moistening a microfiber cloth with a little beer and gently wiping the surface of your furniture. It seems that this simple operation is able to give splendor and make the color of the wood more alive. Seeing is believing!
Stain removal and washing
Beer as a stain remover seems to be really effective, especially if combined with sparkling water ... only to rinse well to remove the smell from clothing! Among other things, it is recommended to wash the pillows of people suffering from insomnia: it seems that the scent that remains helps in fact to let oneself go into the arms of Morpheus even to those who usually have problems!
Beauty treatment for the hair
It is well known, a wash with beer will ensure your hair the volume and sheen you are looking for: it is advisable to pour a little on the hair after the first shampoo, massage and leave for a few minutes. Then rinse and style as usual: the hair will hold the hairstyle in this way much better.
The Wisebread site also recommends dip your hair in beer and then lie down in the sun: this method seems to help revive reflections... only to be able to remove the smell before continuing the evening!
READ also: 8 Do-it-yourself natural treatments for the care of all hair types
Footbath
Feet tired and fatigued from the heat or from too many hours sitting in the office? Don't worry, beer can remedy this too: prepare a foot bath and you will see how the beloved blonde can give relief not only to your spirit but also to your feet!
Cleaning the jewelry
An economical, but also ecological method to polish i Jewelry without resorting to chemicals (expensive and polluting) is to immerse rings and various costume jewelery in a bowl of beer (it is not known for how long, so maybe try something you are not fond of first!) and then rub them with a dry cloth.
Beer bath
Okay, it may not sound too tempting, but actually adding a little beer to your tank water (although we always recommend shower rather than the bath!) will make your skin soft and hydrated thanks to the positive effect of the yeast. Again… don't forget to rinse!
Put out a fire
Beer is mostly composed of water: for this reason it can be useful for putting out small fires, such as those that can occur when roasting with friends or in case of car engine fires: just shake and spray, just like a small fire extinguisher!
Drive out bees and wasps
The Wisebread website also recommends placing some containers with beer when we are dining outdoors with friends or if we are at the park for a picnic or at a pool party: annoying insects will be attracted by the scents and smell. sugary and they will let us have fun in peace!
Batter for frying
Much lighter than that made with milk, beer batter is especially recommended for frying vegetables, remains more compact and forms a layer around the food, which cooks without coming into direct contact with theboiling oil.
Finally, a little curiosity: Building a house
We told you about it at the beginning: it's called Earthship and it's a house in New Mexico with walls made of alternating layers of concrete and beer cans, used as thermal insulation. The cans help to keep the temperature constant, they absorb the cold but do not freeze due to their alcohol content. In short, a good remedy for the home energy saving!
So…. Cin cin! by Eleonora Cresci
READ also: 10 practical reuses of empty beer bottles
