Gotta Zit? Take 2 Aspirin and call me in the morning.

To think, there really was a time where it seemed like every ailment was received by your doctor with that same generic yet confident reply: Take 2 aspirin, and call me in the morning.

After all, as far as I can remember when I was a kid, there really were only like three meds that even exsisted. The most disgusting cough syrup that could ever be conjured up by mankind. Anbesol. And Aspirin.

I don't think we coulda ever imagined that in a single generation, technology & science could make an elixir/drug/solution for any medical condition that any person could even dream up, almost every health concern, real and fictional.

And even better, Aspirin now serves EVEN MORE purposes that have absolutely nothing to do with your health.

LOL, pulled this one out of the super bottom of the archives (from three years ago, ANCIENT!). This morning, Chris & the Crew were talking about additional uses for toothpaste other than simply cleansing your teeth, and it reminded me of this. Enjoy.


From The Archives...
Toni Ryan Says: 10 Surprising Uses For Aspirin

1. To remove perspiration stains from white T-shirts, dissolve two aspirins in half a cup of warm water and apply to the area of the fabric where the stain is. This should be left for a couple of hours before washing.



2. Has your hair ever gone yellow or green from chlorine in a swimming pool? This can be remedied very quickly by dissolving 8 aspirin tablets in a glass of water and rubbing the resulting liquid into your hair. Leave for about ten minutes and then rinse it out. Shampoo in the usual way.



3. First aid for pimples: Crush an aspirin tablet and add a little water to make a paste. Cover the pimple with this paste and after a few minutes rinse it off. The pimple will be less red and reduced in size. Aspirin is an astringent.



4. Drop a soluble aspirin tablet into the water before arranging cut flowers in a vase. It helps to keep them fresh for longer.



5. To treat dandruff, crush two aspirin tablets and add them to your usual shampoo. Leave on the hair for a couple of minutes and rinse as normal.



6. Mosquito bites can be eased by wetting the skin and rubbing an aspirin over the spot.



7. Bee stings can be treated in the same way but any adverse reaction to the sting should be reported to a doctor.



8. Gardeners can treat fungal soil infections by dissolving an aspirin tablet in a liter of water and using the mixture to treat the soil. Don't make this mixture too strong if using around plants as it may burn the leaves. (sounds yummy)



9. Aspirin can also be mixed with potting compost in the greenhouse, or garden, to prevent fungus forming around the roots of new plants.



10. Take some fresh lemon juice and mix it with a soluble aspirin to make a mixture that will remove grass stains, nicotine stains, etc from hands.

from http://www.gomestic.com/Homemaking/Ten-Surprising-Uses-For-Aspirin-.39680