1. White heat marks and water rings on wood furniture are unsightly but often simple to remove. Rub mayonnaise onto the stain, allow to sit for a few hours, then wipe with a dry towel.
2. Mayo jars can be kept for disposing of grease and fat from foods. Save the jars and lids. Pour bacon drippings or old oil from fried foods, into the jars. When the jars get full, put the top back on and put the jar in the trash. Doing this will prevent kitchen drains from becoming clogged and keep your trash cans from getting messy inside.
3. Mayonnaise deteriorates quickly in warm weather. Put mayonnaise in potato salad after you arrive at a pot luck gathering, just before serving.
4. Freezing of mayonnaise is not recommended because it will separate. However, some cooks have successfully re-emulsified frozen mayo with a whirl of the blender.
5. Remove tree sap from hands by working mayonnaise onto skin and then rinsing.
6. Use mayo to condition your hair! Cover your head with mayo, pop on a shower cap, wait several minutes, and shampoo. The mayonnaise will moisturize your hair and give it a lustrous sheen.
7. Mayonnaise also works great as a facial. Apply it 20 minutes before you wash your face. It firms and smoothes and works great around the eyes too!
8. Over-the-counter lice shampoos are pesticides and may cause harm to children with lice as well as to the individual applying the product. In addition to being toxic, lice shampoos have not been 100% effective in killing lice. Alternative treatments such as Vaseline, olive oil, and mayonnaise are effective, cost less, and are not harmful to your child. Note: Mayonnaise is often the treatment of choice because it smothers live lice. Rub scalp with lots of mayonnaise.
Leave for 4-6 hours (there's an attractive image). Wash out with Dawn dish soap or baby shampoo. Additional tip: To prevent lice from making their home on you scalp shampoo with Neem shampoo.
Did you know? In January 2007 Egyptian researchers completed an experiment about the effectiveness of Neem shampoo on killing lice. In the experiment 60 children, all heavily infested with head lice, were treated with Neem shampoo. The study showed that if the hair is washed with 20 - 30 ml of Neem shampoo, and the shampoo is left in the hair for at least 10 minutes, then Neem shampoo is highly effective against all stages of head lice.
9. Professional florists use this trick to keep houseplant leaves shiny and clean. Rub a little mayonnaise on leaves with a paper towel, and they will stay bright and shiny for weeks and even months at a time.
10. Mayonnaise removes scuff marks. Smear on and wipe off.
