Garlic is a common ingredient in daily life, usually used in cooking. In fact, besides its culinary uses, garlic has other benefits and clever uses. Let's take a look together.
Clever Uses of Garlic
1. Garden Pesticide
Tired of commercial pesticides with many side effects? Try garlic. It's a purely natural, homemade pesticide solution. The preparation process is simple, quick, economical, and most importantly, this pesticide won't cause any toxicity to your body or the surrounding environment.
Here's how to do it: Take a glass jar, chop one to two heads of garlic and place them at the bottom of the jar. Then, add boiling water to submerge the garlic. Seal and let it sit overnight. Scoop out the garlic and drain the water. Pour the resulting garlic water into a spray bottle.
However, this garlic water can spoil easily, so be sure to refrigerate any leftovers for future use.
2. Mosquito and Insect Repellent
Everyone knows one of the best ways to repel vampires is with garlic, but do you know why? One explanation is that since mosquitoes feed on human blood and mosquitoes are afraid of garlic, so are vampires. If possible, you can apply garlic juice to your skin, or chop up garlic and scatter it in areas where insects often gather.
Tip: Do not feed garlic to pets
Many people believe that garlic can keep fleas, ticks, and other pests away from their cats and dogs. This idea is not entirely wrong, but be aware that for small animals, garlic can be highly toxic. Many pet foods on the market contain small amounts of garlic, and an occasional tiny bit for a dog might not cause problems, but experts generally advise against giving your pets products with a higher garlic content.
3. Repair Glassware
If you want to quickly fix slightly damaged glassware, you can try garlic. The method is to take a clove of garlic, crush it, and apply its viscous juice to the broken edge of the glass. Wipe off any excess juice. Garlic is a natural adhesive that can bond broken glass together.
4. As a Glue
Just as mentioned above, garlic can be used to stick glass, it can also be used to stick other things, such as paper crafts.
5. De-icing
In a pinch, garlic salt can work wonders to effectively remove ice layers from surfaces like roads and sidewalks.
6. Make a Surface Cleaner
Take three to four cloves of garlic, chop them, and put them in a spray bottle with white vinegar, mixing them together. Then add a few drops of lemon oil. This makes a very useful DIY cleaner or disinfectant.
7. Beat the Heat
Although it is well-known that garlic can increase the heat value of food, it can actually also protect people from the strong sun. Farmers in tropical desert regions often make garlic into pills, wrap them cool, and consume them to help prevent heatstroke and cool down while working in the fields.