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Yesterday, I was washing my makeup brushes with baby shampoo and I thought occurred to me--I wonder what other uses there are for baby products? So, after a quick Google search and a browse around websites such as www.thriftyfun.com, www.gomestic.com, www.rd.com, and www.diylife.com, here's a list of alternate uses for common baby products:
Baby wipes--Regular use: cleaning up after a dirty diaper. Alternate uses: makeup remover, stain remover (works especially well on pet stains on carpet--I speak from experience), shoe cleaner, helps remove deodorant stains, and for sunburn relief
Baby powder--Regular use: help prevent diaper rash by putting on baby after diaper change (though some pediatricians recommend not using it). Alternate uses: antiperspirant, helps remove grease stains, helps remove sand from wet kids and adults, and helps combat ant problems
Baby shampoo--Regular use: wash baby's hair. Alternate uses: helps remove blood stains from clothes, makeup brush cleaner, paint brush cleaner, spot cleaning rugs and upholstery, and shaving cream
Baby oil--Regular use: helps with cradle cap, helps with dry skin. Alternate uses: makeup remover, gets peanut butter out of hair, peel price sticker off of items, remove paint from skin, polish stainless steel and chrome
Petroleum jelly--Regular use: helps with chapped skin, such as from a cold. Alternate uses: lip balm, keep ants away from pet food bowls, remove a stuck ring from finger, remove lip stick stains, heal windburn
Baby food jars--Regular use: store baby food. Alternate uses: storage for nuts, bolts, and screws, hold loose herbs, craft projects such as votives and paper weights
What's nice to know about all of the alternate uses for baby products is that one, they are already on hand if you need them; two, they are a lot cheaper than a lot the alternatives; and three, repurposing what you have in the house is always a good thing.
Do you have any other alternative uses for baby products?
