5 Amazing Uses of Rubbing Alcohol

Posted by Editor in Everyday Learning on Jun 27th, 2017 | 0 comments

Perhaps you already know the many uses of rubbing alcohol. Aside from helping you clean your wounds, rubbing alcohol also works as an excellent cleanser for tough stains. However, this liquid offers other amazing benefits that you probably didn’t know about – and some of those surprising benefits are as follows:

1. Deodorant Replacement

Next time you forget to pack your deodorant for your weekend getaway, simply use a rubbing alcohol as a replacement for it. Alcohol aids in reducing body odour by killing the odour-causing bacteria found in your armpits. Just make sure that you don’t fully replace your deodorant with it, as long term use of alcohol could cause some serious skin issues.

2. Bed Bug Spray

Got a bed bug problem at home? Then rubbing alcohol is the solution to that. While these parasites can be quite tough to get rid of, simply spraying a generous amount of alcohol on your pillows and mattress is already enough to slowly eradicate them. Just ensure that you do this regularly so the pesky bed bugs won’t ever come back.

3. Cold Sore Treatment

About 85 percent of our population carry herpes virus, but only a small percentage of us present its symptoms. So if you do ever develop cold sores, simply get 70 percent isopropyl alcohol and dab it onto the affected areas. Doing so will definitely help in making the herpes sores go away faster.

4. Head Lice Remedy

Just with bed bugs, lice is another type of parasite that’s incredibly gross and difficult to get rid of. Fortunately, applying some rubbing alcohol will already do the trick. All you’ve got to do is mix a good amount of alcohol with some lavender oil, then generously spray it all over hair or until the solution reaches your scalp. After that, gently comb your hair to remove all the dead lice.

5. Cooling Pad Alternative

Rubbing alcohol is known to have a low freezing point. When placed in the freezer for several hours, it basically turns into a thick, cold liquid, making it an excellent alternative for cooling pads. To create your homemade cooling pad, simply mix one part of alcohol and two parts of water into a baggie. Leave it in the freezer for several hours, and you can now use it as a cold pack for your sprains or to keep the food in your cooler cold.

Rubbing alcohol does more than just disinfecting your wounds. So get the most out of favourite alcohol brand by trying out any of these practical, but amazing uses of rubbing alcohol.

How to Continue Learning in Your Old Age

Posted by Editor in Everyday Learning on Nov 8th, 2016 | 0 comments

 

Learning and growing should not end when you graduate or when you stop working. Life is full of learnings and lessons that can lead to self-growth. It is important that you realize learning and growing doesn’t stop regardless of the age and the circumstance.

Here are ways to make sure that you do not stop learning and growing:

1. Try new things. You are busy that you have no time to try new things. Every day is a gift that you cannot take back. Why not try new things instead? Having many hobbies can make a difference at the end of the day. Learning new things for thirty days can help learn new skills. They say that it takes 30 days to acquire new skill. 30 days or not, the possibility are endless.

 

2. Don’t be afraid to fail. Remember that you cannot learn if you cannot fail. It is true that getting it wrong can help you to get it right the next time – that is how you perfect things. This tells you that making mistakes is normal and it is crucial for self-improvement.

3. Have a support system. There is no use if you have a decaying environment. By decaying it means having unsupportive people – people that destroy your vigour and life. It is important that you have your group of supporters. If your group is not, it is time to change your crowd. Your supporters should include your mentor.

 

4. Make long-term plans. There is a big difference between long-term and short-term. If you want a lifetime impact, you have to consider long-term plans. Short-term plans will only give you temporary answer. It should be long-term if you want a positive progress and improvement.

 

5. Have a positive attitude. When you do something, you have to think that it is fun – regardless of the activity. There are thousand ways to improve and be better but the reality is that you are not going to be successful if you think that it is not fun. Making things enjoyable is not that easy but you only need to look for your inspiration to make things easier for you.

Here in Singapore, many people are so engrossed with getting the job done that they fail to stop learning and eventually growing. The world has a lot to offer if you give it a chance. Do not just sit in your cubicle and wonder where you went wrong because you failed to have a good time and learned from it.