Clever uses for aspirin

Aspirin is a drug most people have in their medicine cabinet – this inexpensive tablet can do everything from relieve pain to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.

While most of us know we can take aspirin to help with headaches, flu and even toothaches, there’s plenty of other ways you can put this common medicine to good use around the home.

Here’s some of our favourite clever uses for aspirin.

Remove sweat stains

Aspirin makes an inexpensive and effective stain remover, particularly for any yellowing that occurs from sweat stains on white clothing. Grind the aspirin down and add a few drops of water to make a paste. Spread it over the yellowed area then put it in the wash as usual.

Soothe insect bites

Aspirin paste can quickly reduce swelling, itching and redness from insect bites and saves you from needing to carry around extra supplies if you’re camping or hiking. Grind down aspirin and add a few drops of water. Apply it over the bite and leave to dry. It will quickly help calm the bite.

Fight pimples

If you have the occasional pimple, aspirin can help quickly take care of it for you. Make an aspirin paste and apply it before bed to the affected area. By morning, redness and swelling should be noticeably reduced.

As plant food

Help your roses or cut flowers last longer by adding a crushed aspirin to the water in the vase. Give it a quick stir and then add your flowers. Changing the water every few days – adding a ground aspirin each time – will also help extend the life of your flowers longer.

For flower pots

The same way aspirin works for fresh cut flowers, it’s also useful for planters in the garden. Dissolve an aspirin into the watering can and water as normal – it will help prevent fungus from growing around fresh flowers and keep your plants looking their best.

Do you know any clever uses for aspirin? Let us know in the comments below!

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