Top 10 Common Household Items with Surprising Proper Uses

7. Talcum Powder

Best places to buy: Drugstores, Amazon. Average product price ranges from $3 to $9 per container. Most of us adore the beach. The sun, surf, and sand provide a refreshing break from work and stress. One disadvantage of visiting the beach is that sand can get everywhere.This applies doubly if you have children. Getting everyone's sand off before getting in the car may be a nightmare and time-consuming operation.

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Talcum Pawder To Remove Sand @luciadam5470/Pinterest Use talcum or baby powder to remove stubborn sand that will not come off with a brush. After getting out of the water, air dry, brush off, then apply the powder to any sand that is still stuck. The talcum powder will absorb any leftover moisture, freeing the sand from your skin.

8. Scissors

Best places to buy: Amazon, Williams-Sonoma, and Sur La Table. The average product price for Dreamfarm on Amazon is $34.95. You do not need a fancy set of pizza cutters to cut your pizza. Believe it or not, pizzerias are now using a far more common method to eliminate everyone's favourite guilty pleasure. Scissors can be used to cut pizza fast and effortlessly.

Scissors for Cutting Pizza @jon collier / flickr.com Pizza scissors are specifically created for pizza, however standard scissors can still be used (if they are clean). Food shears originated in Italian cooking customs, according to Food and Wine.The scissors enable cooks to cut the pizza without disrupting the meat, cheese, sauce, and wonderful toppings. Amazon sells a pair of Dreamfarm Scizza Stainless Steel Pizza Scissors for $34.95.