Keep Your Windows Frost-Free with a Salt Wash [Clever Uses]

By Melanie Pinola Oct 13, 2011 7:00 AM 22,169 45

Salt has a fantastic number of uses (besides improving dishes). One to keep in mind as some of us look forward to winter is keeping your windows—home or car—frost-free with a saltwater solution.

Food blog Yummly says:

Dip a sponge in saltwater solution, wash the inside of your windows with it, and rub them dry. This keeps the windows from frosting up in cold weather. You can use a similar trick with your car windows. Dampen a small cloth bag and fill it with salt; rubbing this on your car's windshield should keep snow and ice from collecting.

You can even dip candles in saltwater to keep them from dripping. Awesome, right?

For more clever uses of salt, check out the Yummly article below, or share your alternative uses with us in the comments. (We've seen it as part of a homemade metal polish, bathtub cleaner, and rug revitalizer too.)

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