Amazing Benefits Of Sugar
When we hear the word sugar, invariably what comes to mind is some exotic dessert, isn't it? Well other than increasing your calories, it has some real benefits too.
1) Calms babies
Pediatric studies have shown that babies who are given a solution of one teaspoon of sugar mixed in 4 glasses of water before getting vaccinated, reacted more calmly to shots than those who didn't get the sugar solution.
2) Treat Wounds
A pinch of sugar may help heal many types of wounds, such as pressure wounds, ulcers or cuts. Pour a little sugar on the wound to kill all the bacteria in the area and relieve chronic local pain.
3) Treat A Burnt Tongue
Sipping too quickly from a scalding coffee cup or biting into a steaming pizza are easy ways of burning your tongue. Put a little sugar on the area to get quick pain relief.
4) Clean Dirty Hands
When your hands are very dirty with paint or grease for instance, you can use sugar to remove the hard stains. Add sugar to soap foam to give them a good rub.
5) Nourishes The Roots Of Your Flowers
For every liter of water you give to your flowers, add 3 teaspoons of sugar for nourishment, and 2 tablespoons of white vinegar to prevent bacterial growth.
6) Clean Grass Stains
Make a mixture of hot water and sugar and smear on clothes with grass stains. Allow it to soak into the clothes for at least an hour or longer, and then put in the laundry as usual.
7) Keep Food Fresh
If you put a cake or cookie in a sealed container and add a few sugar cubes, they'll keep fresh for longer. The same goes for cheese too.
8) Ease a spicy burn
Acidic foods and dairy can lessen the pain of too much spiciness in the mouth, but a dash of sugar works well too.
9) Make a body scrub
Sugar makes a splendid exfoliating agent for body scrubs. You can make a super simple one by mixing sugar with oil (canola, almond, jojoba or olive all work well) to create a loose paste. Add some essential oil or vanilla extract if you like fragrance. Gently rub on your skin and then rinse off in the shower.
10) Make a banana sugar scrub
When bananas have reached the point of no (edible) return, they can be appointed to your beauty routine. Banana is moisturizing and works perfectly as a vehicle for sugar in a body scrub. Mash a ripe banana with 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of olive oil. (Don’t over mix.) Gently rub on your skin and then rinse off in the shower.
11). Smooth your lips
Blend a little jojoba or olive oil with caster sugar (also called superfine sugar; you can also make this by putting regular granulated sugar in the food processor for a minute) and a touch of peppermint or vanilla extract, if you like. Place some of the paste on your lips, massage and lick off.
12) Extend lipstick Sprinkle a bit of sugar atop freshly applied lipstick, let it sit, then lick it off. This works to set the lipstick and will extend the application.
13) Battle nematode worms in garden
Have you nematodes? If the plants in your garden have unsightly knots at the roots, they may have fallen prey to the microscopic parasites. To combat them naturally, apply 5 pounds of sugar for every 250 square feet of garden. The sugar will feed microorganisms which will increase the organic matter in the soil, making it a hostile environment for the nematodes.
14) Trap wasps
Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water, fill a jar with it and set it outside to attract wasps. They will fly in and become trapped. What you do with them next is up to you.
15) Make a natural fly strip
Fly strips can be unsightly, but flies on dinner can be even more so. If you can’t scoot them out the window and you require relief, you can make all-natural fly strips by combining equal parts sugar, honey and water in a saucepan. Boil the mixture, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Let cool. Cut pieces of brown packing tape, punch a hole on the end and make a loop with string through the hole. Dip the strips in the mix, hang to let excess drips drop (with a pan beneath to catch drips) until sticky, then hang where the flies are most active.
16) Make a roach motel
Well, more like a roach last supper. Mix equal parts sugar and baking powder and sprinkle over areas of infestation. Sugar attracts the buggers, the baking powder exterminates them. Replace frequently.
17) Clean your grinders
Coffee bean and spice grinders can collect oils that are strong in flavor, but sugar can clean them by absorbing the offending elements. Pour 1/4 cup of sugar into the grinder and run it for 2 -3 minutes. Dump out and wipe well.
18) Attack grass stains
Make a paste of warm water and sugar and apply to grass-stained clothing, let sit for an hour (or longer for tougher stains) and then wash as usual.
19) Keep cakes fresh
If you store cake in an airtight container with a few sugar cubes, it will stay fresh longer.
20) Vanilla your sugar
Split a vanilla bean in half and sink it in a jar full of sugar, let it sit for a week, and voilà, vanilla-perfumed sugar.
1) Calms babies
Pediatric studies have shown that babies who are given a solution of one teaspoon of sugar mixed in 4 glasses of water before getting vaccinated, reacted more calmly to shots than those who didn't get the sugar solution.
2) Treat Wounds
A pinch of sugar may help heal many types of wounds, such as pressure wounds, ulcers or cuts. Pour a little sugar on the wound to kill all the bacteria in the area and relieve chronic local pain.
3) Treat A Burnt Tongue
Sipping too quickly from a scalding coffee cup or biting into a steaming pizza are easy ways of burning your tongue. Put a little sugar on the area to get quick pain relief.
4) Clean Dirty Hands
When your hands are very dirty with paint or grease for instance, you can use sugar to remove the hard stains. Add sugar to soap foam to give them a good rub.
5) Nourishes The Roots Of Your Flowers
For every liter of water you give to your flowers, add 3 teaspoons of sugar for nourishment, and 2 tablespoons of white vinegar to prevent bacterial growth.
6) Clean Grass Stains
Make a mixture of hot water and sugar and smear on clothes with grass stains. Allow it to soak into the clothes for at least an hour or longer, and then put in the laundry as usual.
7) Keep Food Fresh
If you put a cake or cookie in a sealed container and add a few sugar cubes, they'll keep fresh for longer. The same goes for cheese too.
8) Ease a spicy burn
Acidic foods and dairy can lessen the pain of too much spiciness in the mouth, but a dash of sugar works well too.
9) Make a body scrub
Sugar makes a splendid exfoliating agent for body scrubs. You can make a super simple one by mixing sugar with oil (canola, almond, jojoba or olive all work well) to create a loose paste. Add some essential oil or vanilla extract if you like fragrance. Gently rub on your skin and then rinse off in the shower.
10) Make a banana sugar scrub
When bananas have reached the point of no (edible) return, they can be appointed to your beauty routine. Banana is moisturizing and works perfectly as a vehicle for sugar in a body scrub. Mash a ripe banana with 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of olive oil. (Don’t over mix.) Gently rub on your skin and then rinse off in the shower.
11). Smooth your lips
Blend a little jojoba or olive oil with caster sugar (also called superfine sugar; you can also make this by putting regular granulated sugar in the food processor for a minute) and a touch of peppermint or vanilla extract, if you like. Place some of the paste on your lips, massage and lick off.
12) Extend lipstick Sprinkle a bit of sugar atop freshly applied lipstick, let it sit, then lick it off. This works to set the lipstick and will extend the application.
13) Battle nematode worms in garden
Have you nematodes? If the plants in your garden have unsightly knots at the roots, they may have fallen prey to the microscopic parasites. To combat them naturally, apply 5 pounds of sugar for every 250 square feet of garden. The sugar will feed microorganisms which will increase the organic matter in the soil, making it a hostile environment for the nematodes.
14) Trap wasps
Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water, fill a jar with it and set it outside to attract wasps. They will fly in and become trapped. What you do with them next is up to you.
15) Make a natural fly strip
Fly strips can be unsightly, but flies on dinner can be even more so. If you can’t scoot them out the window and you require relief, you can make all-natural fly strips by combining equal parts sugar, honey and water in a saucepan. Boil the mixture, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Let cool. Cut pieces of brown packing tape, punch a hole on the end and make a loop with string through the hole. Dip the strips in the mix, hang to let excess drips drop (with a pan beneath to catch drips) until sticky, then hang where the flies are most active.
16) Make a roach motel
Well, more like a roach last supper. Mix equal parts sugar and baking powder and sprinkle over areas of infestation. Sugar attracts the buggers, the baking powder exterminates them. Replace frequently.
17) Clean your grinders
Coffee bean and spice grinders can collect oils that are strong in flavor, but sugar can clean them by absorbing the offending elements. Pour 1/4 cup of sugar into the grinder and run it for 2 -3 minutes. Dump out and wipe well.
18) Attack grass stains
Make a paste of warm water and sugar and apply to grass-stained clothing, let sit for an hour (or longer for tougher stains) and then wash as usual.
19) Keep cakes fresh
If you store cake in an airtight container with a few sugar cubes, it will stay fresh longer.
20) Vanilla your sugar
Split a vanilla bean in half and sink it in a jar full of sugar, let it sit for a week, and voilà, vanilla-perfumed sugar.
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