Salt

Common salt is used in almost every home setting but most commonly in the kitchen or at the table to add flavor to most foods. However, besides cooking and flavoring food, common table salt has many more powerful properties which give it a diverse range of functions that can be helpful in many ways at home.

Uses of common salt that are unusual

Easing foot pain

Foot pain can make walking difficult, but this should not be cause for alarm. With a half a cup of common salt mixed in warm water, you can get rid of the pain in your arch, ankle, toes, sole or heels. This solution has also proven effective in soothing tired feet.

Combats eye infections

Common salt works as a disinfectant, and its solution can be used to fight the cause of conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye. The solution works by getting rid of the bacteria or virus that causes red-eye. Other than the red-eye, common salt is also used in reducing eye puffiness and works by drawing moisture to tighten the skin and reduce the inflammation.

Healing mouth infections

With its antiseptic properties, common salt can speed up the healing process of canker sores that result from inflammation of lymph nodes in the mucous membrane. It does so by drawing out the fluid in the sores so that it heals faster. Gargling salt solution also aids in soothing sore throats by fighting the pain associated with the inflammation.

Relieves pain from stings and bites

The salt solution is an effective aid in reducing pain from stings and bites. The principle behind this is the fact that the solution neutralizes the effects of the fluid from the stings or bites and also its ability to speed up the process of clotting such that the wound closes faster.

An Alternative to toothpaste

If you are out of toothpaste, there is no need to fret. Provided you have a jar of common salt in your kitchen cabinet then you are covered. Common salt helps with getting rid of plaque and other oral risks. For this reason, it is used in most oral care products.

Much is known about common salt and its great properties, but many people would like to stick to it as the traditional cooking partner. It is precise enough that salt can be more helpful in other areas away from the kitchen and that it can be an even more effective home remedy as an alternative to other medically prescribed solutions.…