Different Uses For Bounce-The Fabric Softener.
I’m always looking for different uses for every-day household products. I have heard of a few of the following uses for Bounce-the fabric softener, for instance putting them in a closet or drawer, but I never knew it repelled bees. I’ve found several sites listing uses for other products and I’ll try to post about another product weekly. I received the uses for Bounce in an email-if you’re interested read below. I do think I’d look a bit ridiculous wearing a sheet of Bounce in my belt loop.
1. It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them. It also repels mice.
2. Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers, or cars that
are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle.
3. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don’t get opened too often.
4. It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.
5. Eliminate static electricity from your television (or computer) screen.
6. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.
7. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.
8. To freshen the air in your home – Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.
9. Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.
10. Prevent thread from tangling-Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.
11. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.
12. To freshen the air in your car – Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.
13. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agent apparently weakens the bond between the food and the pan.
14. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.
15. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the lose hairs.
16. Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.
17. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.
18. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.
19. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight.
20. Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees away.
21. Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before folding and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh.
I have heard of a couple of these uses..The one I found interesting was #13. I think my husband would assume I lost my mind if I put a dryer sheet in a pan with water. Thanks for the tips though, could come in handy someday!!
Yeah I’ve seen most of these too. I always try to stick one at the bottom of our kitchen garbage can. But another one that helps (well, somewhat), is to stick it inside a Diaper Genie. Far from perfect, but it certainly helps cut the smell of dirty diapers a little.
I will add the most esoteric use: In grad school, fellow students would drop bounce sheets into their fluidized bed test facilities. They circulated the bounce sheets until the static was removed from the beads, then they removed the bounce sheets.
(Do no do this at home, boys and girls. It’s only for trained graduate students!)
Interesting list there, might have to give a couple of them a try!