Not only in food: discover six unusual ways to use salt.

Salt is a very popular spice in the kitchen, it is used in all dishes.

However, salt can also be used in everyday life, it can be a useful helper.

It is best to choose coarse rock salt without iodine additives for household use.

Unusual uses of salt

1. Helps relieve itching after a mosquito bite.

   "If unbearable itching occurs after a mosquito bite, dip your finger in water, then in salt and rub it on the bitten area. The itching will instantly disappear."

2. Helps clean the surface of the iron.

   "To clean the iron, you need to sprinkle salt on a piece of cardboard and roll the iron over it several times. It will be freed from dirt."

3. Speeds up egg peeling.

   "If you add salt to the water in which the eggs are boiling, they will not crack and can be peeled faster."

4. Helps fight mold.

   "The curtain in the bathroom will always be clean if it is washed with salt. Just dissolve the salt in warm water and wipe the curtain with this solution."

5. Removes stains.

   "Salt can remove stains from a wooden table. Moisten a cloth, sprinkle it with salt and wipe the stained area."

6. Helps clean dishes.

   "To clean a pot or remove dark spots from tea or coffee cups, mix salt with lemon juice."

Ukrainians consume an excessive amount of salt - twice the amount recommended by the World Health Organization. This can lead to serious health problems such as stroke, heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and osteoporosis.

Scientists have identified eight signs of excess sodium that may indicate an overconsumption of salt.