FinjaminPoachFeb 14

What advice or tips do you have which sound like nonsense but really work?

https://lemmy.world/post/43128705

What advice or tips do you have which sound like nonsense but really work? - Lemmy.World

When I can’t sleep, I turn around and sleep “upside down” - moving my pillows to where my feet were beforehand, and my feet to where my head was beforehand - and I stick with that for a week or so. It gives me a week or so without insomnia and then wears off, so I have to turn myself back around for the next 7-12 day period. Admittedly this could just be a me thing, but let’s put our faith in this method and let the power of placebo effect take hold. Boom, minor bouts of sleeplessness are cured. What are your own examples of this?

Show threadSourDrink Feb 14
If your clothes have an odor, you can spray a cheap vodka over them to neutralize the smell.
Show threadFinjaminPoachFeb 14
Don’t they smell of vodka then?
Show threadSourDrink Feb 15
Apparently it’ll kill off the bacteria that causes odors. Martha Stewart uses it.
Show threadKrudler

I just have to jump in here.

The lingering B.O. in clothes is dead bacteria which still stink - you need enzymes to actually accomplish anything.

Vodka and vinegar are useless except for certain applications and for “fresh” sweat.

Feb 16 at 4:20pmWeb
Show threadSourDrink Feb 16
That’s really interesting! Looks like I’ll need to look into this more.
Show threadKrudlerFeb 16

I’m saying this based on personal experience, haven’t gone through a really bad hygiene phase when I was extremely depressed.

It took me a long time to figure out why the stink was not coming out of my clothes.

I ended up using cheap pet odor enzyme spray. Have since learned there are other more expensive enzymes, but I’m happy with the pet spray cuz it works.