Cure it Yourself! 7 Household Items that Double as Natural Remedies

Do you remember the scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding where the father uses Windex as a cure for everything? As Toula said, "My dad believed in two things: that Greeks should educate non-Greeks about being Greek, and every ailment from psoriasis to poison ivy can be cured with Windex." Well, how her dad was with Windex is kind of how I am with tea tree oil. Cuts, scrapes, bruises, pimples, you name it, are all treated with tea tree oil. The movie comparison dawned on me the other day when I ran out of yet another bottle. It got me wondering about my friends' natural home remedies, what their "cure-alls" might be, and how I could utilize them. After all, who would want to miss out on the next Windex? Click through for 7 household items that double as natural remedies! -By Jessica Cohen

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