Good GOD Mumsnet tips actually work!

To the poster who said about dry shaving your legs with talc if you forget in shower, I tried if. My legs are now red raw with shaving rash. I moisturised afterwards, where did I go wrong? I was so happy afterwards as it was so quick and easy, but now I'm really regretting it!

Cornflour sprinkled over and in nappy for nappy rash (I know powder on girls bits should generally be avoided but one application of this works like magic even when the skin is weeping). Also cornflour is good for: getting sand off, putting in socks and swimming caps to aid dressing at beach/pool, sprinkled over a knot to loosen it, and mixed with water to a paste for sunburn, bites, stings. Cornflour-water mix also makes fascinating gloop for kids play -it has weird wet/dry and solid/runny properties. Cornflour gloop in outdoor play is easy to clear up - it drys back to powder and can be swept up. A good all-round addition to the changing bag!

Thank you whoever it was for the NAIR tip - now have a hair-free plughole in both the bath and the shower

If your nail varnish has gone gungy, pour a little bit of remover into it and give it a shake.

Crazy8 - some one up thread has done the aga with it and she said it worked brilliantly. not sure which part of aga she did though

Baby oil cleans stainless steel, use a clothes brush to clean your lampshades.

Does the dishwasher table cleaning method work on the enamel top part of an aga? I have tried and tried to clean the enamel but greases is stuck on.

Stained or scratched acrylic bath....Duraglit wadding or Brasso does the job.
Expel air out of plastic bottles & replace the lid...Saves space in recycling.

A few grains of rice in the salt pot will stop the salt being damp.

Blocked toilet...Push floor mop in toilet bowl, then flush & plunge together.

Slow emptying bath...Put your heel over plug hole & plunge with foot whilst bath is emptying to dislodge problem.

it drives me mad when dh's socks are rolled in a ball as they dont wash properly (especially his smelly sports socks). I'd rather they went in singly tbh

Furball- that drives me mad! They don't wash properly, especially sports socks, and take longer to dry. Wash them in a net bag or pillow case. The washing powder tablet bags are great for baby socks!

When you take your socks off pair them into a ball and wash like that. no more sock matching and no more odd socks

then I just put the balls on the radiator to dry - easy

Best tip ever from me: Don't leave your mooncup where the dog can reach it.

Thank you pud I just cleaned my glass induction hob - which I thought was scored and ruined when in fact it was burnt on grease from a cast iron saucepan. I'm beyond pleased!

AIBU to be sat here bursting with pride for posting the dishwahser tablet oven door cleaning method.

my other one is if you spill cooking oil cover it with cheap table salt. leave for a few mins and sweep it up. much easier than trying to soak it up

Do you think wd40 would get a few spots if black permanent hair dye out of my new cream carpet ??

If you bleed on some fabric, spit on it before the blood dries. Apparently there is an enzyme in saliva that somehow apps the blood from staining. It only works on your own blood. I have only tried this once and didn't really believe it would work but the blood just started fading in front of my eyes.

I googled this one so probably everybody knows it. When your laptop keyboard is so clogged up with dust/crisp crumbs/hair that the keys start to stick:
Switch off and unplug
Use hairdryer to blow off bits
Wrap a teaspoon handle or something similar in a wetwipe and clean between the keys
Use hairdryer again
Don't eat crisps while mumsnetting

Little swimmers tip good - reusable swim nappies are brilliant though, and not as hardcore as using cloth nappies full stop. We have Imse Vimse swim nappies and one of ours is on a fourth child already and still looks LOVELY.

Use clothes pegs to fasten opened food packets and bags such as flour or frozen veg. Much cheaper than special clips.

Furniture polish stops hinges squeaking and helps curtain rings slide on wooden rails. Also works on plastic hook and rail set ups.

Feckin - brilliant.

The clip on the seatbelt - also brilliant. Would a clothespeg work as well? I use pegs for sealing bags. Also handy for holding a nail or tack when hammering in.

If you are re-heating food in the microwave, make a hole in the centre - it heats quicker.

Use empty loo rolls to keep cables tidy when not in use.

If you haven't got a long candle lighter, light a stick of spaghetti to use as a taper.

Don't buy expensive cleaning products. Mix water and Flash All-Purpose (or own brand equivalent) half and half, then add some Zoflora in a spray bottle. For kitchen and bathroom and saves £££

Tile grout - make a paste of bicarb and bleach. Work in with a toothbrush and leave for an hour. Looks great.

If you have an iphone, put it in airplane mode to charge faster.

I'm sure there's more. This is a great thread

Peg your duvet cover and quilt together at the top with clothes pegs to make putting the cover on so much easier ??

Love this thread! One of my favourite tips is that WD40 gets blood stains out of most carpets. Obviously test on an inconspicuous area first and I wouldn't try using it on a huge patch but for smallish stains it's great. That's a tip from family friend who is a carpet fitter.