Did you know there are three ways to obtain salt? Salt marshes, where salt is recovered from the natural evaporation of seawater. Salt pans, where the crystallization is due to an evaporation process and salt extraction in mines. On the palate, it doesn’t need to prove itself anymore. But do you know what it can do? Rediscover the benefits of this versatile agent! As a natural cleaner, gardener’s ally, and quick remedy for minor ailments, it will undoubtedly surprise you with these 5 unusual uses.

1. Preservative in cooking

The process of salting, or salting, is an age-old method of preserving food.

    – A quantity of salt equivalent to 15% of the weight of the food to be preserved is taken.

    – The salt is applied directly to the product’s surface: dry salting.

This technique dehydrates the food and prevents bacteria from developing. Today, the refrigerator makes our lives easier. But salt can still help us to:

    – Prevent fruit slices from turning black: if you don’t have a lemon on hand, mix a teaspoon with 1/2 L of water and dip your cut fruit in it.

    – Keep hard-boiled eggs intact when cooking: salt lowers the boiling temperature of the water and prevents the shells from cracking.

2. Natural cleaner

Leave the chemical and toxic products in the supermarket aisles. You won’t have to worry about your baby putting everything in his mouth, and the planet will thank you! Salt is an effective cleaning agent for:

    – Basketry, which doesn’t keep its shine for long. To remove stains and signs of age, you can rub them with warm salt water.

    – Brass and copper objects, which often show some blackness. It will help if you clean them in hot water with white vinegar. After a few moments, the stains will disappear if rubbed with a cloth containing hot, salted water. 

3. In your toiletry kit

Like lemon, salt is a whitening tip for your teeth:

    – Choose good quality sea salt in large or small grains.

    – Mix a tablespoon in a glass of warm water.

    – Soak your brush with toothpaste and brush your teeth 2 to 3 times a week like this.

Running out of cream and looking like a ladybug? Two solutions:

    – Take a dip if the beach isn’t far away!

    – Apply the warm salt water mixture described above to the pimples, as salt water relieves itching.

Good to know: you can also use fine sea salt as an ingredient in your homemade scrubs.

4. A dressing room ally

Just as it absorbs moisture from food to preserve it, salt traps moisture and odors. Place a handkerchief full of salt, closed by a rubber band, in the following:

    – Each of your shoes after a jog.

    – Your boots, ankle boots, and ballet flats are shoes worn with tights that smell quickly.

    – The bottom of your dressing room if its ventilation is not optimal. You will avoid musty smells in your clothes.

Also, rely on salt to fix the color of a fabric:

    – Take a quantity of salt equal to half the weight of the garment or fabric.

    – Mix with warm water in a basin.

    – Let soak for half a day.

If the color still leaks, start over.

5. Gardener’s ally

Garden gourmets don’t salt their plates. Against slugs and snails, salt is a natural and effective solution: surround the assailed beds with coarse salt.

Be careful to target the areas because salt has another interesting effect on the garden: it is a weed killer!

    – Place a good quantity of coarse salt on the weeds.

    – Leave it on for 2-3 days, and weeding becomes easy!

    

Good to know: you can also prepare 2 L of boiling water in which you dilute 500 g of coarse salt. Pour it on the invading plants and weeds.

Have you got some other tips about the use of salt? Remember to write down a few words in the comments below.