Household Tips Featuring Watkins Products

• Spread some ground cinnamon where you think the ants are coming in to the house.
• Use half vanilla (has to be pure vanilla) and half water and for a mosquito and tick repellent.
• Sprinkle ground cayenne pepper around the garage (inside & out), and especially near entry holes. Pests don't care for the smell of it.
• Mice hate the scent of peppermint extract. Simply sprinkle *pure* peppermint extract on the items in your garage you don't want the mice in or on.
• For a fresh smelling fridge,a cotton ball soaked in vanilla extract inside of it.
• Lemon extract will remove scuff marks from luggage.
• Place bay leaves in kitchen drawers and in flour and sugar sacks to keep crawling insects away.
• Add a few drops of vanilla extract (essence) to the paint when stirring or mixing. This will remove the unpleasant smell but won't affect your color.
• Flavoured mayonnaise may be made by adding crushed dried desired herbs.
• To remove smells from the microwave place a drop or two of vanilla extract on the turntable - remember to wipe it off before you next use the microwave.