Hairspray is not very popular these days because of the number of alternatives on the market, but your grandma (or somebody else's) probably has some that you could borrow to try out these tips.
Pictures that the kids have drawn with hairspray. It will preserve them and stop them from fading.
Use hairspray to remove ink marks from hard surfaces. Just spray and wipe.
Ink stains on fabrics can be removed by spraying with hairspray before washing
Ladders in stockings or tights can be stopped by spraying with hairspray
Spraying newspaper with hairspray gives it a sheen and makes excellent wrapping paper
Hairspray will preserve leaves in a flower display and help to keep the colour in autumn leaves
Artwork done in chalks can be stabilised with hairspray. Spray over and the chalk won't come off.
After polishing metal like brass and copper, spray with hairspray as it will keep it shiny for longer
Hair spray will remove some kinds of dried on glue
If you have a zipper that keeps coming down spray it with hairspray containing lacquer and it will stay up
Spray hairspray onto a tissue and use to pick pet hairs off of soft furnishings. They will stick to the tissue.
Hairspray is a good emergency insect spray and will kill most flying insects
Spray recipe cards used in the kitchen with hairspray. It will help to keep them clean.
Straighten out ruffled curtains. Hold curtain in folds and spray with hairspray to keep them there. This works best with thin fabrics.
Hairspray will also remove lipstick. Spray and leave for few minutes and then wipe away.
Polish shoes and add a coating of hairspray and they will stay shiny longer
Caution: Hairspray can be inflammable, depending on the brand, so keep the spray away from fires, candles, etc. Do not inhale the spray while you are using it.
Great tips. I would like to try it with the chalk drawing in summer..Thank you..
#3 by Judy Sheldon, Feb 24, 2008
Thanks, Louie, I learned a few new ones.
#4 by Lucy Lockett, Feb 24, 2008
Many new thoughts here!
#5 by Anne Lyken-Garner, Feb 25, 2008
Fine and useful tips. I hadn't heard of most of these before.
#6 by Darlene McFarlane, Feb 25, 2008
Great Information! I would have never known about hair spray keeping a zipper in place. I have a wayward zipper on my favorite pair of jeans and I will try it out. Number 5 is another good one.
The kids and I gathered bulrushes one year and sprayed them with hair spray to keep them from going to seed.
#7 by lanne, Feb 26, 2008
Thanks for the tips.
#8 by Rebecca Anne Grant, Feb 27, 2008
I really liked this article! I sure do use a lot of hairspray myself. On my hair that is. I didn't know that it could be so handy around the house. My husband would have a fit if I started buying even more of it though, even if to use it for things around the house. I do a lot of drawing so maybe I'll try it out on one of my drawings to keep it from smearing. That fixative you buy for drawings is higher than hairspray so my husband can't complain there. It might save us money. Thanks for the idea!
