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your home remedies:

My mother always put black drawing salve [an ointment used to "draw out" infections] on any splinters I had as a child. It would draw out a splinter of any depth in a day or two. [Find it at herbalremedies.com or mothernature.com.]

--Debra, 51, Ebensburg, PA

Baby wipes are great for removing stains. I got chocolate out of my son's stuffed animal a few days after I made the stain. The wipes also removed tomato sauce from carpeting.

--Samantha, 22, Manitowoc, WI

Eliminate bug-bite itch and swelling by putting a dab of Listerine mouthwash on the bite. In a matter of minutes, you have relief.

--J.P.M., 59, Chantilly, VA

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