8 Household Issues that Can Be Solved with Chalk

Remove stains from clothes.

Fats from foods like bacon, fries, pizza, and hamburgers, when they fall on your clothes, are difficult to remove. However, chalk can help you with this task. Instead of manually brushing the stain several times and putting the laundry in the washing machine, try rubbing it with a piece of chalk and wait 10 minutes. This will greatly soften the stain.

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Avoid mold in the wardrobes and say goodbye to bad odors.

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Because it is extremely porous, chalk can absorb mold and bad smells. Take some chalk and put it in your wardrobe, or anywhere else that gets moldy in your home, and say goodbye to all your problems.

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Protect your home from ants

Ants are very afraid of chalk, and if you have a problem with ants in your home, you can save repellents by drawing lines with chalk. Draw chalk lines on your door, windows, and anywhere else you think ants might appear, and they’ll soon be gone.

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Keep your clothes clean and without getting soiled.

Clothes tend to get grimy over time, even if they are always thoroughly washed. The solution is to scrub them with chalk before washing. Chalk helps to keep white clothes shiny and eliminate unwanted yellow. The same can be applied to clean the dirt that accumulates around the shirt collars easily. If the stains are nasty around the collar, rub a little chalk, let it take effect for 10 minutes, and then wash.

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Keep your utensils shiny and prevent your jewelry from darkening.

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Silver spoons and utensils tend to lose their luster over time. To avoid this, put a little chalk in the same drawer where you keep the cutlery. You can use chalk to prevent your jewelry from darkening too. Keep a piece of chalk in your jewelry box, and this will prevent browning.

Prevent your tools from getting rusty

Keep a few chalk pieces in your toolbox and let them absorb all the moisture in the air. When you are using a screwdriver, take chalk and rub it on the tip of the tool. This will help you unscrew or screw faster and prevent the screwdriver from slipping.

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Quickly correct stains on walls

Instead of repainting your walls, take chalk that matches your walls’ color and rub it on the stains. You can also apply chalk to small cracks and scratches on the wall and make them disappear.

Also read: How to Use Accessories to Transform Basic Looks

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Keep your nails healthy and clean

Chalk can be used to clean nails. It makes nails look shiny and radiant.

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