In the past, savvy housewives always kept potato starch in their kitchens to use it for more than just culinary purposes.
Nowadays, many have already forgotten about the tricks with this product, so we decided to remind you about the 3 most unusual ways to use starch in everyday life.
Decorations and devices
It turns out that starch can be used when there is a need to tidy up silver items.
It is enough to dissolve 2 teaspoons of starch in water and soak items made of this metal in it.
Clothes and furniture
Starch is also useful if you need to clean a leather coat, but you don’t want to go to the dry cleaner. The same quality is used when you need to wash grease off the upholstery of a leather sofa.
It is enough to sprinkle starch on the stain that bothers you, leave the dirty area like this for 20 minutes, and then wipe it off using a damp cloth.
Books and maps
Often such things suffer from excessive humidity in the room. In this case, books, fortune-telling cards or board game cards should be placed in a bag, sprinkled with starch and shaken well.
Remember, your movements must be gentle and careful so as not to damage the paper.
