Ice cubes are often used to cool the drinks. But there are plenty of alternative uses of ice cubes. You can certainly use those frozen ice cubes in many different ways.
Just go through the article given below to check out some creative and interesting ways to use ice cubes. Even some of them will really surprise you.
After going through these points, you’ll realize that these chilled ice cubes indeed have a host of useful applications beyond just cooling the drinks.
1. Makeup Rescue
Method:
Take 1 or 2 ice cubes, wrap them in a soft cloth or tissue, and rub them on your face.
Caution:
Never use more than two cubes for rubbing ice cubes on the face, as too much use of ice cubes may lead to some severe skin problems.
Never apply ice cubes directly on the skin, since doing so will break the delicate capillary present under the skin.
Benefits:
It improves the blood circulation.
Your face will get a healthy glow.
Prevent problems like premature aging and wrinkles too.
Instantly give you a dewy and fresh look.
Best when you are in hurry and don’t have enough time for makeup.
2. Rest Your Eyes
Method:
Grab some ice cubes and drape them in a soft cloth then gently rub it over your eyes.
Caution:
Keep in mind that you should never press the ice cubes on the eyes.
Make sure to pat the skin dry, using a towel after removing the ice cubes.
Benefits:
Doing so will not only help soothe your stress.
Remove puffiness from eyes.
You’ll feel quite relaxed, refreshed, and energized.
Get rid of tiredness.
For Best Results:
Repeat this remedy twice a day.
3. Get Rid Of Tan
Method:
Apply some ice cubes on the affected area or the skin parts which are exposed to sun.
Benefits:
Get rid of tan.
Whiten the skin.
To prevent and smooth sunburn.
For Best Results:
Make a habit of gently rubbing your face with ice cubes as soon as you come from the hot sun.
4. Chewing Gum Remover
Method:
Take an ice cube, rub it over the chewing gum and then leave it there for around 1 minute. This will harden the chewing gum, after which you can easily scrape it off using the edge of a spoon.
Benefits:
Easily remove the chewing gum stuck on an item or clothes or hair.
Don't cause much damage to the surface.
5. Painless Plucking
Method:
Before you start to pluck, grab an ice cube, wrap it in a piece of cloth or paper towel then run it along the skin under your eye brows for a few moments. This will make that region temporarily numb, thus reducing the pain of plucking to a certain extent. You can even apply ice cubes over the area after plucking eyebrows.
Caution:
Make sure that you don’t hold the ice cube on to your skin for too long at one time as it might hurt you.
Benefits:
Painless plucking of eyebrows.
Prevent redness, swelling, and/or pain.
6. Prevent Blisters
Method:
If you have developed a blister or wound, then apply some ice cubes wrapped in a cloth on it.
You can also apply an ice pack directly on the affected area.
Benefits:
This will help relieve the pain and soreness associated with the blister.
It will help prevent further damages to the skin.
Ease swelling and irritation.
Good home remedy for bruises and muscle pain.
Caution:
You should never apply ice cubes directly onto a blister or a burn.
7. Take Care Of Acne
Method:
Simply rub an ice cube, wrapped in a soft cloth, on the affected area for a few minutes until the area goes numb. To reduce acne scars place an ice cube in a washed cloth and then rub it on to the affected skin for about ten to fifteen minutes on a daily basis.
Benefits:
Treat your acne amazingly.
Reduce the redness and inflammation.
Reduce acne scars.
Help in closing open pores.
Removes the acne marks gradually.
8. Aid For Muscle Strain
Method:
Place some ice cubes in a soft cloth and tie the cloth. Now, apply this cloth over the affected area and get the much-needed relief from the swelling and pain associated with strained muscle.
Benefit:
Treat muscle strain.
Reduce swelling and inflammation of muscles caused due to muscle strain.
Reduce pain.
9. Splinter Remover
Method:
Rub the area with an ice cube for a few minutes. Once the area becomes numb, use a sterilized needle or a pair of tweezers and smoothly dig out that splinter.
Benefits:
Remove stubborn splinter from your skin.
Less painful and effective.
10. Reheating Rice
Method:
Place an ice cube on top of the rice bowl before heating it. As the rice reheats, the ice cube will start melting & the water melted from the cube would add necessary moisture to the rice, thus preventing them from becoming dry.
Benefits:
Avoid rice to become dry and tasteless when reheated in a microwave oven.
Provide necessary moisture to rice
11. Wrinkle Remover
Method:
Place some ice cubes into a soft cloth and then gently rub it over your wrinkled shirt before you iron.
Benefits:
Handy tip when you are in hurry and you don’t have enough time to wash a wrinkled shirt.
Once you have finished ironing, the shirt will look perfectly smooth and fresh.
12. Ignite Passion
Method:
Grab an ice cube and gently allow it to slip across your partner’s body.
Benefits:
These frozen ice cubes can also enhance the pleasure of your exciting night in bed.
The cold sensation will certainly arouse their senses, eventually the hot sticky nights would turn into ‘icy’ fun.
Just go through the article given below to check out some creative and interesting ways to use ice cubes. Even some of them will really surprise you.
After going through these points, you’ll realize that these chilled ice cubes indeed have a host of useful applications beyond just cooling the drinks.
1. Makeup Rescue
Method:
Take 1 or 2 ice cubes, wrap them in a soft cloth or tissue, and rub them on your face.
Caution:
Never use more than two cubes for rubbing ice cubes on the face, as too much use of ice cubes may lead to some severe skin problems.
Never apply ice cubes directly on the skin, since doing so will break the delicate capillary present under the skin.
Benefits:
It improves the blood circulation.
Your face will get a healthy glow.
Prevent problems like premature aging and wrinkles too.
Instantly give you a dewy and fresh look.
Best when you are in hurry and don’t have enough time for makeup.
2. Rest Your Eyes
Method:
Grab some ice cubes and drape them in a soft cloth then gently rub it over your eyes.
Caution:
Keep in mind that you should never press the ice cubes on the eyes.
Make sure to pat the skin dry, using a towel after removing the ice cubes.
Benefits:
Doing so will not only help soothe your stress.
Remove puffiness from eyes.
You’ll feel quite relaxed, refreshed, and energized.
Get rid of tiredness.
For Best Results:
Repeat this remedy twice a day.
3. Get Rid Of Tan
Method:
Apply some ice cubes on the affected area or the skin parts which are exposed to sun.
Benefits:
Get rid of tan.
Whiten the skin.
To prevent and smooth sunburn.
For Best Results:
Make a habit of gently rubbing your face with ice cubes as soon as you come from the hot sun.
4. Chewing Gum Remover
Method:
Take an ice cube, rub it over the chewing gum and then leave it there for around 1 minute. This will harden the chewing gum, after which you can easily scrape it off using the edge of a spoon.
Benefits:
Easily remove the chewing gum stuck on an item or clothes or hair.
Don't cause much damage to the surface.
5. Painless Plucking
Method:
Before you start to pluck, grab an ice cube, wrap it in a piece of cloth or paper towel then run it along the skin under your eye brows for a few moments. This will make that region temporarily numb, thus reducing the pain of plucking to a certain extent. You can even apply ice cubes over the area after plucking eyebrows.
Caution:
Make sure that you don’t hold the ice cube on to your skin for too long at one time as it might hurt you.
Benefits:
Painless plucking of eyebrows.
Prevent redness, swelling, and/or pain.
6. Prevent Blisters
Method:
If you have developed a blister or wound, then apply some ice cubes wrapped in a cloth on it.
You can also apply an ice pack directly on the affected area.
Benefits:
This will help relieve the pain and soreness associated with the blister.
It will help prevent further damages to the skin.
Ease swelling and irritation.
Good home remedy for bruises and muscle pain.
Caution:
You should never apply ice cubes directly onto a blister or a burn.
7. Take Care Of Acne
Method:
Simply rub an ice cube, wrapped in a soft cloth, on the affected area for a few minutes until the area goes numb. To reduce acne scars place an ice cube in a washed cloth and then rub it on to the affected skin for about ten to fifteen minutes on a daily basis.
Benefits:
Treat your acne amazingly.
Reduce the redness and inflammation.
Reduce acne scars.
Help in closing open pores.
Removes the acne marks gradually.
8. Aid For Muscle Strain
Method:
Place some ice cubes in a soft cloth and tie the cloth. Now, apply this cloth over the affected area and get the much-needed relief from the swelling and pain associated with strained muscle.
Benefit:
Treat muscle strain.
Reduce swelling and inflammation of muscles caused due to muscle strain.
Reduce pain.
9. Splinter Remover
Method:
Rub the area with an ice cube for a few minutes. Once the area becomes numb, use a sterilized needle or a pair of tweezers and smoothly dig out that splinter.
Benefits:
Remove stubborn splinter from your skin.
Less painful and effective.
10. Reheating Rice
Method:
Place an ice cube on top of the rice bowl before heating it. As the rice reheats, the ice cube will start melting & the water melted from the cube would add necessary moisture to the rice, thus preventing them from becoming dry.
Benefits:
Avoid rice to become dry and tasteless when reheated in a microwave oven.
Provide necessary moisture to rice
11. Wrinkle Remover
Method:
Place some ice cubes into a soft cloth and then gently rub it over your wrinkled shirt before you iron.
Benefits:
Handy tip when you are in hurry and you don’t have enough time to wash a wrinkled shirt.
Once you have finished ironing, the shirt will look perfectly smooth and fresh.
12. Ignite Passion
Method:
Grab an ice cube and gently allow it to slip across your partner’s body.
Benefits:
These frozen ice cubes can also enhance the pleasure of your exciting night in bed.
The cold sensation will certainly arouse their senses, eventually the hot sticky nights would turn into ‘icy’ fun.
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