Tipnut’s Hit List – September 2009 – Popular Tips

If you’re new to Tipnut or wish to revisit a few of the goodies, here is a list of popular tips from last month (based on page views) that you won’t want to miss. They’re in no particular order.

The next set has a thank you and introduction to a few bloggers that shared Tipnut with their readers, I think you’ll like them too.

Tipnut’s Popular Tips – September 2009

1. Color Enhancing Shampoos & Rinses: Natural Alternatives: Just mix one of these solutions with your favorite shampoo for an easy way to give your natural hair color a boost without harsh chemicals or dyes. If you no longer use shampoo (see Free Yourself From Shampoo: The No Shampoo Alternative), I have some highlights enhancing hair rinse recipes at the bottom as an alternative for you.
2. Homemade Sea Salt Scrub Recipes: Sea salt is rich in natural minerals and regularly exfoliating your skin with salt scrubs is a pampering treat that can renew and condition your skin. Making your own homemade scrubs couldn’t be easier and the supplies are very basic. Here are a handful of different recipes to try, feel free to adjust amounts and try different essential oils.
3. How To Make French Toast: Recipe & Tips: French toast is a favorite breakfast or brunch dish and it’s so easy to make. The breads you can use are endless (french bread, sourdough bread, Texas toast, etc.) and you can get as creative as you like with toppings. Here is a basic recipe for french toast along with some cooking tips and topping ideas.
4. 12 Simple Sore Throat Remedies: Here are a dozen home remedies to help soothe and get rid of sore throats, these are simple to whip up and treat yourself with–nothing too fancy for ingredients and you likely have many of these items in stock at home.
5. How To Remove Stains From Marble & Granite: Marble and granite countertops are gorgeous but they are porous and will soak in liquids that can leave stains (even sitting water can cause stains!). Here are some poultice recipes & stain removers that can help remove those. Many types of liquids and sauces can stain the stone including fruit juices, wine, coffee, tea, water, vinegar, vegetable and olive oils, ketchup, bbq sauce, grease splatters–etc., it’s important to wipe up spills as they happen.
6. How To Dry Bananas (Banana Chips): Just like dried apples are tasty in homemade granola, so are dried banana chips. They’re also an excellent (and healthy) snack all on their own. Here’s an easy way to make them using your oven.
7. 20 Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes: The list includes basic recipes as well as some interesting ingredient additions and a few healthier versions too. Bake ‘em, freeze ‘em, enjoy!
8. Homemade Baby Gift Ideas: 15 free projects and tutorials.
9. 10 Cough Remedies & Treatments: As annoying as coughs are, it’s actually best to let your body take care of itself and do what it needs to do (cough). But when your throat is raw, or you’re trying to sleep, sit in meetings or handle business calls all day–persistent coughing is irritating and you want relief. Here is a collection of a ten easy remedies and home treatments for getting rid of coughs, most are simple to manage with many ingredients found readily in your pantry.
10. Get Rid Of Flies: Traps & Tips: From the first warm weather, every homeowner takes up arms against this most persistent form of pest life. Since houseflies do not bite, many people merely worry about them from the point of view of annoyance. However, it’s important to remember that they are also great disease carriers.

Thank You! Blogger Appreciation

Each month I randomly select three different blogs to thank for sharing Tipnut with their readers, I truly appreciate everyone who’s done so! Here are three bloggers who mentioned Tipnut in September, thanks a bunch!

• Curly Comedy
• One Single Minute
• Daze Of Laur

If you’d like to see what was popular each month, here’s the section that you can browse through: Tipnut’s Monthly Hits (this section was started about a year after Tipnut launched). For the hottest of the hot, you’ll find them here: Tipnut’s Most Popular.

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• Tipnut’s Hit List – May 2009 – Popular Tips
• Tipnut’s Hit List – June 2009 – Popular Tips
• Tipnut’s Hit List – July 2009 – Popular Tips