Alternative Uses for Nail Polish

Home » Body and Soul » DIY Beauty » Alternative Uses for Nail...

Alternative Uses for Nail Polish I have a whole drawer full of nail polish in every colour and style, some of it is very very old - but being the...

I have a whole drawer full of nail polish in every colour and style, some of it is very very old – but being the tight wad that I am, I’m always reluctant to throw it out. I decided to Google ‘Alternative Uses for Nail Polish’ and I was quite shocked at what I can use it for – here are some of the more practical uses.

1. It will prevent rusty toilet seat screws!

Grab a bottle of old clear nail polish and gently brush the screws over so they are coated. They will keep them dry and hence they won’t rust!

2. Prevent Ladders in Pantihose

I have been doing this since I started wearing pantihose back at my first job! Pantyhose can be expensive, so if you see a run, dab a little clear polish on the bottom of the run and it will stop it in its tracks. Hairspray also works a treat for this!

3. Use Nail Polish to Kill Warts

Now I have never tried this, but apparently if you cover the entire wart (but not skin) with nail polish – it will suffocate it. Of course this takes time so you will need to keep applying. If anyone tries this – let us know how you go!

4. Fix a Broken Nail

Now this one sounds really nifty!! Grab an unused tea bag – open it up and get rid of the tea (or use it with a strainer – this is a frugal site!!). Cut a tiny amount of the teabag out – enough to cover the broken part of the nail and lay it flat on the break. Then choose the nail polish of your choice (coloured is good for this) and paint right over the top!

5. Stop Fabric Fraying

You can paint some nail polish on the edges of most fabrics to prevent fraying (perfect for hair ribbons!)

If you have any more great alternative ideas for the use of nail polish – let us know and we will add them here!

Jody Allen

Publish Date: 19.09.2012 | Time: 11:47 pm

Caprese Salad Bite...

Caprese Salad Bites Salad on a stick! Caprese Salad Bites are really easy and are a great finger food idea for your n...

Please fill the below form.

What do You Love A...

What Do You Love About SAHM? Back in early 2011, Jody Allen created Stay at Home Mum to help families learn how they...

Discuss This!

POST “AS GUEST”

Submit comment for the above post. Enter your comment and press post to submit. Your comment will be manually approved so will not appear instantly.

Cancel reply

REVIEWS

Gab

Publish Date: 01.02.2013 | Time: 8:24 am

Clear nail polish for small chips on the windscreen to help prevent them growing larger
Hannah

Publish Date: 09.01.2013 | Time: 12:06 pm

Put clear nail polish on belt buckle, or anything metal and it will help if you are having an allergic reaction to it! I'm allergic to the metal on belts and the button on jeans (that touches my skin) so I put a coat of clear nail polish on it and I no longer have reactions!
warwickeletty

Publish Date: 16.11.2012 | Time: 8:57 am

Nail polish on the bottom of hair spray cans or similar will stop the rust and therefore the rust rings on your vanity
Katrina Clark

Publish Date: 27.10.2012 | Time: 3:41 pm

Clear nail polish is also great on anything with the diamantes on them such as key rings, watches wallets etc. it stops them from falling out and protects them. i put about 3 coats on. Ive had a K key ring for 4 years used every day and have not lost one diamante =)
Natalie

Publish Date: 14.10.2012 | Time: 2:37 am

Also for little chips in duco paint - helmets, vehicles etc.
Andrea Frankish

Publish Date: 02.10.2012 | Time: 8:12 am

I have used nail polish to is disguise chips in floor tiles, it works great, is hard wearing and doesn't wash off, perfect solution. :)
Shaylee64

Publish Date: 21.09.2012 | Time: 9:32 am

I have tried the nail polish on warts and if you do it daily it does work eventually. I was using it on my daughter and for obvious reasons chose clear...one day she asked me would it be ok if she had pink nail polish that day. I had to laugh, she had quite a few warts so would have had pink spots everywhere. She was obviously not thinking ahead....hahaha

Filter by state - All States ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA

Filter by state -