If you think potatoes are just good for eating, you couldn’t be more wrong! Indeed, they have many applications other than as a food source. Here are some of the more interesting ones...
Facial cleanses: cooking water from potatoes has beneficial, anti-ageing effects and may be used for cleansing the skin of the face.
Headache remedy: potatoes are slow to absorb heat. In case of headache, it helps to place raw potato slices on your forehead, temples and eyes for about 30 minutes.
Treatment for skin impurities: scrubbing or placing a raw potato onto blackheads and small blemishes can reduce or even eliminate these impurities. Just wait a few minutes so that the potato juice is able to penetrate the epidermis.
Eliminating glue stains: to eliminate glue stains from your hands, try rubbing a raw potato onto the stain before rinsing your hands as usual.
Rust removal: potato juice facilitates rust removal: use a thin slice of raw potato to scrub your rusty tools and it will be easier to remove the rust.
Fertiliser for plant cuttings: potatoes supply nourishment to the rooted plant. Simply make a hole in the tuber, insert the stem and cover with soil.