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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

How I Removed Cherry Angiomas At Home

Over the years, I noticed more and more red dots appearing on my skin. They are called cherry angiomas. I recently removed them with the help of my husband. I noticed a drastic increase in cherry angiomas during and after my pregnancy. Let me clearly disclose that my husband and I have no medical training and you should seek the advice of your doctor for your own cherry angiomas.

I wanted a natural way to remove cherry angiomas. I was not patient enough to use the cider vinegar technique that I read takes weeks. The way that we removed them was by heating up a needle with a lighter for approximately 10 seconds, lightly touched each cherry angioma until it seemed to disappear, and wiped it with alcohol. 
 
We started with smaller ones and then worked our way to larger ones.  Here are some examples.

You'll notice the red dot on the left side of the photo.
My husband heated up the needle and touched it for a few seconds. Woot! It disappeared! This was an easy one, but they weren't all so easy.
The next one was larger and on the under side of my upper arm. You'll notice that this red dot is much larger and has a weird shape.
Within a few seconds, the red dot disappeared. 
 These three red dots were on the side of my torso.
These were the largest ones and my husband held the hot needle on them longer. These hurt much worse and swelled up.
I had swelling a few minutes later that felt really uncomfortable.
The swelling eventually subsided. They scabbed over. I'll come back and update this post with more photos soon after these heal completely and let you know how things turned out.

Finally, here is a quick video snippet:
Again, I have no medical training, so consult a doctor before you use a hot needle on yourself!


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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

DIY Ant Killer (using 20 Mule Team Borax)

DIY Ant Killer using 20 Mule Team Borax
The 20 Mule Team Borax has a lot of uses in our house. Most people know it as a laundry booster or as an ingredient for cleaning, but another use that is great is as a DIY ant killer. 

20 Mule Team Borax is 100% natural mineral from the earth. They remove it from the ground and then wash, dry, and box it for consumers. You may know Borax as sodium tetraborate and that it is a naturally occurring substances that is produced by the perpetual evaporation of seasonal lakes.  The 20 Mule Team Borax is particularly nice because nothing is added. There are no phosphates, chlorine, or random chemicals. I love that this brand sticks to simple and natural.

Using Borax for ant killer may be common knowledge or a surprise to you. I notice that when I tell people, they either say that they already do this or they are surprised to find a nice way to make a DIY ant killer. Let me show you how easy it is and share photos.

Here is what you need:
  • 1/2 cup of sugar Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons of 20 Mule Team Borax
  • 1.5 cups of warm Water
  • Cotton pads (as many as you want to put around the house for the ants)
 The photo below shows the ratio of sugar and 20 Mule Team Borax.  Measure these out and then mix them together.

Add 1.5 cups of warm water to dissolve the 20 Mule Team Borax and Sugar.  We put our mixture in a container and store the sealed container in our laundry room for when we need more.

 

Soak the cotton pads in the mixture and put them where you need them.  


The supplies are easy to find at local stores, but Amazon also carries them. Here are my Amazon Affiliate links.

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