Sand. It's heavenly between your toes, but what about when you find it everywhere, from your clothes to your car to your hair? Here's a simple primer to keep the sand where you want it and nowhere you don't!
Skin: Sand stuck on dry skin will slide right off with a little sprinkle of baby powder and gentle rub. Keep a travel size bottle of baby powder in your beach bag.
Hair: Baby powder will also dislodge sticky sand from dry hair and scalps. Sprinkle a little at the roots, then tilt your head upside down and tussle hair at the root to release sand. For straight hair, use a fine-toothed comb. Then later, opt for a sudsy bath instead of a shower. Soak hair in the water and work hair at the roots with your fingertips. Sand is heavier than hair, so it will release and fall to the bottom of the tub.
Clothing: Tossing sandy clothes into the washing machine will only lodge them further into the fibers. Lay clothes flat in the sun to dry. When fully dried, give them a gentle tug to loosen the fibers, then shake out the sand. Once the sand has been released, you can put them through a wash cycle.
Swimsuits: The fine fibers of swimsuits are a perfect trap for sand. Turn suit inside out and allow to dry completely. Tug gently at suit and shake out trapped sand. Next, soak swimsuit in a sink full of warm water for about 10 minutes. Add a tablespoon or two of delicate laundry soap (such as Woolite) and hand wash. Rinse with warm water and wring out extra water with your hands before laying suit out to dry on a large towel.
Cars: If simple vacuuming doesn't seem to do the trick for your car upholstery and carpeting, try brushing it first with a pet hair brush. This will release the sand from deep in the fibers and make it easier to vacuum. Repeat the cycle several times if necessary.
Your Child's Eyes: The most important thing is to keep your child from rubbing or scratching her eyes, since the sand could scratch the cornea and cause infection. Take a fresh bottle of water (preferably at room temperature and not ice cold) and have the child tip her head back while you pour a gentle stream into the corner of the eye to flush the sand out.
There's only one thing left to do: get out there and get sandy in order to try these techniques!
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How To Get Sand Out of Everything
Sand. It's heavenly between your toes, but what about when you find it everywhere, from your clothes to your car to your hair? Here's a simple primer to keep the sand where you want it and nowhere you don't!
Skin: Sand stuck on dry skin will slide right off with a little sprinkle of baby powder and gentle rub. Keep a travel size bottle of baby powder in your beach bag.
Hair: Baby powder will also dislodge sticky sand from dry hair and scalps. Sprinkle a little at the roots, then tilt your head upside down and tussle hair at the root to release sand. For straight hair, use a fine-toothed comb. Then later, opt for a sudsy bath instead of a shower. Soak hair in the water and work hair at the roots with your fingertips. Sand is heavier than hair, so it will release and fall to the bottom of the tub.
Clothing: Tossing sandy clothes into the washing machine will only lodge them further into the fibers. Lay clothes flat in the sun to dry. When fully dried, give them a gentle tug to loosen the fibers, then shake out the sand. Once the sand has been released, you can put them through a wash cycle.
Swimsuits: The fine fibers of swimsuits are a perfect trap for sand. Turn suit inside out and allow to dry completely. Tug gently at suit and shake out trapped sand. Next, soak swimsuit in a sink full of warm water for about 10 minutes. Add a tablespoon or two of delicate laundry soap (such as Woolite) and hand wash. Rinse with warm water and wring out extra water with your hands before laying suit out to dry on a large towel.
Cars: If simple vacuuming doesn't seem to do the trick for your car upholstery and carpeting, try brushing it first with a pet hair brush. This will release the sand from deep in the fibers and make it easier to vacuum. Repeat the cycle several times if necessary.
Your Child's Eyes: The most important thing is to keep your child from rubbing or scratching her eyes, since the sand could scratch the cornea and cause infection. Take a fresh bottle of water (preferably at room temperature and not ice cold) and have the child tip her head back while you pour a gentle stream into the corner of the eye to flush the sand out.
There's only one thing left to do: get out there and get sandy in order to try these techniques!
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