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Uses For Hairdryers
By Vicki Lansky
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 - Keep a second hair dryer in the kitchen. On "cool," it can dry salad greens, on "warm" it sets the icing on cakes, on "hot" it defrosts a stack of chops or softens ice cream for easy scooping.
- If hard water spots your glasses dry them with a cloth, then blow dry to remove wet spots and lint.
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- If you've left a freshly-baked cake for too long in a wax paper-lined pan, run your hair dryer over the bottom of the pan, and then carefully invert it. The cake will drop out.
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- To remove old contact paper from kitchen shelves use a hair dryer set on warm. Work on one section at a time and gently pull at the edges.
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- Dry panty hose by hanging them on the shower rod and blowing them dry.
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- Quickly and safely remove candle wax by blowing warm air slightly above the drips. The heat softens the wax, which can then be wiped away with a paper towel, leaving no scratches.
- Speed up the defrosting process of your freezer by using your hair dryer. Never lay the dryer down inside the freezer, it's an electrical hazard.
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- Defrost frozen pipes with a hair dryer.
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- Use a hair dryer to quickly dry steam off a bathroom mirror.
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- Use a hair dryer to blow dust from intricately carved wood work, delicate art work and artificial flowers—or even from behind a radiator.
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- Remove crayon marks from wallpaper by using the hair dryer on it, set on "hot," until the wax heats up. The crayon will wipe off easily with a damp cloth and a small amount of oil soap cleanser.
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- When a hot compress is needed, wet a hand towel in hot water and put it on the injury. Turn on the hair dryer to keep the compress hot; keep it moist with a spray bottle.
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- Make bandage removal easy by blowing hot air on the tape for a few seconds to soften the adhesive.
- Clear up diaper rash by drying the baby's bottom with a hair dryer set at "warm" and held at least 6 inches from the skin.
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- To remove a bumper sticker, use a hair dryer on it for a few minutes, then peel off.
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- Use a hair dryer to blow powder into an itchy cast, or to dry stitches or sutures.
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- If you find you've missed a few wrinkles in ironing a garment, lightly dampen the area with a washcloth, and then blow dry with your hair dryer.
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- To remove wrinkles from such plastic articles as tablecloths, shower curtains or shelf paper, use your hair dryer.
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- Dry wet boots with a hair dryer.
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- Use a hair dryer on the "hot" setting to shrink wrap a plastic bag around an object.
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- When windows freeze shut, use a hair dryer to thaw them open.
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- Loosen a too-tight screw by warming it with your hair dryer.
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- Before you call the car-starting service on a cold morning, try blowing hot air from a hair dryer onto the carburetor. You can also thaw out a frozen car door lock with your hair dryer.
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- Open windows in summer cause screens and sills to collect fuzz and pollen. For a quick cleanup, blow the debris back outside with your blow dryer.
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- Blow-dry your salt and pepper shakers after washing to keep the condiments from lumping.
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- To release a snapshot stuck in a magnetic photo album, aim a blast of warm air underneath the page.
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