10 Surprising ways you can make use of your hair dryer

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Hair dryer tricks to save time
Flick through the gallery to discover 10 surprising uses of the hair dryer that you would never have thought of!
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#1: Drying your nail polish
Pressed for time? Don’t have the patience to wait for your varnish to dry? Grab your hair dryer and power it up — you’ll dry your wet nail polish in no time. Be careful, however, not to place the tip of the dryer too close to your nails in order to avoid the formation of air bubbles.
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#2: “Ironing” your clothes
Has your boss called for an urgent meeting this morning, but you have no ironed shirts on hand? No worries, breathe easy! Hang your garment on a hanger, spritz it with some water, and blow dry it in an up-and-down motion. Extra tip: When doing chores, use a hair dryer to quickly dry a wet cloth after cleaning.
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#3: Boosting the effectiveness of an eyelash curler
To increase the effectiveness of an eyelash curler, just use a bit of heat on the curler before applying it to your lashes. Caution: Never apply a burning accessory on your lashes as this might damage your delicate hairs.
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#4: Removing moisture stains
Cups and glasses that are wet (with condensation, etc) have the unfortunate tendency to leave unsightly white rings on wooden furniture (traces of moisture). To make them disappear, it is just a matter of using your hair dryer to dry up the moisture caught in the material.
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#5: Peeling off labels
Labels can remain stuck, especially when glued to glass or porcelain. To remove them without leaving any pieces of paper behind, use a hair dryer. Under heat, the adhesive label will be removed much more easily. This tip also works to reopen an already-closed envelop or remove a plaster from the skin without it being too painful.
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#6: Inflating a mattress or pool float
Got an inflatable pool float, or an inflatable mattress? If you don’t own an air pump, and don’t feel like wasting your own breath, try a hair dryer! Insert a funnel-like object into the valve of the object to be inflated and hold the dryer up to the entrance so that air is drawn in.
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#7: Defrosting your freezer
Need to quickly defrost your freezer? Activate your hair dryer at maximum power and run it over the ice blocks of your appliance!
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#8: Removing wax from fabric
Spilt some hot wax onto your carpet or bedsheets after lighting a candle? Do not panic. To remove it without causing damage, place a few handkerchiefs or sheets of paper towels on the wax and place your dryer (on high heat) just above the problem area. The wax will transfer to the absorbent paper, you will only have to use a vacuum cleaner to remove the surplus.
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#9: Perfecting the icing on your cake
Yes, yes, you read right! Even in the kitchen, a hair dryer will prove useful! To perfect and (re)glaze a cake (or cupcakes) that you have chilled in your refrigerator, pass a low-power blow dryer over the entire cake to soften the glaze and make it ooey-gooey once more!
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#10: Defogging mirrors
After a hot shower, mirrors in your bathroom will often be fogged up. No time to wait for them to dry up for your makeup application? Accelerate the process by blowing your hair dryer across the surface!

When using a hair dryer, there is no doubt that majority of the time you spend would be in front of a mirror or in the depths of your bathroom. Well, did you know that the handy hair dryer can be used for more than just its primary function of drying hair? Imagine, an awesome tool that blows air – hot or cold – at the click of a button! Of course you should be using it for more than just impeccable styling and blow drying! From defrosting your freezer to removing creases from your shirt without an iron, the usefulness of your hair dryer will surprise you!

Head up to the gallery to check out 10 cool and convenient hacks you can use when you have a simple hair dryer on hand!

Laura Gabrieli

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