You may think that ordinary white sugar can only be used in your baking pursuits, but the truth is that its uses can extend far beyond the kitchen. Take a look at some creative and useful ideas from Gomestic:

1. Make Cut Flowers Last Longer: add a tbsp of sugar to a liter of water in a flower vase. The sugar will nourish the stems and keep flowers fresh for a longer period of time. (Also, extra tip: if you add in a tbsp of vinegar, you’ll avoid having mold and bacteria grow and cause bad smells in the water.)
2. Hand Cleaners: try rubbing your hands with sugar to clean them if they’re especially oily or greasy.
3. Soothe a Burnt Tongue: when you burn your tongue with a hot food or drink, try sprinkling sugar on it to make the pain subside.
4. Kill Roaches: mix together equal parts of baking powder and sugar and place in a dark corner. The sugar will attract roaches and the baking powder will kill them.
5. Keep Biscuits Fresh: put a few lumps of sugar at the bottom of your biscuit tin to absorb moisture and keep biscuits fresh.

For more creative uses for sugar, head over to Gomestic’s 10 Extraordinary Uses for Sugar.