When you think of vanilla, no doubt you conjure up thoughts of creamy buttercream frosting, freshly baked cookies, wobbly panna cotta, velvety ice-cream and pillow-soft sponge cakes.
You may even drool over the thought of a tangy vanilla vinaigrette, plump ravioli with an elegant champagne vanilla sauce or scorched coconut vanilla prawns.make an ordinary dish heavenly. Nothing new there. Bakers and chefs have used vanilla for decades to pack a powerful flavour punch.
Soak a cotton ball or sponge in pure vanilla extract and either leave it in the appliance or wipe down surfaces with it. Put a drop or two of extract on a lightbulb and leave the lights on to fill up the room with the sweet fragrance of vanilla. Add a tablespoon of vanilla extract to the can of paint when you open it. Soak your hands in a bowl of water with vanilla extract to not only remove a smell but also soothe dry and chapped skin.
Vanilla extract is effective as a natural insect repellent. Simply add 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract to 1 cup of water. Give it a stir and wipe any exposed skin with the vanilla solution. Just to be sure no one’s allergic to the vanilla solution, put a drop of extract on everyone’s skin and check it doesn’t cause any irritation.
The antioxidant properties of vanilla also protect your skin from damage that’s caused by harsh environmental pollutants and toxins. Prepare a healing scrub to revive dull skin and help heal blemishes and scarring. Add the seeds on one pod to 3 tablespoons of brown sugar and add 2 drops of vanilla extract to freshly squeezed lemon juice. Mix well and apply to your face or trouble skin spots. Clean off with cold water.Vanilla contains essential oils that help promote hair growth.
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