Household Tips: 15 Unusual Uses for Shaving Cream (WWII Series)

I was organizing my storage shelves the other day and realized that I had over 10 cans of shaving cream. No I’m not a hoarder, I’m a bargain shopper. I can’t resist a sale, especially if I can buy them for just pennies a can. Usually I don’t have this many, but somehow my shelves got disheveled and I just kept buying more, I’m blaming the kids for the messy shelves, they haven’t really caught on to organization yet. All of these cans made me think, hmmm, I wonder if my grandmother had any WWII frugal living tips for using shaving cream. So, I sent out THE email to my family and a few close friends and they started blowing up my inbox with some really great uses.

Isn’t this a great vintage picture from the 1940’s?

Now, before I share with you all of these brilliant uses for shaving cream, I must warn you, if you use the gel kind you are going to have a real mess on your hands. These tips are intended to save you a little money and make your life a little easier. This series is to help you BUST the FLUSTER, not create it, so be sure that the can you are using says CREAM, like the Barbasol one does.

Cleaning

1. Carpet – to remove stains, spray the area with shaving cream
   and wipe with a damp sponge. Let it dry overnight and vacuum.
2. Chrome – to shine, wipe it down with shaving cream and remove with a
   damp cloth.
3. Eyeglasses – to keep from fogging up, apply shaving cream to
   the lenses and wipe clean with a soft
   cloth.
4. Finger Nails – to clean, work some shaving cream all over the nails and
   clean with a nail file.
5. Hands – to clean, spray some shaving cream on your hands, rub them together
   and wipe with a towel.
6. Hands – to remove grease, spray a generous amount of shaving cream on your hands, rub them together and wipe with a towel.
7. Jewelry – to clean, scrub the jewelry with shaving cream and
   an old toothbrush.
8. Mirrors – to clean, spray the mirror with shaving cream and
   wipe with a clean dry cloth.
9. Mirrors – to keep from fogging, wipe the mirror with shaving
   cream and wipe it off with a dry cloth before showering.
10. Oven – to clean, spray the oven with shaving cream and scrub
    with a scouring pad. Rinse with clean water.
11. Paint – to remove from hands, spray some shaving cream on hands,
    rub it in real good and then rinse with soap and water.
12. Shower Doors – to clean, spray the doors with shaving cream
    and wipe with a clean, dry cloth.
13. Stains – to remove, work shaving cream into the stain then with a
    clean, damp rag. Let it dry and launder according to directions.
14. Windshields – to keep from fogging, apply shaving cream to
    the windshield using a damp cloth. Buff with a dry, soft cloth.

1. Hinge – to stop squeaking, apply shaving cream to the hinge.
2. Baseball Mitt – to break it in, fill the inside of the mitt with shaving cream. Insert a baseball and rubber band it
   together. Let it sit for several hours.