If you ever need to curl your hair and all you have is a straightening iron, there’s no need to fret, simply grab some aluminum foil. Divide your hair into half-inch strands, roll upward from the ends, and wrap the curl with some aluminum foil.
Clamp the foil with a hot straightening iron for just a few seconds, remove the foil, and watch your newly designed locks emerge from their cocoon.
Keep Your Frozen Food Tasting Great
It's always a bummer to freeze a delicious meal only to take it out a few days later with all of the taste gone. All you're left with is a memory of what was once a very tasty dish and not much else. Luckily, using aluminum foil, you can actually preserve both the state and the taste of your food much better.
The cool thing about aluminum foil is that it traps the particles inside it, so next time you want to freeze your leftover food, simply wrap it tightly in aluminum foil and the great taste and smell will stay with your meal. This way, when you heat it up you'll be enjoying a meal almost exactly as tasty as it was when it was first made.
Keep Your Fireplace Clean
One of the most annoying things about owning a fireplace is the sheer abundance of dust, soot, and ash that accumulate fairly fast, especially if you use it often. It's not an easy job to clean these all up, and they have a tendency of turning everything in the house black when you do.
You can solve this problem by placing a double layer of aluminum foil under the fire next time you're going to use the fireplace. The foil will gather all the dust and ash into one easy pick-up pile. Once you're done with the fire, give it a few hours to cool off, gently check that it's now at room temperature, and just fold the aluminum-containing all the leftovers into a ball that goes straight into the trash.
Create a Makeshift Spoon
Sometimes we find ourselves without a proper spoon, like when we buy a snack such as some yogurt or even a little meal to eat, only to realize we forgot to also get cutlery.
In this case, you can turn aluminum foil from your yogurt lid into a makeshift spoon by folding it to the right shape.
Make Planters
Aluminum also comes in the form of soda cans, which you can repurpose into a little garden.
All you need to do is wash out a can, cut off the top, and fill it with soil. Small plants like succulents will thrive best in the small aluminum planters, but you can also try growing herbs like mint or parsley.