Plastic wrap is seen to only keep our beloved leftovers safe in the refrigerator. But there are actually several different ways plastic wrap can make your life a whole lot easier. It’s time to pull that plastic wrap out of the drawer and get wrapping! Here are 12 helpful tips where plastic wrap comes in handy!

1. Green Machine

This is for all of you salad addicts out there! It can be a bummer having your leafy greens wilt after only a couple of days. But if you wash your lettuce place it in a bowl with a damp paper towel over top all you need is a tight seel of plastic wrap on top of the bowl and you’ve prolonged your lettuces life.

2. Banana-Rama

Just like lettuce, bananas tend to overripe in the blink of an eye. An easy trick to keep those bananas ripe and ready is wrapping the stem in plastic wrap. It keeps them fresh longer so you can enjoy bananas all week long!

3. Paint Deflector

Painting the house can be daunting just thinking about all of the things you don’t want to accidentally get paint on. That’s where cling wrap comes in handy with wrapping chairs, sinks, and toilets. Wrap the things you don’t want paint on with cling wrap and it acts as a perfect jacket.

4. Speaking of Paint

Paint rollers can be a real pain when you have to leave them when they dry really fast and you can’t paint as effectively. But if you wrap your roller in cling wrap it’ll be kept fresh and ready to be picked up.

5. Get Artsy

You can add texture to any wall or canvas with the simple use of cling wrap. Otherwise known as frottaging, on wet paint you crumble the cling wrap on top, and when it dries just peel it off for a lovely textured painting.

6. Move-In Day

Moving is stressful while also trying not to damage your items going from one place to another. That’s where cling wrap comes to the rescue! Just wrap those precious sofas to keep them safe from any damage.

7. Fresh Flowers

Those fresh flowers never seem to last long enough. Simply cut a piece of cling wrap and place a wet paper towel on top and just wrap the ends of your stems for a longer flower life.

8. Leaky Travel?

It’s always a mess when your toiletries spill inside of your bag. Before you head out, take the caps off and cover the tops of those shampoos and lotions with cling wrap place the lid back on to keep them sealed tight.

9. On-The-Go

You just made your favorite smoothie but it’s time to run those errands. No Problem! Just cling wrap the top of your glass and stick a straw right in and you’re ready to go.

10. Screen Sheild

If you need extra protection for your touch-screen, have no fear… cling wrap is here just wrap it on nice and tight over the screen and then put your case on to lock it in.

11. Heat It Up

For all of your aches and pains cling wrap can help. Simply put ointment on the area in pain and wrap it in plastic wrap it will enhance the heat of the ointment and soothe your aching pains.

12. Fruit Flies Don’t Bother Me

Fruit flies and gnats are quite irritating to have in your home. But you can capture them all by putting some apple cider vinegar and dish soap in a tiny cup cover it with cling wrap and poke it with a toothpick. Those fruit flies will be trapped in no time!

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Source: Home Hacks, Womans Day