There are a lot of things at your home that can be used as substitute for medicines. Next time your medicine counter is out of stock, got to the kitchen or your bathroom. Learn these bizarre home cures here at socypath.

Home Cure: Vodka
Cure for: Foot Odor
If your feet smells bad, wipe the odor away with a vodka-soaked washcloth. The effect is the same if you use an alcohol because vodka contains alcohol that is antiseptic and drying. It then helps destroy the odor-causing fungus and bacteria. It dries out the moisture that lets these organisms grow.

Home Cure: Pencil
Cure for: Headaches
When stressed, you tend to clench your jaw and teeth that causes strains to the muscle that connects your jaws to your temples that triggers a tension headache. To avoid clenching your jaw and teeth, put a pencil between your teeth but don’t bite. You automatically relax your jaw muscle and thus prevents pain.

Home Cure: Yogurt
Cure for: Bad breath
Research shows that live bacteria found in a yogurt can suppress levels of bad breath-causing bacteria. The good bugs in a yogurt will crowd out the bad stink-causing bacteria.

Home Cure: Listerine
Cure for: Blisters
Listerine is not only a classic breath freshener but it’s also a powerful antiseptic. Moisten a cotton ball with Listerine and dab it on your blisters three times a day until the area dries out and no longer hurts.

Home Cure: Lemon balm tea
Cure for: Cold Sores
Lemon balm is a first-choice herbal treatment for cold sores, which are caused by a type of herpes virus (not the same as those sexually transmitted). It has antiviral properties that work to tame herpes outbreaks. Prepare lemon balm tea by brewing 2 to 4 tablespoons of the herb per cup of boiling water. Let it cool, then dot with a cotton ball on the cold sore several times a day.

Home Cure: Licorice
Cure for: Calluses and corns
Licorice contains estrogen-like substances that soften the hard skin of calluses and corns. Make this homemade licorice paste: Grind up a few licorice sticks, mix them with ½ teaspoon of petroleum jelly, and rub the mixture into the rough areas of your feet.

Home Cure: Tennis Ball
Cure for: Achy feet
You can use a tennis ball, golf ball or soup can for a mini massage that soothes your arches. Slip off your shoes and roll each foot for two minutes. To cool throbbing feet, roll them over a bottle of frozen water.

Home Cure: Olive Oil
Cure for: Eczema
Packed with antioxidants that can reduce the inflammation associated with eczema, olive oil is the basis for many moisturizers. It lacks chemical irritants you may find in store-bought creams. Olive oil’s antioxidants help prevent and repair damage that can lead to wrinkles and brown spots. Rub 1 teaspoon per square inch of skin, which creates a seal that prevents skin from drying out. For serious cases, cover oil-slathered skin with plastic wrap overnight to lock moisture in.

Home cure: Sugar
Cure for: Hiccups
Sugar is believed to modify the nerve muscles that would otherwise tell the muscles in the diaphragm to contract spasmodically and contribute to hiccups. A teaspoon of sugar swallowed dry can stop hiccups in minutes.

Home cure: iPod
Cure for: High blood pressure
Thirty minutes of the right tunes every day can help lower BP. Researchers found that people on a medication for hypertension further lowered their blood pressure after they listened to music while breathing slowly. Systolic readings (the first number) decreased an average of 3.2 points in a week; a month later, readings were down 4.4 points.

Home cure: Olives or lemons
Cure for: Motion sickness
Motion sickness causes you to produce excess saliva, which can make you nauseated. Compounds in olives called tannins dry out your mouth and can help soothe the queasies. Take in olives at the first hint of nausea or suck on a lemon.

Home cure: Vegetable oil
Cure for: Brittle nails
In order to really fix dry nails, you have to address the problem of too-little moisture. In addition to using hand lotion regularly, apply vegetable oil to your hands, then put on vinyl gloves or wrap your hands in plastic wrap to keep the oil off your bedding. The hand coverings force the oil to penetrate your skin, preventing your hands and nails from getting too dry.

Home cure: Apple
Cure for: Whiter teeth
Crunchy fruits and vegetables act as little toothbrushes when you chew them. They have a natural cleansing action that works on tooth enamel to remove stains. Apples have a gentle malic acid that also helps dissolve stains.

Home cure: Baking soda
Cure for: Urinary tract infections
At the first sign of symptoms, drink a solution made with ¼ teaspoon of baking soda mixed in 8 ounces of water. Continue this once a day until you can get a culture done at a doctor’s office and start antibiotics. Baking soda makes the bladder environment more alkaline, which reduces bacteria’s ability to multiply.

Home cure: Papaya
Cure for: Smoother skin
This tropical fruit contains papain, a protein-eating enzyme that dissolves the dead cells on your skin’s surface that can make it look dull and rough and leave it prone to breakouts. When used twice a month, this peel leaves skin softer, smoother, and more radiant: Grind 2 tablespoons of washed and peeled papaya in a food processor and add 1 tablespoon of dry oatmeal. Pat this mixture onto clean skin and let it set for 10 minutes before wiping off with a wet washcloth. The enzymes in papaya are gentle, which is why this is an ideal treatment for those with sensitive skin. However, to be safe, do a test spot behind your ear the first time you try it.