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" Learn how to make the most of common household items, like hair dryers, dryer sheets and toothpicks, when you watch our 5 Ways video series! Each week, we feature a different item, which you most likely have lying around the house, and show you five new uses for it\u2014surprising even the most savvy homemaker. For instance, did you know the absorbent powders in sidewalk chalk can soak up stains on clothing? Or that dryer sheets can calm frizzy-hair flyaways? Today, tune in to our latest installment, in which WomansDay.com Assistant Editor Brynn Mannino demonstrates five new ways to put oatmeal to use as a facial exfoliant, craft supples and more!      Tips from the Video: 1. Neutralize odors. The same way that oatmeal absorbs liquid, it also absorbs smells. Place an open container of oatmeal in your fridge, or line ashtrays with the loose oats to help mask unpleasant scents. 2. Turn it into modeling clay. Combine one cup of instant or rolled oats, 2/3 cup all-purpose flour and 1/2 cup water to create a Play-Doh-like clay that stays moist for hours, but hardens over-night\u2014making it ideal for sculpting figurines, bowls, beads and more. 3. Refine pores. Mix 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup hot water, and 1/4 cup honey in a food processor. Let cool, and apply to skin; let sit for 10 minutes and rinse with cold water. The oats&amp;#039; saponins produce soap-like foam that clings to deep-seated dirt. 4. Replace all-purpose flour. Grind oats in a food processor to create oat flour, which can be used as a healthy substitute for traditional flour in cookies, pancakes, breads and more. The benefit? You get twice the fiber but fewer calories. 5. Soak up oil spills. Make a mess while giving your car an oil tune-up? Sprinkle a generous amount of plain oatmeal over the spill, covering the area completely, to soak up excess oil. Let sit, and sweep away for easy clean up. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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