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Uses for Potassium Permanganate

Potassium permanganate, sometimes known as Condy’s crystals, is a dark-purple, powder-like salt that has strong oxidizing agent properties. An oxidizing agent is a compound that can either easily transfer oxygen atoms to another compound or readily receive them from another compound. Both oxidation processes change the properties of the original compound interacting with potassium permanganate. As the Derm Net NZ website reports, potassium permanganate’s oxidizing ability gives it disinfectant, deodorizing and cleansing properties that make it useful in a number of ways.

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Brooke Burke’s Favorite Summer Salad Recipes

Serve up a crisp and crunchy summer side with these delicious salad recipes from ModernMom’s Brooke Burke. All three are crunchy, colorful and full of great protein – the perfect options for a healthy and tasty lunch that won’t weigh you down! Endive, Cucumber and Tomato Salad Wash and slice endive, cherry tomatoes andIsraeli cucumbers. Toss together with my French Dijon shallot dressingand add salt and pepper to taste.

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Fireworks Without Tears

There was something so different aboutthe 4th of July this year. I could not put my finger on what it was. We had a great day playing, packing, and swimming. All the kids got alongand I accomplished a ton of stuff. Finally it was time for the traditional fireworkswe do every year in the street in front of the housewith everyone. It was the usual variety of smoke bombs (I still dont get why those areexciting), sparklers, little army tanks that are supposed to roll but never do, littleducks that are supposed to&