Top 15 Best-Selling Products We’ve Been Using Wrong This Whole Time

13. Putting Soap Under the Sheet

The best places to buy are CVS, Rite Aid, and Dollar Stores. Average Cost of Product: $1–$3* You may be able to alleviate RLS (restless leg syndrome) with this peculiar hack. Although the traditional cure has not been scientifically verified, many people nevertheless firmly believe in its efficacy. To test it out, just tuck a bar of soap under your sheets in the area where your leg cramps usually occur.

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Bed Sheet Soap©rawf8 / Shutterstock Proponents of this natural cure claim that the soap's ions, magnesium, and/or lavender will penetrate into your skin, changing your body's chemistry and relieving your leg cramps and spasms so you can sleep well.

14. Use vinegar to unclog a drain.

Dollar stores and neighborhood food stores are the best places to buy. Product Price Range: $0.99 to $2.50 on average With so many uses for this multipurpose home ingredient, vinegar is as all-purpose as they come. It can be used as a drain unclogger, pickling agent, or disinfectant, depending on the situation.

Use vinegar to unclog drains. ©Joe Cole/SShutterstock In the article "What Can You Pour Down The Drain?" from Deer Valley Plumbing, it is said that vinegar is "safe and beneficial" to pour down the drain because it eliminates germs that can produce bad odors in addition to naturally clearing obstructions.