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Baking Soda (aka sodium bicarbonate) is not only good for baking perfect baked goods or neutralizing the odors in your refrigerator. This affordable, environmentally friendly product has countless versatile purposes for your everyday uses throughout your home.
Add to your toothpaste: Sprinkle a little baking soda to your toothpaste helps whiten your teeth! The baking soda is safe and gentle without causing any damage to you enamel. Why spend extra dollars on those gimmicky teeth whitener's.
Freshen Your Mouth: Neutralize odors in your mouth by adding 1 teaspoon of baking soda into a half glass of water. Swish, rinse and all fresh!
Insect Bites, Itchy Skin, Sunburn:
For insect bites and sunburns, make a paste out of baking soda and water, and
apply onto affected area. To ease the itch, shake some baking soda into your
hand and rub it into damp skin after bath or shower. Great for poison ivy!
Booster your liquid laundry detergent: Add 1/2 cup of baking soda to each load of laundry to get better results
from liquid detergents! By balancing the pH, you’ll get bright cleaner
clothes!
Pots and Pans: For cooked -on- foods, soak pots and pans
in hot water and baking soda and detergent for 15 minutes first. Then use dry
baking soda on a clean damp sponge cloth as a scratchless scouring powder.
Clean your mugs: Remove coffee
and tea stains from your favorite mug. Place I tablespoon of baking soda in your mug, then fill it with warm water. Scrub the inside after about an hour and your mug will be shiny like new.
Clean your Produce: Baking soda is the food safe way to clean dirt and residue off fruits and vegetables. Fill a sink with cool water, add 3
tablespoons of baking soda. Let the fruit or veggies soak for a few
minutes before wiping them down with a clean cloth.
Make a
Surface Soft Scrub
For safe, effective cleaning of bathroom tubs, tile and sinks–even fiberglass
and glossy tiles–sprinkle baking soda lightly on a clean damp sponge and scrub
as usual. Rinse thoroughly and wipe dry. For extra cleaning power, make a paste
with baking soda, course salt and liquid dish soap—let it sit then scour off.
Clean the toilet: Add 1 cup of
baking soda and 1 cup of white distilled vinegar to your toilet at the same
time. It will bubble and fizz, and will scrub the toilet clean! This will not
only clean the toilet bowl, but will also keep the pipes clear of build up if
used regularly. Add both to your toilet once a week and never have a back up
again!
Extinguish
Fires In event of a minor grease fire in your kitchen, use baking soda to help
smother out the flames. Turn off the gas or
electricity if you can safely do so. Stand back and throw handfuls of baking
soda at the base of the flame to help put out the fire .
Deodorize your home: Use baking soda to deodorize everything…
- Place a open box in the back of the fridge to neutralize odors
- Your cutting boards (sprinkle, add enough water to make a paste and scrub. With a lemon for an extra boost)
- You garbage can or even your composter (sprinkle a little in the bottom of the can or in the bottom of each fresh new bag!) .
- Sink and tub drains ( keep lingering odors from resurfacing), pour 1/2 cup of baking soda down the drain while running warm tap water–it will neutralize both acid and basic odors for a fresh drain.
Not bad for around a $1 a box
Do you have any other tips or tricks?
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