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Everyday Uses For Baking Soda
Clean a microwave oven.
Sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge,scrub, and rinse.Remove tarnish from silver.
Mix a thick paste of baking soda with water, apply the silver with a damp sponge, rub, rinse, and buff dry.Clean a stainless steel sink.
Sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge, scrub the sink, and rinse clean.Boost the strength of liquid laundry detergent.
Add one-half cup baking soda with the usual amount of detergent in your regular wash cycle.Clean a fiberglass bathtub or shower.
Sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge, scrub, and rinse clean.Clean bathroom tile.
Sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge, scrub,and rinse clean.Maintain your septic tank.
Flush one cup baking soda down the toilet once a week. baking soda helps maintain proper pH and alkalinity, controlling sulfide odors.Deodorize cloth diapers.
Mix one-half cup baking soda in two quarts of water, and soak diapers in the solution.Deodorize a disposable diaper pail.
Sprinkle liberally with baking soda.Deodorize garbage disposals and sink drains.
Instead of throwing out that old box of baking soda that's been sitting in the refrigerator orfreezer, gradually pour it down the drain and flush with water. Or better yet,pour two tablespoons baking soda down the garbage disposal everyweek.Clean a refrigerator.
Sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge,scrub, and rinse clean.Deodorize a dishwasher.
Sprinkle one-half cup baking soda on the bottom of the dishwasher between loads.Boost the strength of dishwashing liquid.
Add two full tablespoons of baking soda to the usual amount of detergent you use.Remove burnt-on food from cookware.
Dampen area, sprinkle with baking soda, let soak overnight, then scrub with a sponge, rinse, and dry.Clean and deodorize a cutting board.
Sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge, rub the cutting board, and rinse clean.Deodorize food containers.
Mix one-quarter cup baking soda with one quart water, swish food containers in solution, soak overnight, then rinseclean.Clean coffee and teapots.
Wash in a solution of one-quarter cup baking soda and one quart warm water, then rinse clean.Deodorize kitchen garbage.
Sprinkle a handful of baking soda in the garbage pail each time you add garbage.Deodorize carpet.
Sprinkle baking soda lightly over the dry carpet, let sit for fifteen minutes, then vacuum up.Deodorize a cat litter box.
Cover the bottom of the litter box with one-quarter inch baking soda, then add the litter.Maintain the proper alkalinity in a swimming pool.
Add 1.5 pounds of baking soda for every 10,000 gallons of water in the pool to raise total alkalinity by10 ppm (parts per million parts of pool water), keeping the total alkalinity ofthe pool within the range of 80 to 150 ppm of alkalinity. Maintaining a proper level of total alkalinity minimizes changes in pH when acidic or basic pool chemicals or contaminants enter the water, reducing chloramine formation and the corrosivity of water, consequently reducing eye irritation and unpleasant odors while improving bactericidal effectiveness.Soothe poison ivy rash or insect bites.
Make a paste of baking soda and water, and apply to the affected area.Soothe sunburn, windburn, and prickly heat.
Dissolve one-half cup baking soda in a tepid bath. Soak in the bath for fifteen minutes.Take a refreshing bath.
Dissolve one-half cup baking soda in a tub of warm water for soft, smooth-feeling skin and a relaxing bath.Brush your teeth.
Plain baking soda is a gentle abrasive that cleans like the strongest toothpaste. Apply baking soda to a damp toothbrush, brush as usual, and rinse. Note: baking soda does not contain fluoride.Wash your mouth.
Add one teaspoon baking soda to one-half glass warm water, and swish through teeth for a refreshing mouthwash.Neutralize vomit odor.
Sprinkle baking soda generously to cover the stained area, let sit for an hour, then vacuum up.Soothe tired feet.
Add three tablespoons to a basin of warm water and soak feet in the solution.Use as a deodorant.
Dust baking soda under arms.Clean dirt, grime, and scuff marks from doors, stoves, laminated tabletops, linoleum floors, and tile.
Sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge,wipe clean, and dry.Remove coffee or tea stains from china.
Dip a damp cloth in baking soda, gently rub the china, and rinse clean.Minimize the smell of dirty laundry.
Sprinkle some baking soda into your hamper or laundry bag.Deodorize a closet.
Place an open box of baking soda on a shelf.Deodorize garment storage bags.
Sprinkle baking soda into the bottom of the bag.Deodorize shoes or sneakers.
In the evening, sprinkle baking soda inside shoes to eliminate odors. Shake out in the morning.Remove crayon marks from walls or wallpaper.
Sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge, scrub gently to avoid mussing the paint or wallpaper, then wipe clean.Clean dirt and grime from hands.
Sprinkle baking soda onto wet hands with liquid soap, rub vigorously, rinse, and dry.Remove conditioner and styling gel build-up from hair.
Wash hair once a week with a tablespoon of baking soda mixed with your regular shampoo; rinse thoroughly, then condition and style as usual.Refresh stuffed animals.
Sprinkle baking soda on the stuffed animal, let sit for fifteen minutes, then brush off.Clean high chairs, car seats, strollers, and plastic mattress protectors.
Sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge, wipe clean, and dry.Clean baby bottles, nipples, and bottle brushes.
Soak in a solution of warm water and baking soda, then sterilize before use.Make baby clothes smell even fresher.
Add one-half cup baking soda to baby's laundry.Boost bleach.
Use one-half cup baking soda with your normal liquid bleach to boost the bleaching action and freshen the wash.Whiten socks and dirty clothes.
Add one-half cup baking soda to regular liquid laundry detergent.Clean up pet accidents.
Clean with club soda, let dry thoroughly, then sprinkle on baking soda, allow to sit for fifteen minutes, then vacuum up.Clean chrome bumpers and hubcaps.
Sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge, rub surface, and wipe clean with a dry cloth.Remove dead insects from a car or truck windshield.
Sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge, clean glass, and wipe clean with a dry cloth.Deodorize carpeting in a car.
Sprinkle baking soda on the carpet, let sit for fifteen minutes, then vacuum up.De-grease and clean barbecue grills.
Make a paste by mixing equal parts baking soda and water, apply with a wire brush, wipe clean, and dry with a cloth.
