Hi Everyone
The Many Uses of Baking Soda
Baking soda is an inexpensive and natural product that has so many uses
around the house in addition to baking. From deodorizing your refrigerator
to smothering
grease fires, that yellow box of baking soda does a little bit of
everything.
Just what is Baking Soda?
Baking soda is a sodium bicarbonate, a natural substance that maintains the
pH balance. Baking soda neutralizes both acids and bases, so it actually
eliminates
odors rather than just covering them up. In cooking, baking soda releases
carbon dioxide when heated, and this causes cookies, breads or cakes to
rise.
Baking soda can also act as a very mild abrasive cleaner perfect for
removing stains from sinks, counter tops and even fine china.
Deodorizing
Baking soda neutralizes both basics ("ammonia smells", common in diaper
pails) and acidic odors (like the smell from pickles).
. Sprinkle baking soda on your carpet before vacuuming to eliminate food and
pet odors.
. After emptying the garbage, sprinkle some baking soda on the bottom of the
garbage can; this will neutralize the food odors.
. Keep an open box of baking soda in the back of your refrigerator and in
your pantry; replace every 3 months or so.
. Pour baking soda down your garbage disposal while running warm water.
Cleaning
Baking soda causes dirt and grease to dissolve in water, so it is very
effective in cleaning kitchen counter tops, refrigerators, and stove tops.
And sprinkled
on a sponge or dishrag, baking soda forms a mildly abrasive scouring powder.
. Use baking soda dissolved in water to clean and freshen the inside of your
refrigerator.
. For stubborn coffee stains in cups, sprinkle baking soda on the stain,
wipe with a damp sponge, and rinse.
. Baking soda is safe and effective as a paste to remove kool-aid and juice
stains from kitchen counter tops.
. Again as a paste, baking soda is great for removing dirt and grime from
the inside door of your dishwasher or the drum of your washing machine.
. Here is a little thing my son Thomas has been doing for a few years with
baking soda. While playing with his trucks and cars, especially any truck
with
a plow on it; he uses the baking soda for snow. We just place some on a
baking sheet and pretents to be a snowplower. And now when my Grandchildren
come
over and play with the trucks they always ask for some "snow".
. I was cleaning my aunt's house (she went to a nursing home),someone turned
off the refrigerator for a few days and there was chicken in the freezer...I
tried everything to get rid of the odor, I finally used baking soda on a
sponge along with a container of baking soda in both the freezer and the
refrigerator
and it was the only thing that neutralized the odor which had filled the
whole house.
More Cleaning Tips
. Sprinkle baking soda on the bottom and then lightly on the top of cat
litter when changing the litter box to help eliminate odor problems. I do
this every
time the litter box is changed in my house.
More Deodorizing Tips
. To remove rust stains from counter tops, etc, cut a fresh lemon in half
and sprinkle on a little baking soda and scrub the spot. Voila! It comes
off!
. At least 2 teaspoons full of baking soda in luke warm bath water helps for
chicken pox. It soothes the itchy spots.
(My husband and I recently cleaned the battery on our truck.
So all you mechanics out there do you have any tipswe can use
So Handy People what is your Tip for Using Baking Soda.
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