I happen to notice recently that each box of baking soda, depending on the brand, has a different list of uses. If you look at them all, you realize this is one impressive box of powder! I couldn’t begin to explain to you why this mineral does what it does, but I can give you examples of what it does:
Baking Soda can put out fires. Remember in grade school you made the handy fire safety kits? I had to take a coffee can and fill it with non other than baking soda and was told to keep it by the stove in case something caught on fire. Throwing baking soda on the fire would put it out (apparently). I can’t recommend this as a serious fire extinguisher, but it’s a good thing to know, just in case.
Baking soda can be fun! Baking soda and vinegar, especially when mixed with food coloring, make a great fake lava fall or a witches’ brew for kids who like to make some fun in the kitchen!
Baking soda is a natural way to clean and disinfect many items.
Your mouth. Recently I was visiting my dentist who was telling me about the best way to keep my gums clean. She said to keep a box of good ole’ baking soda handy in the bathroom and mix it with water or hydrogen peroxide to make a paste. Use the paste and brush my teeth and gums with it, swish it around with some water and rinse out for a clean and effective mouthwash.
Your tub or sink. Ever look at the side of a can of sink scrubbing powder? It’s scented baking soda. Take regular baking soda, sprinkle it on your sink or tub and scrub away.
Laundry. If you throw 1/3 cup of baking soda in your wash cycle, it will help your laundry detergent work better, help eliminate odors, and soften fabrics.
The fridge. We all know a box of baking soda in the fridge will help eliminate odors, and it will. So will a sprinkle on your rugs or on your furniture or even in your litter box. Baking soda will help eliminate the odors in the rug and furniture and will also help absorb the spill.
Fruits and Veggies. I like this idea of cleaning veggies without harsh soaps. You just mix a little bit with water and scrub the fruits and veggies and rinse them clean.
Your bod. Sprinkle a little baking soda into your bath tub for a relaxing soak that also lifts off oil and dirt from your body. Ever get one of those fizzy bath balls? Look at the ingredients next time and I bet you’ll see sodium bicarbonate!
July 1st, 2008 at 10:42 am
هاي انا ساره من فلسطين القدس انا حابه برنامجك كتير ريشل بموت بضحكتك كتير
July 1st, 2008 at 10:43 am
ازا ممكن تعطيني ايميلك لحتى اقدر احكي معك
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Hey, it is also good to pour in your sink drain then pour vinager over it…it will help smells and help to unclog the drain in kitchen, bathroom or anywhere.
July 4th, 2008 at 9:54 am
It also can be used to help control de odor of underarms. In the shower, scrub lime squeezing de juice and put some baking soda over. Leave for 5 minutes, and rinse well. Repet for couple days as necessary.
July 4th, 2008 at 9:59 am
There is one more thing you can use baking powder on. Many years ago I was told to make a paste of bakiing soda and a little water and use this on top of my stove to remove stuborn spots. IT WORKS! It is nonabrasive.
July 4th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Can I use to clean my car? How about my car engine? How about my garage floor? How about my lawnmower? WIll it make my basement smell better? Can I put it directly on my cat?
July 4th, 2008 at 10:47 am
I have another great use for baking soda.
If you get Poison Ivy or Oak on your skin, then make a paste with baking soda and water or vinegar, apply to affected area and allow to dry. (You’d better sit over a tub or outside because soda will begin to fall off and make a mess on your floor otherwise).
Then take a washcloth, wet with hot water and scrub your skin very hard.
The baking soda will cause the poison to rise back to surface of the skin and the scrubbing will help remove it and skip the blister stage.
The baking soda also stops the itching.
This method needs to be repeated every 12 to 24 hours for 2 to 3 days.
July 8th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
a paste of baking soda and water takes all the old gunky coffee stain off your coffee pot or carafe.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Another good use for baking soda: make a paste using a little water with the baking soda, take a damp cloth, put a little of the baking soda paste on the cloth and scrub the bugs off of the front of your car and windshield. Then wash the car as usual. Works like a charm?
July 9th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Pour some baking soda in your garbage disposal and add a couple handfuls of ice cubes. Run the disposal for a few minutes and it will make it smell much better!!
July 10th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
If you get stung by a bee or other stinging bug you can make a paste of baking soda and water and apply it to the sting and the paste makes the sting go away!!!
July 10th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Baking soda can be mixed with a little water or vinegar and poured on your car’s battery terminals to remove all that gunk. Also freshens baby bottles or plastic glasses that have had sour milk in them - fill with water and add baking soda. let stand overnight.
July 11th, 2008 at 7:35 am
Effective to clean tray of high-chair which can get quite stained (as well as other baby items).
July 11th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I keep a shaker container of baking soda on my sink and use it for getting burnt or food stuck to bottom of pans. Just add hot water with a little baking soda, soak for 1 or 2 minutes. It is also good to make a paste and rub of old grease spots on baking sheets or bottom of pans. Rub and wham, most of it is gone.
July 14th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Another great use for baking soda…facial scrub. I use Cetaphil cleanser and a shake of baking soda to scrub of dry flaky skin. Works great and is so much cheaper than any other scrubs out there!
July 15th, 2008 at 9:18 am
I use baking soda to remove chlorine from my hair after swimming. I make a paste with baking soda and shampoo and rub it into my hair. If you leave it about 10 minutes, you’ll smell the chlorine leaving. Then, I rinse it out and shampoo and condition normally. My hairdresser said she turned a platinum blond’s chlorine-green hair back to platinum with this treatment. It’s way more effective than the chlorine shampoos.
July 15th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
does anyone have an all purpose liquid cleaner recipe with baking soda?
July 15th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I had the iron to hot and my fabric stuck to the iron,I made a paste with water and baking soda and it came clean,also it cleans the steam holes.
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:58 am
Rachel have you ever used the simple human soap dispenser? Its great you will never cross contaminate in you kitchen again. You must try this. You never have to pick up a bottle of dishsoap again. Just put you hand under the dispenser and just the right amount of soap is dispenced. A MUST in the KITCHEN