Baking soda throughout the house!
Clean a stained plastic container with a paste baking soda and lemon juice.
Renew old sponges, nylon scrubbers and scrub bristles by soaking them overnight in 4 tbs baking soda and 1 qt water.
Deodorize wooden bowls or utensils with baking soda and water.
To loosen baked or dried on food in pans, gently boil water and baking soda in the pans. When food has loosened cool and clean.
Cover burned on stains on a cookie sheet with baking soda and hot water, let it soak for 10 minutes. Scour with baking soda and a scrubber.
Apply baking soda paste to enamel cookware, let sit for an hour and clean with a non abrasive scrubber.
General purpose cleaner for delicate areas:
1 tsp borax
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp vinegar or lemon juice
1/4 tsp liquid dish soap
2 cups hot water
Be sure to wear rubber gloves when handling this mixture. Mix and store in a spray bottle.
Dip a damp sponge in baking soda and salt and rub teacup or coffee stains away.
To prevent clogs, pour 1/2 cup baking soda down your drain followed by hot water. you can use the old box from your fridge.
Grease cutter Formula:
1/4 cup baking soda
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 cup ammonia
1 Gallon water
Wear rubber gloves when handling in a well ventilated area.
Adding baking soda to your bathwater will reduce the ring around the tub and soften your skin. Use 2 tbs for a tub full of water.
For tough grout stains use a paste of 1 part bleach to 3 parts baking soda.
baking soda makes a great laundry product because of it's mild alkali qualities.
Add a half cup baking soda to your laundry to rid odors from musty towels and mats.
Or easily dissolve dirt and grease while softening your laundry.
Add baking soda to the toe of old panty hose, cut and tie them to pipes to control odors under your sink.
Renew old sponges, nylon scrubbers and scrub bristles by soaking them overnight in 4 tbs baking soda and 1 qt water.
Deodorize wooden bowls or utensils with baking soda and water.
To loosen baked or dried on food in pans, gently boil water and baking soda in the pans. When food has loosened cool and clean.
Cover burned on stains on a cookie sheet with baking soda and hot water, let it soak for 10 minutes. Scour with baking soda and a scrubber.
Apply baking soda paste to enamel cookware, let sit for an hour and clean with a non abrasive scrubber.
General purpose cleaner for delicate areas:
1 tsp borax
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp vinegar or lemon juice
1/4 tsp liquid dish soap
2 cups hot water
Be sure to wear rubber gloves when handling this mixture. Mix and store in a spray bottle.
Dip a damp sponge in baking soda and salt and rub teacup or coffee stains away.
To prevent clogs, pour 1/2 cup baking soda down your drain followed by hot water. you can use the old box from your fridge.
Grease cutter Formula:
1/4 cup baking soda
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 cup ammonia
1 Gallon water
Wear rubber gloves when handling in a well ventilated area.
Adding baking soda to your bathwater will reduce the ring around the tub and soften your skin. Use 2 tbs for a tub full of water.
For tough grout stains use a paste of 1 part bleach to 3 parts baking soda.
baking soda makes a great laundry product because of it's mild alkali qualities.
Add a half cup baking soda to your laundry to rid odors from musty towels and mats.
Or easily dissolve dirt and grease while softening your laundry.
Add baking soda to the toe of old panty hose, cut and tie them to pipes to control odors under your sink.
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