Baking Soda Benefits
Everyone knows that baking soda is aces at keeping fridges
smelling fresh, but who knew just how many other things it could do around the
house?
Kitchen, Fire Protection
Baking soda's a natural fire-stopper. Keep a box close at hand
when you're working with live fire of any kind. A handful can put out grease,
electrical, wood, and fuel fires.
Run a baking soda and water solution through your coffee
maker, followed by two fresh-water brew cycles to keep your java tasting
tip-top.
It's also great on the grate. Sprinkle it on the grill, or
make a paste with water, and scrub grit off the grill without the danger of
adding nasty cleaning chemicals to your food.
Zap nasty cutting board tastes and smells but scrubbing them
with a mixture of baking soda and salt. It'll cut grease, won't dry out the
wood, and will also take garlic and onion smells off your skin.
Use a damp paper towel and a sprinkling of soda to remove
tea and punch stains from china and plastic.
A pinch of baking soda in a gallon of freshly-brewed iced
tea takes out bad-tasting tannins and prevents cloudiness.
When you're soaking dried beans or cooking cabbage, add a
dash to the water to make them more digestible.
To keep tomato soup from curdling, sprinkle some soda on the
boiling tomatoes and skim off the white foam before adding milk or cream.
two tablespoons added to boiling corn and cauliflower keeps
the veggies crisp.
Pet Care
Fido's fur a little funky? Sprinkle baking soda onto his
coat and brush or comb-through for dry (and drama-free!) odor protection
between baths.
Who knows where that chew toy has been? Give plastic and
rubber toys a dunkin a solution of 4 tablespoons of baking soda dissolved in 1
quart warm water, and sprinkle fabric toys with baking soda, brushed off after
15 minutes. Your pet may not care that they're chemical free, but you'll feel
purrfectly pleased
Oral Health
Don't give oral health the brush-off. Soak retainers,
mouthguards and dentures in a baking soda and warm water solution (2 tsp to a
drinking glass full) and keep your choppers feeling clean.
Go for a natural glow! Make a paste of 3 parts baking soda
to one part water for an effective and inexpensive skin exfoliant. Just apply
it to your skin with fingertips or a washcloth in a gentle, circular motion and
rinse. It also works well
Mix a little soda into your shampoo to strip out product
build-up, or rub it into your conditioner for extra-healthy, non-split-prone
tips.
soda is aces at keeping fridges smelling fresh, but who knew
just how many other things it could do around the house?
A pinch of baking soda in a gallon of freshly-brewed iced
tea takes out bad-tasting tannins and prevents cloudiness.
When you're soaking dried beans or cooking cabbage, add a
dash to the water to make them more digestible.
To keep tomato soup from curdling, sprinkle some soda on the
boiling tomatoes and skim off the white foam before adding milk or cream.
Two tablespoons added to boiling corn and cauliflower keeps
the veggies crisp.
Personal Health
Don't give oral health the brush-off. Soak retainers,
mouthguards and dentures in a baking soda and warm water solution (2 tsp to a
drinking glass full) and keep your choppers feeling clean.
Go for a natural glow! Make a paste of 3 parts baking soda to
one part water for an effective and inexpensive skin exfoliant. Just apply it
to your skin with fingertips or a washcloth in a gentle, circular motion and
rinse. It also works well
Mix a little soda into your shampoo to strip out product
build-up, or rub it into your conditioner for extra-healthy, non-split-prone
tips.
First Aid
Apply a paste of baking soda and water to take the ouch out
of bug bites, bee stings, sunburns, rashes, poison ivy, or pour in bathwater
for relief from the itch of chicken pox and measles.
Drink 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 a glass of water to
relieve acid indigestion and heartburn, or use it as a mouthwash to soothe
canker sore pain.
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Garage
Neutralize spilled battery acid in a flash with a handful of
baking soda.
Baking soda on a wet wash cloth makes an excellent bumper
buffer when little scuffs appear. It also shines up bike chrome.
Use a soft brush and a baking soda and water paste to clean
efficiency-killing grease and grime from your car's battery.
Clothing
Ewwwww! No one likes reeking of smoke, sweat or spit-up. Rub
baking soda directly on baby spit-up to nix the smell quickly. Soak
sweat-drenched headbands, hats and gloves or smoky clothes in a baking soda
solution before they hit the washing machine. Or, if you're pressed for time,
sprinkle it on clothing for a quick odor mask, and wash when you get a chance.
Shoes can smell a bit iffy after you've been wearing them
all day. Once you've kicked them off, stick a small cloth pouch of baking soda
in the toe overnight to tame any icky odors.
Garden
Ew! Mildew! Keep fungus, black spot and powdery mildew off
your precious plants by mixing baking soda, horticultural oil and soap and
applying it to affected leaves. It's also effective on rose leaves. Just add 1
tsp of soda and a few drops of dishwashing soap to a gallon of water, and spray
once a week, and after it rains.
Kids Fun, and Adults
Too
No kidding -- baking soda's great for playtime. Mix 1 1/4
cups of water, 2 cups of baking soda and 1 cup of cornstarch for a non-toxic
modeling clay. Add a dash of food coloring for extra fun.
And if your pint-sized Picassos happen to express themselves
with crayon on the walls, make a thin paste of water and baking soda and apply
it to an old toothbrush. The "art" should scrub right off.
Fill a clear, glass container with 3 parts water and one
part vinegar. Sprinkle in one tsp of baking soda veeerrrry slowly, and wait for
the bubbles to settle, after they have, add a second teaspoon. Once those have
settled, add a few drops of food coloring, and watch how they move. Then, drop
in small kitchen items like raisins, grains of rice, halved grapes, pieces of
veggies and spaghetti to demonstrate how different kinds of matter have
different levels of buoyancy. Science CAN be fun!
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