More on the Power of Baking Soda...

Continuing my research on the power of Baking Soda, I have found some helpful, healthier-alternative uses for cleaning using baking soda.  Have you ever wondered why every cleaning product in your home is toxic?  And then you bathe, touch, drink, and sleep in it?  How good for you can it be? 

By using Baking Soda, you can help alleviate some of this stress!

1. Soft scrub
Sprinkle on a damp sponge and scrub over surfaces.  This works on glass, fiberglass, tile, sinks, tubs, etc.  Rinse and wipe dry.  If you really need to get something off, mix with salt and liquid soap.  Let the past sit then scour off.

2. Dish Washing
Add 2 Tablespoons with dish soap to a sink of dish water.  This cuts grease like no other and helps get stuck on food off too!  Soak hard, caked on food for a few minutes then scrub with a sponge sprinkled with the baking soda to help get it all off and not scratch you pots and pans.

3. Clean the microwave
Clean with a wet sponge sprinkled with baking soda and rinse clean.  No more harsh chemical smell hot-boxing in your food-heater!

4. Polish Silver ware
Mix 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water.  rub onto silver with a clean cloth.  Rinse and dry.

5. Clean coffee and tea pots effortlessly
1/4 cup baking soda and 1 quart warm water (1 quart = about 4 cups) and wash away the stains!

6. Clean the oven with out a gas mask
Sprinkle on the floor of the oven.  Spray with water to dampen.  Let sit overnight.  Scrub and scoop the baking soda up the next day and scoop up the grime with a sponge, vacuum, or shovel.  Rinse clean.

7. Clean your floors
1/2 cup baking soda into a bucket of warm water will clean or floors and give them a shine with out scratches and waxy polishes.

8. Clean furniture from little- and big- finger prints and spills
Works like a Magic Eraser but without the unknown chemical compounds in the mysterious little sponge.  Use a regular, damp sponge and sprinkle with baking soda.  Scrub the stains and wipe off.  Dry the wet spot with a clean towel.

9. Boost your cleaning power of your laundry detergent
Add 1/2 cup of baking soda to laundry to make your whites whiter and your stains disappear.  Add the 1/2 cup during the rinse cycle for fresher smelling sheets and workout clothes.

10. Clean your car
Mix 1/4 cup baking soda to 1 quart (1 quart= about 4 cups) warm water.  Apply with a sponge to ANY area of your car and rinse off and dry as normal.  If you have a set-in stain or stinky floor mat, sprinkle the baking soda on your mats and vacuum up or sprinkle a damp sponge with it and rub in to get it out.

This is a staple beyond staple and will prove itself to you over and over again.  Don't hesitate to try this little miracle powder out for yourself, and save some money in the mean time!

Do you have a wonder product who is multi-functional and fabulous?   Let me know about it!