Natural Uses for Baking Soda

Baking soda is GREEN! Well, actually it is white. However, it is Eco-friendly!  Baking Soda has more uses than just cooking. It is also an awesome NATURAL product that has many versatile uses!

Below are several natural ways that you can use baking soda in your home:

• Fresh Smelling Carpet. Say goodbye to carpet odors the green way. Sprinkle baking soda liberally on your carpet or rugs. Let stand for 30 minutes. Vacuum.

• Dishwasher. Add some baking soda to your dishwasher cleaner. The baking soda will give your cleaner an extra boost to help get your dishes super clean and green.

• Counters and Floors – Green Stain Remover. Mix equal parts baking soda and salt.  Use the same way you would any other scouring powder. Another option is a baking soda and water paste.  Use it to remove stains from laminate counter tops.  Apply paste. Allow to dry, then rub off and rinse.

• Bites and Sting Relief. Mix 2 parts baking soda to 1 part water. The goal is a paste. Slather on bug bite or sting and immediate natural relief ensues.

• Chicken Pox Soother. Add two Tablespoons of baking soda to lukewarm bath. This is a great way to sooth skin from the irritations and pain of chicken pox.

• Put out the Fire. Most of us know that when the stove catches on fire to throw some salt on the fire. However, baking soda is just as good!

• Pet Odors Be Gone. Sprinkle baking soda in your cat’s clean the litter box. Sprinkle it on pet beds and in crates as well. Anywhere your pet spends a lot of time. It is a natural deodorizer that is safe for your pets.

• Frugal Laundry Soap. Add an equal mixture amount of baking soda to your laundry soap. So that you have 50% baking soda and 50% laundry soap.  This will stretch your detergent AND make your clothes smell fresh and fab!

• Fridge Odors. If you are one of those people like me, who often has items growing green fuzz in your refrigerator, you may want an Eco-friendly deodorizer to place in your fridge. Just open the box top and put the baking soda in the back of your fridge and smell the odors disappear! Make sure you change box once a month or so to KEEP the odors at bay!

• Say Goodbye to Toxic Draino! Baking soda is an Eco-friendly product you can use to  unclog your drain.

Here’s what you do: Pour one cup of regular table salt, one cup of baking soda, and half a cup of plain white vinegar down the drain. Let it do it’s green thing for about 15-20 minutes. Then, pour one gallon of boiling water into the rain. Finally, allow your hot tap water to run unto the drain for a few minutes.

Baking soda is a multi-use green and clean item that is sure to become a must have in your home! This is just the tip of the iceberg to the Eco friendly uses of baking soda! Please take a moment to leave baking soda tips!

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