The Truth About Baking Soda
Ever wonder what you can use baking soda for? I mean aside from cooking and deodorizing the refrigerator what else can this stuff be used for?
Truth is baking soda can actually be a useful product aside from sitting in the door of your refrigerator! This may surprise you but baking soda is a really diverse home remedy for many things. It can be used to substitute many of those harmful, store bought chemicals. Who knew such amazing things could come from a small box of $1 goodness right!
Check out these 35 ways to use baking soda in your home that will blow your mind and turn this kitchen staple into your saving grace!
35 Baking Soda Uses at Home
1. Freshen carpets, rugs, and other upholstery with a sprinkle of baking soda.
2. Clean up your produce with it! With a table spoon or two you can get those fruits and veggies clean!
3. Add a cup to your laundry for brighter colors.
4. Have stuck on food from cooking with your favorite pots and pans. Use a dab for scrubbing up the toughest messes!
5. Shine up those floors by adding in baking soda for a quick shine.
6. Put out a grease fire quick with a sprinkle of baking soda.
7. Run a little baking soda through your disposal or dishwasher to clean things up.
8. Have a dog with bad breath? Brush their teeth with some baking soda!
9. Skip the expensive drain chemicals and relieve a clog with 1 cup baking soda and vinegar.
10. Shine your tarnished silver with 3 parts baking soda and one part water.
11. Scrub the bathroom for a fresh, clean, chemical free appearance!
12. Use it to battle sores and bug bites this summer by making a paste.
13. Fight weeds around the cracks of your sidewalk.
14. Clean your hairbrushes and toothbrushes with a soak of water and baking soda.
15. Drinking 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/2 cup water will fight of dreadful heartburn!
16. Create your own mild exfoliating scrub for soft, smooth skin.
17. Use it to brighten your smile and deodorize your breath.
18. Neutralize body odor by using baking soda.
19. Use baking soda and water to clean your hands.
20. Scour tough surfaces with this baking soda concoction.
21. Use it to clean the microwave without leaving a chemical smell.
22. Get the oven spic and span in no time with an overnight baking soda paste.
23. Manage your hair by adding a sprinkle to your favorite shampoo to remove built up product residue.
24. Soak it up! That’s right use some in your next bath or foot soak to remove impurities.
25. Fight the stains on baby clothes by adding it to the laundry.
26. Battle battery corrosion on your car.
27. Baking soda in the trash can will keep away pesky odors.
28. Sprinkle in the cat litter box to fight the smell.
29. Regular use of baking soda fights septic build up.
30. Relieve sunburns by adding a 1/2 cup to a tub of warm water.
31. Keep the grill clean this summer by using it on the grates!
32. Get rid of stinky shoes with a dash inside the shoe.
33. Keep baby toys clean with a mixture of baking soda and water without harm to baby!
34. Look presentable in a flash by using baking soda as a dry shampoo alternative.
35. Help out your sensitive skin and get rid of razor burn with baking soda.
Do you have an amazing use for baking soda at home? Share your ideas!
I’m keeping this list to remember all the things I can do with baking soda. I make a DIY cleaning product using baking soda, castile soap, and lemon essential oil – it is just like soft scrub but even better and totally non toxic! I also heard a little baking soda and water is good for heartburn..Thanks for all the tips
I use it sometimes to scrub the soap scum and hard water stains off my glass shower door. I like combining it with vinegar like in #9 ibecause I like to see the foaming reaction. Thanks for sharing on Family Joy Blog Linkup.
There are definitely a few uses on here I haven’t heard before – weed, bug bites, and battery corrosion! I use baking soda for cleaning and scrubbing. We also use it in our homemade toothpaste and as part of our homemade laundry soap. I haven’t yet tried it as a shampoo ingredient or dry shampoo yet. Thanks for the tips! 🙂
Fab tips Crystal – thanks for sharing them at Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy!