10 Natural Care Uses for Baking Soda
By LaTara on Feb 12, 2008 in Natural Ingredients
Baking soda is not just for baking. Have you ever heard of washing your hair with a little baking soda and then rinsing it with cider vinegar? Here are 10 ways you can care for your home and body with Baking Soda.
1. Exfoliate your skin - Baking soda is a good way to remove dead skin cells from your face and body for an all over glow. A word of caution: If you use it on your face be gentle; as with any exfoliating scrub.
2. Deodorize your sinks and keep them free flowing - Pour a little baking soda down the drain, let it sit for about 5 minutes and run hot water for another 2 or 3 minutes for a fresh smelling good running sink. Do this once per week.
3. Brush your teeth - Baking soda is an excellent whitener and mouth freshener. Gargle with 1/2 tsp. baking soda in 1/2 glass of water. Freshens and cleans your mouth.
4. You can use baking soda to put out both grease and electrical fires as well fires on clothing, fuel, wood, upholstery and rugs.
5. If you have a kitty like me then I am sure you want the freshest smelling litter box. Who wants a smelly house. Add baking soda to the litter when you clean and it will keep the odor away.
6. You can apply soda directly to insect bites, rashes and poison ivy to relieve discomfort. Make a paste with water.
7. Wash your hair with a paste of baking soda and water. Your hair will come clean and have a nice shine with bounce. You can also a teaspoon of baking soda to your shampoo when you wash your hair.
8. For smooth skin use baking soda with water to create paste, apply to face, careful to avoid eyes and mouth, and leave on for 3 - 5 minutes, wash off. Your face will be noticeably softer.
9. For the laundry add a little baking soda to your cycle to take out tough stains.
10. For light water rings on your finished wood tables, mix together a paste of baking soda and toothpaste. Dip a soft cloth in the paste and rub the water spots away!
Believe it or not there are hundreds of ways to use baking soda. It is not just for deodorizing.
For some reason, we recently gave into our kids’ demands for a puppy, and that came only a week after my wife bought new area rugs for our dining room. Add #11: “Cleaning up a puppy’s little brown gifts left on the area rug.”
Shawn | Jun 24, 2008 | Reply