When you are cleaning your house, what do you use baking soda for?

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Answer 1

It gets rid of terrible odors in the fridge!

Answer 2

Baking Soda has many uses:
To remove scuff marks or grease spills from the floor, sprinkle with baking soda and then wipe with a warm, damp cloth. This is even safe for no-wax floors!

Also removes Kool-aid, Juice, pretty much all stains on counter tops. Wet counter, sprinkle a little over stain, wait a few minutes and then use a damp cloth or sponge in a circular motion. Rinse with clean water. Repeat if needed.

For burnt-on food in the bottom of pots, sprinkle with baking soda, then add hot water. Let soak overnight; the dried on food will come loose much more easily.


Bathrooms:
Sprinkle a little in the bottem of the garbage bag.

I soak our tooth brushes in a baking soda and water. I do that while I clean the bathroom. You can also use white vinager.

Launrdy:

I add a 1/4 cup to the wash. If I have to leave and not able to dry the clothes right away in the summer months this helps from getting that mildew smell.

If you have already washed the clothes and they smell because you have waited to long. Try re-washing or use just the rinse cycle with baking soda.

There are so many uses for baking soda.

I will locate a link I found years ago.

Good Luck!

Kim

Answer 3

You can use it for a few things. If you keep a box partly open in your fridge or freezer it will eat up any odors. You can sprinkle some in your shoes to eliminate foot odors. Sprinkle it in your laundry while the water is filling and it will help remove body odors. It works great for kitty litter. If you find yourself out of toothpaste though it doesn't taste to great you can make a paste and brush, it is what they add to toothpaste for the whitening effect!!! You can even make a light mixture of it as an antacid. Plus all your baking needs. Baking Soda is really quite a useful product.

Answer 4

I use to to remove odors from the carpet or pet bed. Litterbox, etc. then vacuum.

Use if for cleaning stains on counters. Sprikle baking soda over the stain, add a little vinegar and gently rub in a circular motion.

I've found a lot of uses.

Answer 5

I also use it to clean out microwave...put about 2 or 3 tablespoons of baking soda in a microwaveable cup with about 1 to 1 1/2 cups water. Nuke for about 3-4 minutes until water is boiling. This will soften up all the dried on crud/splatters on the inside of the microwave and you can literally just wipe them out with a damp towel.

Answer 6

put half a cup in your laundry water, wet a paper towel and dip in it to scrub the top of your range, oven grates, broiler pan, any pot or pan, counter top, rinse well. pour down the drain if you have a garbage disposal, it helps with the smells, put in the fridge and freezer to keep the food smells down and keep your ice cubes from getting a funny taste. when you clean the fridge, put a quarter cup in a large bowl of warm water and use that to wash the inside of the fridge, you can scrub your sinks, bath tub, shower walls and toilets with baking soda, put it in your bath water , especially if you have any sort of rash, it helps your skin feel better. use a small spoon ful with some laundry soap or dawn dish soap to scrub stains in your clothing before washing, if you have an older basement thats damp put a box of soda in every corner and change monthly, use the old stuff you take out, to scrub the toilet and keep the drains fresh. use it on a damp towel to scrub a cutting board, and leave on the cutting board for a while before rinsing, it will absorb onion odor and such.

Answer 7

Baking soda is an abrasive so that it does not harm furniture, flooring, showers..etc., it is environmentally friendly, and also is a deodorizer . It also works very well on whitening teeth, after you dip toothbrush in soda... put a little peroxide on it, and use this every other day, you will notice a big change in your smile.

Answer 8

Mix baking soda with hot water to a thick paste consistency. Apply to tile grout and let stand for 10 minutes. Scrub the grout with a stiff brush. Rinse well. Reseal with grout sealer.

Answer 9

THERE ARE SO MANY USEFUL WAYS TO USE BAKING SODA IN YOUR HOME TO CLEAN . PUT A TABLESPOON IN A SKILLET WITH WATER AND BRING IT TO A BOIL , TAH - DAH! ANYTHING YOU MAY HAVE BURNT IN THE SKILLET POT , ROASTER , ETC ., IS GONE . ALSO IF YOU SPILL SOMETHING ON YOUR CARPET , THAT WILL NOT ONLY STAIN , BUT SMELL , POUR BAKING SODA DIRECTLY OVER THE SPILL AND LET IT ALONE , THEN VACUUMING , NO SMELL OR STAIN .

Answer 10

I think baking soda is to keep it smelling good but I also use it for hard cleaning stoves.It work's trust me.It almost like and sos pad but cheaper.

Answer 11

It can be used almost anywhere that you need it. I've used it to get kool-aid stains off of the counter and in the grout in the bathroom to get it white again. It's good for bad smells too. You can also use on most stoves to get the grease and stuff off.