Household Cleaning Tips with Baking Soda

You can use a lot of non-poisonous and non-toxic products for the purpose of household cleaning. Baking soda is one of the most useful and operative household products next to the vinegar. Baking soda is also known as bicarbonate of soda. It is basically made of sodium carbonate or with the soda ash. The main feature of baking soda is that, it is non-toxic and non-poisonous. Baking soda is used for a lot of purposes as it is the best and the most useful household cleaner. It is inexpensive and cheap and also known as specialized and specified cleaning agent.

Baking soda is one of the best and natural deodorizer and it is also super effective and operative as well as gentle. Thus, it helps to remove all kinds of trouble stains and spots.
Following are some of the best household cleaning tips with baking soda.

Stained and stinky plastic food containers

Any remaining of the food surely leaves their spots and marks. In order to clean your food containers, baking soda is scattered on the food container and a clean sponge is taken to wipe it. Hard spots and stains can also be removed by using 4 tablespoons of baking soda by mailing a solution of it with a quart of warm water.

Extra greasy dishes and pans

Mixing the baking soda with the dish detergent powder can remove all the grease and oil from the greasy pans as well as dishes. 

Sink Scrub

Your stainless steel sink can shine and sparkle by scattering the baking soda on the stainless steel sink. Then, scrub it down with the help of a wet sponge.

Refrigerator Freshener

Your refrigerator can smell fresh after you clean it. Therefore, you need to put an open container or an open bowl or an open box filled with baking soda in the refrigerator.

Homemade Air Freshener Spray   

You need to take 1/8 cup of baking soda plus 1/2 cup of lemon juice and mix it with two cups of hot water. Shake it well so that it can dissolve properly. Then, spray it in the air as an air freshener spray.

Stained Enamel Cookware

In order to clean the stained enamel cookware you need to make a paste by mixing baking soda in water. Then, this paste is applied on the stains and allows it to sit for around an hour. Now, fill the cookware with the water by leaving the prepared paste inside it. The mixture is dissolved by stirring it with the help of a wooden spoon and places it on the burner stove to boil. Allow it to boil for around 15 to 20 minutes. Then, at the end wash it properly.

Wood Stains

Water stains can be removed from the wood surfaces by preparing a paste. For this you need to mix some drops of water in the baking soda. Apply the paste on the wood stains, rub it and then, wipe it off.

Clean the Oven

Baking soda is scattered on the oven’s bottom part. Baking soda is damped by spraying water on it. Allow it to sit for the whole night. Baking soda is scrubbed and scooped in the morning. A sponge is used to remove the grime and dirt or even you can vacuum and then, rinse it.

Baking soda can also be used to remove the smell from a vase, to remove the buildup grease on the range hood. It is used to clean the cake and pie pan edges and to eradicate the plastic melted on an iron or a toaster. Baking soda is also used to make a bath soak, to clean brushes and combs, can be used to make a hand cleanser and a softener. It is also used to make toothpaste and to clean the shower curtains and to clean the furniture and many more purposes.