Today I was looking up ways to clean my carpets at home...the new puppy had an accident and I hate using chemical products, it gives your whole house a yucky smell. Anyways, I came across a website promoting baking soda. I know we all know how useful baking soda is, but I found these tips that I'd never heard, and I thought I would share.
1. To deodorize large surfaces – sprinkle baking soda on carpets, rugs or upholstery, let sit for 15 minutes, then vacuum. The baking soda will absorb the odors.
2. Freshen closets – place an opened box of baking soda in your closet, this will keep stale smells from forming.
3. Outdoor furniture – make a mixture of one part baking soda to four parts water, and use this to clean to furniture. Rinse well with water.
3. Cleaning floors – On non-wax or tile surfaces, use ½ cup baking soda in a bucket of warm water to mop your floors. Rinse, and you’ll have a sparkling clean floor!
4. Shampooing your hair – In the palm of your hand, mix a small (about the size of a quarter) amount of baking soda in with your shampoo, and shampoo like normal. The baking soda will get rid of any product residue that’s in your hair. Much cheaper than buying a special shampoo!
5. Got stains on some of your fabric bags or purses, and can’t wash them? Use dry baking soda and a soft brush on the spots, and it will clean off the stains.
6. Put some baking soda in the wash, it will help lift greasy stains. When bleaching, use half a cup of bleach and half a cup of baking soda, this will help the bleach do it’s job, but not leave that bleachy smell on your clothes.
7. Take baking soda with you when you go camping – it can be used to wash dishes, clean your hands, deodorize the trash so critters don’t find you…all sorts of uses!
8. Got ant problems? Put a solid line of baking soda down where they are coming in, and they won’t cross it.
2. Freshen closets – place an opened box of baking soda in your closet, this will keep stale smells from forming.
3. Outdoor furniture – make a mixture of one part baking soda to four parts water, and use this to clean to furniture. Rinse well with water.
3. Cleaning floors – On non-wax or tile surfaces, use ½ cup baking soda in a bucket of warm water to mop your floors. Rinse, and you’ll have a sparkling clean floor!
4. Shampooing your hair – In the palm of your hand, mix a small (about the size of a quarter) amount of baking soda in with your shampoo, and shampoo like normal. The baking soda will get rid of any product residue that’s in your hair. Much cheaper than buying a special shampoo!
5. Got stains on some of your fabric bags or purses, and can’t wash them? Use dry baking soda and a soft brush on the spots, and it will clean off the stains.
6. Put some baking soda in the wash, it will help lift greasy stains. When bleaching, use half a cup of bleach and half a cup of baking soda, this will help the bleach do it’s job, but not leave that bleachy smell on your clothes.
7. Take baking soda with you when you go camping – it can be used to wash dishes, clean your hands, deodorize the trash so critters don’t find you…all sorts of uses!
8. Got ant problems? Put a solid line of baking soda down where they are coming in, and they won’t cross it.
Aren't those cool? I had no idea you could do all of these things with baking soda, and it's so cheap!
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