- One of the most popular uses for baking soda is to deodorize your refrigerator. Just place an open container inside, stir every couple of weeks, replace it every couple of months.
- After you have used the baking soda in the refrigerator, don't throw it away! Put it in the sink drain or garbage disposal. Add a cup of vinegar and let it stand overnight. Run hot water through it in the morning; it will help keep drains clean and smelling fresh.
- Thermos bottles can be cleaned by putting 2 tablespoons of baking soda inside. Add hot water until it is ¾ full. Put the cap on and shake for several minutes. Drain and rinse. It will be clean as new.
- After using coolers, mix baking soda and water to wipe down the inside to get rid of odors. Rinse out, let dry and store them. Put some baking soda in a small plastic container. Put holes in the lid and store it inside of your cooler. The cooler will smell fresh for the next time you use it.
- Wash glass or stainless steel coffee pots with some baking sode. It will remove the film that builds up on the inside. It will also make your coffee taste better. Never use on aluminum coffee pots.
- Soak stale-smelling sponges in a strong baking soda solution to keep them fresh
- Use baking soda in your dishwasher. Run the dishwasher through a cycle with the baking instead of soap. Tang is also good to keep your dishwasher clean and smelling good.
- To remove strong odors from your hands, wet your hands and place a little baking soda on them. Rub them together, rinse and dry. Odor will be gone.
- Add 1/2 cup or more of baking soda to your bath water to soften your skin and help with skin irritations. Putting 2 tbsp. of baking soda in your baby's bath water will help relieve diaper rash irritations.
- Sprinkle soda in tennis shoes, socks, boots and slippers to eliminate odor.
- Soda absorbs kitty litter odors. Cover the bottom of the kitty box with 1 part soda; then add a layer of 3 parts kitty litter on top.
- For beautiful more manageable hair add a little bit of baking soda in you hand size of a quarter will be enough, add your shampoo. Shampoo as you normally do, this will help remove the residue that builds from styling products that you use and will make your hair clean and shiny.
- Put 1/4 cup of baking soda and 1/2 cup of your favorite potpourri inside old panty hose. For odor-removing sachets, tie the top shut with ribbon and place in hampers, closets, or other areas that end up with bad odors.
- For lustrous hair with more shine, keep brushes and combs clean. Remove natural oil build-up and hair product residue by soaking combs and brushes in a solution of 1 teaspoon of baking soda in a small basin of warm water. Rinse and allow to dry.
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