I have known of
the cleaning properties of baking soda since I was a young girl and my mother
suggested it to remove tea stains from a tea cup when I was on dishes (I remember the kitchen and the moment quite vividly). Recently, a friend mentioned that it’s all
she uses to clean. I had been using a
vinegar cleaning solution from the supermarket which I wasn’t all together
satisfied with. Everything needed a lot
of scrubbing and some marks just didn’t come off. Our second-hand microwave always had an
appearance of grime.
I was having issues with one of Jbird's shirts. It's a black one and he needs it all the time in his line of work. As with much needed shirts, it had a certain smell that wouldn't seem to go away. I had tried soaking it but it didn't seem to help. Because I didn’t
want to spend money on a stain remover and I knew this shirt had years of use left in it, I looked up natural solutions to removing
stains. Low and behold, a baking soda
paste was recommended and it worked wonders.
When I used the left-over paste to clean the floor, I realised there
would be no turning back. Our microwave
is now spotless. Most of the spots on the
hand-me-down kettle have come off. My
cloth tan handbag has been revamped. With cloth, I tend to make up a paste and rub it into the troublesome spot, leave it for a couple hours then put it through a normal wash. I'm not sure if the leaving it part is important or not but it's working! You
may find a salty residue is left behind on kitchen/bathroom surfaces but it’s
easy enough to wipe away next time you get a chance.
It’s an old old remedy I’m happy to reproduce in our little house. I wonder if you’ve discovered any similar remedies in your life? (If you do a google search, you'll find at least 100 uses for baking soda).
It’s an old old remedy I’m happy to reproduce in our little house. I wonder if you’ve discovered any similar remedies in your life? (If you do a google search, you'll find at least 100 uses for baking soda).
When I discovered I had to clean some showers of particular clients I changed their practise of buying expensive strong smelling harmful (to the cleaner)bathroom cleaners to a basic white vinegar and baking soda mixture and a little plastic wool scourer which works absolute wonders!! No srubbing involved - it just disolves any grime miraculously! I use that in our own bathrooms as well and feel much healthier for it! Beware not to use the scourer on chrome though, for glass or shower walls it fantastic!
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