Baking soda is so underrated!… amazing little powder that it is!
I’ve often touted the extraordinary abilities of distilled white vinegar but have never given baking soda the kudos it deserves… and there are endless possibilities! It’s biodegradable and earth-friendly and a “must” for your grocery list.
Here is just a (very small) sampling of all the ways you can put it to work:
- Health and beauty – ease an upset tummy or relieve itchy skin; use as a deodorant, toothpaste, body scrub or skin softener.
- Home – odor absorber (we all recognize this one, but also…), it’s a deodorizer, a drain-unclogger, and a pest and insect repellent.
- Cleaning – remove stains, grease, build-up and smells; polish stainless steel and chrome; boost your laundry detergent; clean and deodorize anything and everything from the top to the bottom of your home.
I could spend a month giving you all of the formulations (a simple online search will give you tons of instructions) but I’m just here to urge you to consider it… buy it, use it, embrace it… that little orange box is a great green friend!
(P.S. if you have a new and unique way to use baking soda… by all means, share it!)
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Baking Soda IS amazing stuff. I’ve often thought if I were on a show such as “Survivor,” baking soda would be the one item I would take!
I started making my own toothpaste a few months ago with baking soda as the base. It works fine. No one is complaining about my breath. You are supposed to add salt as an abrasive, but the baking soda is salty enough for me so I haven’t. I rinse with peroxide and voila. It’s all great–practically free and best of all, no tubes to dispose of!
Will have to find the vnegar posting. Western science has us believing that an upset tummy needs anti acid. Do you know what it does? It shuts off your natural stomache acids or depleats it. Then your body reacts by producing a large quantity of acid to overcome the attack. Stomache acid in quantity is the cure. Its like those parts of the country like NJ where you have to go right to go left. A table spoon or so of vinegar is the more direct answer. It does taste bad, but so does apsirin if you leave it on your tongue too long. Dilute it in water and or add a sweetner.
You mentioned baking soda as a body scrub, but is also good to use as a facial exfoliant. I wouldn’t recommend using it everyday, maybe 2-3 times a week for glowing skin
I love this.. will have to look more into it. Thanks
Lolo – no kidding! Great idea!
Lynn – great! thanks for sharing!
Poet – the link to the vinegar post is contained within this post
just click & voila!
dana – absolutely! Thanks for the “addition”!
Valerie – you’re welcome! thanks!
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