The all accomplished, all-purpose Baking Soda

It is believed that the ancient Egyptians used natural deposits of natron ( a mixture containing mostly sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate) as a cleaning agent. Then in 1791, a French chemist, Nicolas LeBlanc, produced sodium bicarbonate as we know it today. 55 years later, two bakers from New York decided to mass produce the product that made their bread rise.

Today, homemakers, chemists, and entrepreneurs across the globe have discovered that baking soda is one of the easiest and most versatile product with endless benefits around the house. Here we share with you a few of them:

• Clean vegetables and fruit with baking soda. Sprinkle in water, soak and rinse the produce.
• Wash garbage cans with baking soda.
• Clothing stained with oil and grease washes out better with baking soda added to the washing water.
• Clean your fridge and freezer with dry baking soda sprinkled on a damp cloth. rinse with clear water.
• Deodorize your fridge and freezer by putting baking soda in an open container to absorb odors. Stir and turn over the baking soda from time to time. Replace every 2 months.
• Combine baking soda and hot water to clean baby bottles.
• Combine baking soda and water to make paste for polishing stainless steel and chrome.
• Baking soda absorbs kitty litter odors. Cover the bottom of the kitty box with 1 part baking soda; then add a layer of three parts kitty litter on top.
• Always add 1/2-cup baking soda to your washing machine load. It makes scrubbing easier.
• Pour a cup of baking soda into the toilet and leave for an hour, then flush. It will not only clean the toilet but also absorb all the odors.
• Sprinkle baking soda on barbecue grills, let soak, then rinse off.
• To remove burned-on food from a pan; let the pan soak in baking soda and water for 10 minutes before washing.
• To remove that bad smell from ashtrays, wash with baking soda and water.
• Dry clean carpet by sprinkling baking soda and gently brushing it. Leave it overnight and vacuum.
• Mix 4 tablespoons of baking soda and use it to clean stove tops, ovens and also formica counter tops.

* Indeera Logan is all about good-to-know information and seeks inspiring ideas to realistic solutions for the everyday challenges.

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