I love baking soda! There are so many amazing uses for it around the house, especially when it comes to cleaning. If you’ve never tried to make a baking soda paste, you really should, it’s so easy.
Homemade Baking Soda Paste Recipe
-1/2 cup baking soda
-2 tablespoons water
-1 teaspoon castile soap
Directions: Mix all indredients in a small bowl. Apply paste to a wet sponge. Scub item. Rinse off. Dry.
Cleaning Throughout the House
The following 50 items can be cleaned of grime, dirt, stains, and/or mildew with just a dab of this baking soda paste.
1. Chinaware
2. Hard-skinned fruit and vegetables (rinse well)
3. Glass and stainless steel coffee pots
4. Stained plastic, glass, ceramic or nonaluminum metal containers
5. All nonaluminum and nonstick cookware
6. Pewterware
7. Plastic cups and dishes
8. Wood and plastic cutting boards (rinse well)
9. Ceramic tile countertops and backsplashes
10. Plastic laminate counters and tabletops
11. Butcher block counters and tabletops
12. Plastic laminate table seams
13. Metal chair and table legs
14. Stovetops
15. Standard (not self-clean) ovens
16. Stove backsplashes
17. Electric range catch pans
18. “Fingerprinted” enamel appliances
19. Small plastic appliances (i.e. mixers, blenders, etc.)
20. Inside surfaces of refrigerators, freezers, and automatic dishwashers, and microwaves)
21. Door gaskets on refrigerators, freezers, and automatic dishwashers
22. Washable cabinets
23. Refirgerator drip tray
24. Vinyl upholstery
25. Black heel marks and crayon on linoleum and vinyl flooring
26. Stainless steel, porcelain, and enamel sinks
27. Baby’s high chair
28. Glazed ceramic floor and wall tile
29. Tile grout
30. Fiberglass sinks, tubs, and showers
31. Plastic shower curtains
32. Glass shower doors
33. Mirrors and windows
34. Metal, porcelain, and ceramic plumbing fixtures
35. Crayon and wax on washable hard surfaces
36. Metal baseboards
37. White baby shoes
38. Plastic dolls
39. Plastic toys
40. Pet cages
41. Marble-top furniture
42. Unlacquered metals: chrome, stainless steel, silver, gold, pewter, copper, brass, bronze
43. Plastic, fiberglass, hard rubber, and painted aluminum sports equipment
44. Golf balss, volleyballs, soccer balls, bocci balls, bowling balls, baseballs
45. Computer mouse ball
46. Automobile windows, headlights, chrome, vinyl tops, and canvas tops
47. Sap-stained auto paint
48. Fiberglass auto and boat panels
49. Plastic seats on swing sets
50. Plastic and glass patio furniture
Source: Ciullo, Peter A. Baking Soda Bonanza
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