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Best Household Uses for Baking Soda

Baking soda is a common household item that is essential. You can use it for baking, cleaning, and much more. When it comes to your home cleaners more and more people are wanting to get something that does not have any harsh chemicals. While there are several increasing brands and cleaners that fit that description, baking soda has always been around as a cleaner that fits the bill. Energy Smart New Homes wants to go through all the different ways you can use baking soda in your home.

Cleaning

Cleaning is essential in every home. But there are a few items that are a struggle to clean in your home than others. Most all of us have a white tub that continually gets dirty. The dirty latches onto the tub and it is as if nothing can get it out. Baking soda can be a life saver when it comes to cleaning tubs though. Taking a rag, a spray bottle with water, and some baking soda will do the trick. Scrubbing it down will make it look like new again.

If you have a Dutch oven with ceramic enamel, cock pot, or farmhouse sinks then you have probably faced the same troubles as the rest of us. When it comes your dutch oven and crock pot, it always happens where you use it and then at the end when you go to clean it there is always some kind of stain on it. Most of us end up needlessly scrubbing it without any results. Baking Soda will be your life saver again! It is powerful enough to take those stains away but gentle enough that it will not damage the enamel. Just take a sponge or wash rag with some baking soda on it and start scrubbing away until you see the desired results.

Odor Eliminator

If you have ever seen a box of baking soda in someone’s fridge it is for a good reason. Fridges can get stinky quickly if you have food that going bad. No one wants to get a whiff of that when they open the door. Baking soda is known for absorbing and eliminating odors. Keeping an open container of it in your fridge will go a long way. It can also be used on carpet and have the same effect.

De-Clogger

That is right! Baking soda can help unclog drains. Whether you need to clear out your sink or tub drain, baking soda is your best friend. The simple concoction is hot water down the drain first, then baking soda and vinegar with a wait time of about 5-10 minutes. After it has bubbled up completely pour another pan of boiling hot water. This will make it so that your drains are free and clear of any clogs.

Baking soda is among the safest cleaners you can use in your home. It is alkaline which means it will cut through grease like nothing. Its great for stains and tubs. It is also effective when it comes to anything you do not want to smell. Not to mention that it is great at keeping your drains free and clear. Energy Smart New Homes is all about helping the environment where we can. Using cleaners in their most basic forms is another way that we can do that. If you are looking at getting a home that helps you save money while making sure that you’re help the environment, then take a look at our homes today!

By Energy Smart New Homes 1-26-2021