Washing Wednesday

Mommy in Ga says we have touched base on the carpet freshener made with baking soda and cinnamon if you missed that post you can pull up our washing Wednesday posts and have a look at it!!!  If you enjoyed that post you may enjoy the rest of this one...i will be sharing more cleaning tips with baking soda yay!!!

Baking Soda: cleaning your bathroom

To clean your hairbrushes or combs put warm water in your sink and add baking soda let them soak and rinse with clean water!

Baking Soda: cleaning miscellaneous

Remove stains from most surfaces by applying a baking soda paste (3 parts baking soda 1 part water) let it stand for a few minutes and use a rag to wipe clean

Drains all through your house use 1/4 cup baking soda and 1/2 cup vinegar this causes the baking soda to fizz your drains clean and rinse with hot water

For all you  smokers apply a small amount of baking soda in your ashtrays to keep your stale cigarette smell down inside or outside of your home

Sprinkling baking soda in your litter box helps eliminate some of that kitty smell

To quickly eliminate those smelly pet odors Or more commonly wet dog smell, sprinkle baking soda on the pet fur and brush thoroughly

To help remove spills blot up as much of the mess as you can, sprinkle with baking soda and vacuum, this helps prevent leaving any of the smell and also helps eliminate any bad odors that might otherwise linger

You can wash your childrens' toys with 1/4 cup baking soda and 1 qt water, either submerge the toys or use a clean rag to wipe them clean and rinse with clean water

For pots and pans or stubborn grill grates you can soak them in baking soda and water....depending on "how stuck" they are will determine soaking time and they should come clean pretty easily!!

If you have stains in the floor of your carport or garage you can sprinkle with baking sod, scrub it, and rinse away.

Baking Soda: With your laundry

If you have a hamper or laundry basket sprinkle it with a little bit of baking soda to keep your basket smelling fresher, i know here there are 6 sets of smelly socks a day waiting to be cleaned lol!!

To remove grease stains apply a baking soda paste (3parts baking soda 1 part water) let stand and wash as you normally would

Baking Soda: outside

Before packing away that camping gear at the end of summer sprinkle with a little baking soda and maybe some of that stale smell will be eliminated when you open it up next year

You can clean your kiddie pool (mildew and all) with some baking soda and warm water

If you have enjoyed these tips stay tuned tomorrow we will have tips for your vinegar uses and next Thursday more baking soda uses to come!!!!!  If you use a lot of baking soda you can get the bulk size bags at your local wholesale (bj's or Sam's etc....) or wal-mart.  You can use it for almost everything and the best part is there is no expiration date!!!!!