Frugal tip 12/20

[Mom23boys]

10 Common Uses for Baking Soda
by Rachel Paxton

1) Make a paste of baking soda and water and rub on insect bites to relieve itching.

2) Remove coffee and tea stains by scrubbing pots or cups with baking soda and a plastic scouring pad.

3) Add 1/3 cup baking soda to a wash cycle as a bleach booster or to the rinse cycle for cleaner smelling laundry.

4) To remove black scuff marks from floor, rub them with a paste of baking soda and water.

5) Clean fiberglass showers and tubs with baking soda sprinkled on a sponge. Sponge clean and wipe dry.

6) Soak sour smelling dishcloths and sponges in water and baking soda solution.

7) Use a solution of water and baking soda to clean and deodorize the inside of your microwave.

8) Put a few spoonfuls in a cup of water in the microwave, boil for two minutes, then wipe down the inside with a sponge.

9) Sprinkle a little baking soda into the laundry hamper to minimize odors.

10) Remove crayon marks from walls by scrubbing gently with an old toothbrush and a paste of baking soda and water.

[pita1213]

make a paste of baking soda and water to clean vinyl doll heads and arms and legs. the lady on the american girl customer service line told me that. apply with a soft coth or your fingers. wipe off. you may need to use a damp cloth to get all the baking soda off.
works really well though.

[Suezy]

Thanks for the baking soda uses - I knew some of these but often forget how useful it is. Good reminders. Thanks again.

[PrairieRose]

Great tips!

[Kate117]

What great ideas!

[mrscornbread]

Thanks for the great ideas, cheaper than comet and better on the enviornment

[Miss Kitty]

1/4 cup baking soda in warm bath eases itch of chicken pox, poison ivy, and other rashes.

baking soda paste on a bee sting takes away the pain

we put an open box of baking soda in our camper fridge and in the bathroom to keep it from smelling musty while closed up over the winter.