How to Clean with Baking Soda

For ecological, free of dangerous chemicals, cleaning you can easily use baking soda, which is efficient for a number of items and areas in your home.

When mixed with water, vinegar or lemon juice, it forms a gentle abrasive texture that can be used to remove various types of stains, as from coffee and tea and it also does wonders with stainless steel and silver items. Rub the paste gently on to the stain, wash and polish. For silver items, clean the whole surface, wash and polish with a dry cotton or microfiber cloth.
With baking soda you can also remove marks from walls, simply rubbing very carefully with a damp non-scratching sponge powdered with baking soda.

Baking soda is also very good neutraliser and absorber of odours. It can easily remove the smell from a fridge, freezer or a dishwasher.
For best results with cleaning the dishwasher simply sprinkle half a coffee cup of baking soda on the bottom between washings, repeat until the smell is gone.
For refrigerators and freezers - defrost before cleaning with a paste of baking soda and either water, lemon juice or vinegar. Dry well after cleaning with the paste fallowed with clean water.

Baking soda can also be used to neutralize the smell from pets on carpets or fabric covered furniture. Wait for 15 to 20 minutes after sprinkling the stains (or the whole carpeted areas) with soda then vacuum well.

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