Baking soda is an extremely versatile product. It is also an ecological alternative to many chemical based products. Another benefit of baking soda is that it is cheap. Our grandparents generation knew the many uses of baking soda, now you will to.

Baking soda is a wonderful cleaner to use around the house. Use it in your laundry to whiten clothes and remove odors. It also helps clothes to rinse clean in hard water conditions. Baking soda makes an excellent non-abrasive scouring powder. Baking soda absorbs odor. Use it in your refrigerator to soak up bad odors. Sprinkle it on your dry carpet before vacuuming for a fresh smelling carpet. An added benefit to sprinkling baking soda on your carpet, is that it kills fleas. Pour baking soda down your kitchen drain to get rid of kitchen sink odors.

Concerned about bad ingredients in antiperspirant? Try baking soda. Gently pat baking soda on your underarms and say goodbye to bad underarm odor. Brush your teeth with baking soda to whiten teeth. Want a clear and beautiful complexion? Wash your face with a mixture of baking soda and water. Baking soda added to your shampoo, makes your hair shine and sparkle because it gets rid of product buildup in your hair.

If you suffer from heart burn, baking soda could be the answer. Follow the directions on the back of the baking soda box, to quickly relieve the pain of heartburn.

Have a swimming pool? Raise the alkalinity of pool water with baking soda.

Many baking recipes call for baking soda. Look on the back of your baking soda package for great tasting recipes.

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