Baking Soda Is Your Answer To A Non-Toxic Cheap Cleaner

Don’t you just love all those fancy, bubbly, foamy, and woodsy smelling cleaners? Me too! Unfortunately, the cost is ridiculous. But even worse than the cost is the toxic nature of most of those super-cleaners. This is a hard habit to break, but I’m willing to make the sacrifice if only to save my family’s health… and the health of the planet. There is a better way.

Take a look in the back of your refrigerator and I’m guessing you’ll find a little box of Baking Soda lurking there. Your mother had one, your grandmother had one, and probably even your great-grandmother had one. Why? Baking Soda absorbs the orders in your refrigerator and keeps it fresh smelling. But, that’s just the beginning to the Baking Soda story.

You’re using Baking Soda to deodorize your refrigerator because it works and because it’s non-toxic. Spraying one of those super-sudsing-lemon-smelling cleaners on and around your food and food preparation areas is not a good idea. By dissolving about 1/2 cup of Baking Soda in a gallon of warm water, you create a safe and powerful grease-fighting, deodorizing, safe and effective kitchen cleanser. Wash down every food preparation and storage surface in your kitchen using a clean cloth or paper towels. You can include your cutting boards, utensils, and appliances. Then rinse everything down very well with clean, fresh water, repeating when necessary to remove any Baking Soda you can still feel. When everything is rinsed clean, you’ll be left with a fresh, clean kitchen without the toxins.

When it comes to fresh fruit and vegetables, there is nothing that says FRESH like washing them in Baking Soda and water. Beyond just rinsing your apple or cucumbers under running water, by adding about 1 tablespoon of Baking Soda to a clean bowl of cold water, and giving your veggies and fruit a nice bath, you take your food to a new level of fresh and clean. I know you can buy some special food washing solutions, but why? Baking Soda is guaranteed non-toxic, it works, and it’s cheap! When you give your fruits and vegetables a little splash in a Baking Soda bath, they come out squeaky clean and ready for your family. Now you can hand that apple to your toddler knowing it’s clean… and safe!

If your coffee pot is like mine, it can be an eye-sore sitting there on the kitchen counter. A nice soak in a sink filled with hot water and about 1/2 cup of Baking Soda will get rid of those awful stains and leave your coffee pot sparkling. Do the same with your tea pot, cups, mugs, and glassware to banish that unsightly tinge we all find distasteful. If your pots and pans suffer the same fate, give them a scrub with a little Baking Soda on a clean, wet sponge. There won’t be a dull pan in the house, nor will there be any scratching because Baking Soda is safe to use on any surface, even fiberglass.

All those fancy laundry additives can become a real addiction, that’s for sure. But, take a look at the ingredients and the price, and you’ll soon become a Baking Soda convert like me. For just a few pennies, you can get a detergent booster and a fabric softener all in one load. Add 1/2 cup of Baking Soda to your wash water to balance the pH and help your detergent clean better. Then, add another 1/2 cup of Baking Soda to your rinse water to give the laundry a thorough freshening that leaves everything smelling nice and sweet and clean.

Now, head back to your kitchen. Open the refrigerator and grab that old box of Baking Soda. You’ll need to replace that box every month or so with a new one, so when you do, take the old box and toss its contents down the drain. That’s not just to get rid of it, that’s to clean your drain! So, after your box of Baking Soda does it’s job of keeping your refrigerator fresh, it still has some more to offer you! Now that’s value! Let the Baking Soda sit in your drain or garbage disposal for about 10 minutes, then follow with some warm running water for just a minute or two. Your drain is fresh and grease-free all thanks to a used box of Baking Soda!

You may also want to grab that old box of Baking Soda and use it to clean your bathroom. Baking Soda doesn’t scratch, so you don’t have to worry about your fiberglass shower or tub. I like to wet the shower and tub down, then sprinkle on the Baking Soda and let it sit like that for a few minutes. Then I take a nice big sponge and a bucket filled with warm water and scrub down the whole area from top to bottom. Follow that up with a good rinse with warm, running water to remove any grit. It’s a good feeling knowing that the next time you or your children climb into the tub, you won’t be exposed to toxic residues.

There are many ways to use Baking Soda in and around the house. These are just a few examples of how you can replace your toxic cleaners with Baking Soda to keep your household safe for people and pets, too. Not only is Baking Soda safe to use, but it’s inexpensive and effective, too! Stock up now… you’re going to be hooked!

Little expenses can really add up, especially when you have Wasteful Spending Habits. If you don’t watch every dollar you spend, you’ll have a harder time Saving More Money Than You Waste. You hate to see your hard earned money trickle away… stop the leak now.