If your sink needs extra help, mix 1 cup of bicarbonate of soda with 2 cups of washing powder (great for de-greasing) then follow with vinegar. Finish with a kettle-full of boiling water.7. Remove tea stains from mugsThe crystals in baking soda can effectively remove stains in your ...
Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, when dissolved in water gives off free radicals which penetrate the surface of your enamel, combining with the stains in your teeth, and breaking carbon double bonds, thus helping to remove the stains. So in effect, it whitens by getting rid of...
Add 1/2 cup baking soda (only 1/4 cup for front-loading machines) with the usual amount of bleach to increase whitening power. For perspiration stains: Scrub in a paste of baking soda and water. Let it sit for 1 hour. Launder as usual. ...
Baking soda, also known assodium bicarbonate, is a white crystalline powder that is composed of sodium, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen. Chemically speaking, the compound has the formula NaHCO3, which indicates that it contains one sodium atom (Na), one hydrogen atom (H), one carbon atom (C)...
Cast Iron Cookware Scrub: Makes an effective scouring powder when trying to clean or remove rust from cast iron cookware. Wood Stains: Try lifting water marks from wood surfaces by making a paste with a few drops of water. Rub into stain then wipe off. You can also try salt instead. Mor...
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(You should have seen me explaining my little tea tin full of white powder to the TSA agent at the airport security gate last weekend.) I use it straight without adding any other ingredients. However, some people find that straight baking soda is too irritating. If this is you, try combi...
I keep a little box of powdered oxygen bleach–Ecover’s, to give them a free plug. Others would work the same, I suspect. This is basically powdered hydrogen peroxide. I can either plug up the sink and soak it in a strong solution, or make a paste of the powder and leave it sit...
the baking soda (which is a powder) did bubble, and started to help the seized up drain. When I poured in the white vinegar (usually for cleaning), it made a lot of bubbles, and the pressure cleared out the drain with some satisfying sounds. Now, I can shower longer than 1 minute ...
Baking soda is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. It is a white crystalline (having crystals) powder. It is an antacid and was used in the past to relieve acid indigestion, a digestive problem where there is too much acid in the stomach. When there is too much acid, it cause...