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5 Quirky Ways to Use Your Baking Soda.

5 Quirky Ways to Use Your Baking Soda.

We all know baking soda as a substitute for yeast in cakes.

But we can't imagine that it can be useful in many other areas.

This product is incredible as it has virtues for the whole house and everyday life.

And besides, it costs next to nothing!

Here are 5 unusual ways to use your baking soda at home :

5 Quirky Ways to Use Your Baking Soda.

Contents
  • 1. Remove pesticides from your fruits and vegetables
  • 2. Disinfect your toothbrush thoroughly
  • 3. Neutralize laundry basket odors
  • 4. Eliminate tobacco odors
  • 5. Keep your cut flowers longer

1. Remove pesticides from your fruits and vegetables

5 Quirky Ways to Use Your Baking Soda.

When I don't know where my fruits or vegetables come from, I prefer to clean them and remove pesticides.

Especially for those that we eat with the skin like apples for example!

Sprinkle baking soda on a damp cloth and wipe it all over the fruit or vegetable.

Leave to act for a few moments and rinse with clear water.

No more pesticides encrusted on the skin!

Bicarbonate is an ecological product that has the power to neutralize pesticides on food. Check out the trick here.

2. Disinfect your toothbrush thoroughly

5 Quirky Ways to Use Your Baking Soda.

Toothbrushes are veritable breeding grounds for germs!

Why ? Because they spend their time cleaning their teeth...

...but also because the humidity stagnates on the bristles of the brush.

To disinfect it thoroughly, first put lukewarm water in a glass.

Then, add 2 teaspoons of baking soda to the glass.

Let your toothbrush soak overnight. The next day, rinse with clean water.

Your toothbrush is now disinfected and all clean! Check out the trick here.

3. Neutralize laundry basket odors

5 Quirky Ways to Use Your Baking Soda.

When the laundry basket is full of laundry, it can quickly smell bad...

Normal due to perspiration, foot odor and humidity...

To avoid this, sprinkle the laundry directly in the laundry basket with baking soda.

Do not hesitate to reapply as soon as the odors begin to reappear.

In addition, you can leave the baking soda on the clothes when washing. They will thus be very soft and radiant with whiteness.

On the other hand, avoid this trick on silk and wool.

This trick works because baking soda kills bacteria that cause odors. Check out the trick here.

4. Eliminate tobacco odors

5 Quirky Ways to Use Your Baking Soda.

As we have seen, baking soda is the best natural neutralizer against bad smells.

The same goes for the smell of tobacco in the house.

If you have a smoker at home, baking soda will become your best friend!

To get rid of the smell of cold tobacco, just put 2 tablespoons of baking soda in the bottom of the ashtray.

This thing eliminates tobacco odors without doing anything!

And it also works in the car. Check out the trick here.

5. Keep your cut flowers longer

5 Quirky Ways to Use Your Baking Soda.

Do you want to keep this pretty bouquet of flowers longer?

No problem, baking soda is there to make you enjoy these pretty flowers to the fullest!

Just put a pinch of baking soda in the bottom of the vase and add the water.

The baking soda prevents the water in the vase from turning and bacteria that will rot the stems from developing. Check out the trick here.