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MuppetsMama 
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 6:59pm |
Ok, I know this stuff is awesome as a cheap cleaner. What are your 'recipes' for it?
I make a thick paste with white vinegar and use it to clean my bath, it comes up a treat 
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 7:14pm |
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You can put 1 cup of water and couple TBSP of baking soda in a bowl in the microwave for 3 mins, then take it out and wipe microwave clean. Easy!
You can use it as a facial cleanser/scrub by wetting your face, then using a teaspoon, rub into skin, then wash off with water.
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Posted: 09 December 2010 at 8:54pm |
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1c baking soda, 1c borax and 1c washing soda is a great washing powder mix, cheap and uses only 2 dessertspoons per load so last ages
I leave out the borax out of the mix for the boys clothes
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Posted: 10 December 2010 at 1:22pm |
i use it to wash my hair and i put it in the kids baths for itches and hair washing too. i put it in the washing machine for smelly stuff. leave it on pots that i have burnt  with a bit of water.
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Posted: 10 December 2010 at 2:13pm |
You can use it to brush your teeth with
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Posted: 10 December 2010 at 3:20pm |
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Just browse through babes blog. She has loads of recipes and uses for it... http://simplehomekeeping.blogspot.com
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Posted: 03 April 2011 at 7:13pm |
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I use it to wash my hair too. I have quite curly hair that tends to frizz and tangle and the baking soda works SO much better than shampoo and conditioner. 1 Tbsp dissolved in one cup of water. Then you can rinse with 1 Tbsp of vinegar in one cup of water if you want your hair really smooth.
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Posted: 13 May 2011 at 10:49am |
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I found it helps take food colouring off your hands a treat!
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Posted: 13 May 2011 at 3:50pm |
 Aethalia wrote:
You can use it to brush your teeth with |
And if you don't like the taste you can add mint or similar to it.
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Posted: 06 June 2011 at 12:39pm |
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If you put a small piece of tinfoil in the bottom of a mug, pour boiling water over it, pop your dirty silver jewellry/whatever in there, and tip baking soda on it- the dirt fizzes away! no rubbing! no chemicals! just a chemical reaction.
For larger scale items, use a bucket and bigger piece of tinfoil etc.
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Posted: 20 June 2011 at 9:26am |
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to get smells out of carpet sprinkle with baking soda - lightly rub with a dry brush, leave for a couple of hours, then vac off - will also lighten stains that are there as well!
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Posted: 25 June 2011 at 3:04pm |
KitKat wrote:
If you put a small piece of tinfoil in the bottom of a mug, pour boiling water over it, pop your dirty silver jewellry/whatever in there, and tip baking soda on it- the dirt fizzes away! no rubbing! no chemicals! just a chemical reaction.
For larger scale items, use a bucket and bigger piece of tinfoil etc. |
Yes, we always used to clean trophies this way. SO much easier than the stuff you put on and have to rub like crazy to get off (I tended to find we used to need to use a touch of that on stubborn spots, but most of it just comes off in the bucket)
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The Many Uses of Baking Soda
