What do cleaning a toilet, getting rid of the smell in your sneakers, and saving oversalted soup have in common?
The answer is ordinary baking soda, which has been gathering dust on your shelf for years.
Lifehacks with soda
For example, if you mix it with water to form a paste, you will get a stove cleaner that will cope with grease better than any gel.
Apply the mixture to the surface, wait 15 minutes, and the dirt will come off on its own. And if you sprinkle soda into socks and leave it overnight, it will absorb sweat and unpleasant odor - perfect for hiking or the gym.
Soda is the secret to perfect washing. Add half a glass to the drum of the machine when washing white clothes - it will become brighter, and the scale inside the equipment will dissolve.
Or soak washed T-shirts in a soda solution (2 tablespoons per liter of water) - deodorant stains will disappear without stain remover.
Men will appreciate life hacks for cars. Sprinkle soda on the mats in the car, scrub with a brush and vacuum - dirt and tobacco smell will go away.
And if you mix it with vinegar, you get a reaction that will clear a clog in the sink in a minute. Even for removing scratches on disks, soda is useful: make a paste, apply to the damage and polish with a rag.
Soda also saves in unexpected situations. For example, if a child has drawn on a wall with a felt-tip pen, sprinkle it with soda, add a drop of water and rub it with a sponge.
Or add a teaspoon to flower vases - the water will not bloom, and the bouquet will last longer.
For those who like to cook, soda is a must-have. If you oversalt your soup, add a pinch - it will neutralize the excess salt.
Or mix soda with sugar (1:1) and sprinkle it near ant trails - the insects will disappear.
Do you know how to quickly defrost meat without a microwave? Sprinkle it with soda, leave it for 20 minutes - it will speed up the process and remove the smell.
Or use it as a dry shampoo for your pet: rub it into the fur, then comb it out - fleas and dirt will remain on the comb.
Now you will definitely stop perceiving soda as a "grandmother's method". It works where expensive products are powerless, and at the same time it is safe for children, animals and your wallet!
