15 Benefits of Baking Soda
Baking soda is a commonly available mineral full of many cleaning attributes, it is one items no home should be without. It has a surprising number of things you can use it for, here are the top 10 uses of baking soda:

Baking soda is made from soda ash, and is slightly alkaline and neutralizes acid-based odors in water, and absorbs odors from the air. * Drain cleaner: Pour one cup down the drain followed by three cups of boiling water. * Use it as an antacid. * Chemical smells out of clothes: Soak clothes for two to three hours or overnight, in one cup of baking soda. * Use it as underarm deodorant by applying it with a powder puff. * Agitate the machine occasionally. Repeat if necessary. Wash as usual. (This method is great for removing the new smell out of clothes) * Mix half a teaspoon with peroxide into a paste and use it as toothpaste. * Dog odors and urine: Sprinkle with baking soda. Let set for a few hours before sweeping up * Use it as a face and body scrub. * Silver polish: Make a paste of baking soda and water, scoop some onto a clean, soft rag, and polish the silver. Rinse and polish dry. * Add a cup to bathwater to soften your skin. * Soft scrubber: Pour about 1/2 cup of baking soda into a bowl and add enough liquid soap or detergent to make a texture like frosting. Scoop onto a sponge and clean the bathtub or tiles. Rinse. * Relieve skin itch from insect bites and pain from sunburn: Put two tablespoons in your baby’s bathwater to help relieve diaper rash. * Scouring powder: Simply sprinkle baking soda into a sink and scrub. * Apply it on rashes, insect bites, and p>oison ivy irritations. * Oven cleaner: Sprinkle baking soda onto the bottom of the oven. Squirt with enough water that the baking soda is damp. Let set overnight, making sure the baking soda is damp