Soft scrub — Mix ½ cup baking soda with enough Dawn dish detergent to make a paste. Use to clean sinks, tubs and counters. Rinse and dry. Deep-cleaning scrub — Great for soap scum and mildew.
Baking soda is a naturally mild and abrasive cleaning agent, so it, combined with the soap, does a wonderful job at removing food particles and germs on your dishes. If you've got particularly stuck-on food, you can add a bit of kosher salt for extra scrubbing power.
Flexi Says: Vinegar reacts with baking soda to yield carbon dioxide gas and water. The carbon dioxide gas creates the bubbling effect of this reaction. If a small amount of dish soap is added, the bubbles will become trapped to form a thick foam.
Add a half of a cup of baking soda to the wash cycle. For a bit more grease-fighting laundry power, add a pea-sized squirt of Dawn. Once you hit the rinse cycle, add a half of a cup of vinegar. This acts as a fabric softener.
Semi-permanent hair colors can be removed with baking soda especially easily. It is an effective chemical-free alternative. You can use baking soda as a hair wash by mixing it with apple cider vinegar. It can also be mixed with dish soap, shampoo, lemon juice, Epsom salt, vitamin C, and peroxide to remove hair color.
Mix a 2:1 solution of hydrogen peroxide and dish soap (we prefer concentrated Dawn) in small bowl. Apply mixture to stain and rub into fabric with fingers. Sprinkle a generous amount of baking soda on top and let sit for 20-30 minutes. Scrub gently in a circular motion with a clean, soft-bristled toothbrush.
What's happening in there? A chemical reaction between the vinegar and the baking soda produces bubbles of carbon dioxide gas. The dish detergent in the vinegar helps the bubbles last longer than they would with just vinegar and baking soda.
This match made in heaven has been a household staple for a long time and I make sure to keep it handy. To make the solution is simple and easy on the wallet! Pour equal parts of vinegar and Dawn into a spray bottle. Gently shake, then spray liberally onto the surface to be cleaned.
Start by mixing 1 tablespoon of baking soda in a gallon of water. Add a teaspoon of insecticidal soap OR lightweight horticulture oil to act as a spread sticker for the solution. Spray the plants at first sign of the disease. Repeat every 7 to 10 days throughout the season.
Tired of stinky, retail cleaners? Try this: Vinegar Cleaner: 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp Dawn dish soap 1 tbsp white vinegar Directions: Fill spray bottle with water. Add Dawn. Add baking soda.
Mixing baking soda with various acids will activate the baking soda and produce carbon dioxide. You can activate baking soda in baked goods by mixing it with vinegar, lemon or orange juice, buttermilk, sour cream, yogurt, cocoa, chocolate, honey, maple syrup, molasses, fruit, brown sugar, or even water.
Mix together two tablespoons hydrogen peroxide, a tablespoon of baking soda and a tablespoon of dish soap. Spread the mixture over any stain; let it sit for a bit and then launder as directed.
Dish soap can be applied to stains before you run the wash, to better prevent them from settling into the fabric. Handwashing small loads: Dawn® Platinum can help remove stubborn oil and food stains, making it an ideal option for handwashing small loads of laundry.
To that end, when it comes to using baking soda for your toilet, there are two primary purposes: using baking soda to clean and remove stains, and using baking soda to unclog your toilet.
The recipe includes the following ingredients: 1 quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide. ¼ cup of baking soda. 1 teaspoon of liquid soap (we have found dawn dish soap to work the best)
Which natural detergent comes out on top? Well, that would depend on its intended use. For instance, vinegar is potent at fighting mold while baking soda is great at fighting wine and coffee stains. The former is a better disinfectant but the latter is a phenomenal deodorizer.
While it's true that baking soda can be an effective way to treat acne, that doesn't mean it's 100 percent safe to use. “It can strip the skin by altering the skin's pH to be alkaline rather than slightly acidic. This can cause a disruption of the skin barrier, irritation, and potential for burns,” explains Farber.
But did you know that the power of Dawn® can also be used as a pretreatment for laundry stains, including oil, ink, grass, and practically anything else in between? You can trust Dawn® to clean your greasiest, dirtiest dishes—which is the same reason it works so well to pretreat dirty or grease-stained clothes.
I recommend making it in small batches as it works better fresh. However much you are making, just add twice as much hydrogen peroxide as you do the detergent. So for a small stain mix 1 teaspoon of Dawn with two teaspoons of peroxide. For a large batch 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide to ½ cup detergent works!
It has lifted all sorts of stains, from wine to grease to just about every type of sauce. I've used it on fabrics that can't go in the washing machine, and even after a wash (and dry) doesn't work.