DIY Cleaning Hacks for Baking Soda

It's DIY time, everybody. I'm sure you're here because you want to learn all the cleaning hacks using baking soda to clean different spots in your home. 

Whenever it comes to a cleaner that's natural that gets rid of grime and grease, you should make use of baking soda. So here are some DIY cleaning hacks for baking soda.

List of Cleaning Hacks for Baking Soda 

Use Baking Soda to Unclog Slow Drains

Before you use household chemicals to clean drains that aren't moving quickly, try vinegar and baking soda? To do this, you should pour a cup of baking soda on the slow drain. Heat your vinegar and then pour everything on the baking soda. After around ten minutes, flush your entire pot using boiling water. Don't try this technique on fully clogged drains, though.

Use Baking Soda as an Oven Scrub 

You could make use of baking soda to clean filthy ovens. These ovens could have horrible odors, which could have chemicals that might end up being corrosive. You could get some salt paste and baking soda and mix with some vinegar and water. Then spread your paste all over the walls, floor, and the door of your oven using a brush. 

You need to wear some gloves. It would be best if you allowed the mixture to sit appropriately for a day. Keep everything moist using vinegar or water over time. Your paste would reduce the oven parts that have burnt food and help you scrub things easier. 

You could wipe your paste away using a cloth or sponge. Then turn your oven to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. You should keep everything on for about an hour to reduce any residue that decides to linger. You should turn your oven off, and when it is cool again, spray all stubborn dirty areas using your mixture and wipe everything clean.

Use Baking Soda to Clean Ceramic Stovetop. 

There is food residue that gathers at the top of the stove. You could use baking soda and a paste of warm water to clean your ceramic stovetop. Spoon your mixture and put it on the dirty surface. This would help you reduce the strength of the dirty residue. Allow it all to sit for 20 minutes. Scrub it and get rid of the dirty gunk. After scrubbing, you could spray glass cleaners and then wipe everything dry after you’re done. 

Use Baking Soda to Clean Stainless Steel

No one enjoys making use of dirty stainless-steel products. They are not attractive or beautiful to the eye. They end up looking dull too. You could spray some baking soda and bring your stainless-steel back to the land of the living. 

What DIY cleaning hacks for baking soda will you use?

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DIY Natural Spring Cleaning Ideas

Spring is here, which means the birds have returned, the flowers have bloomed, and your season of chilly indoor stir-craziness is finally over. If you’re like most of us, spring also brings with it an urge to air out your home, purge clutter, and wipe down every surface. This spring cleaning bug can be healthy and helpful, unless of course you do it with chemical-filled products. You don’t have to pollute the air (and the people) inside your home to get a thorough spring cleaning. Keep reading for some tips and learn about a few natural cleaning products to help you tidy your space, naturally.

Freshen Your Mattresses

Your mattress puts up with your sweat, dead skin cells, and a whole lot of grossness. Freshen it up every spring (or every season) to improve the air quality of your bedroom and protect the investment of your mattress. Give your sleeping surfaces a thorough spring cleaning using this recipe! Mix up some baking soda with some essential oils, sprinkle and vacuum away.

Try lavender essential oil by Wyndmere Essential Oils to clean your mattress and add a soothing, natural fragrance.

Remove Winter Carpet Stains

Salt, mud, and party spills are typical leftovers from a successful winter season. After all, you played hard and hosted well. However, you don’t need to save these memories in your carpet – surely you took some pictures. To get rid of carpet stains, mix 1 tbsp vinegar and 1 tbsp dish soap in a small bowl with 2 cups of warm water. Sprinkle the stain with baking soda, wait 10 minutes, and sponge the mixture onto stain. Don’t scrub this mixture in, but rather blot the stain until it’s gone!

Looking for a natural dish soap that smells amazing? Mrs. Meyers Clean Day has you covered with all-natural dish soap and a host of other fantastic products.

Easy All Purpose Cleaner Recipe

As you move through your home, you’ll want to wipe down dusty and neglected surfaces to remove grease, dust, and whatever sticky stuff you encounter. You don’t have to spend a fortune, or compromise your health for a hard-working, all-purpose cleaner. This recipe from Wellness Mama is a favorite of ours and uses the power of castile soap, borax, washing soda, and essential oils.

Our absolute favorite castile soap is by Dr Bronner’s Magic Soaps. This versatile, natural product has endless uses across the home, so we always have a bottle on hand!

Get Sparkling Windows, Naturally

If you’re using a spray bottle of something blue and some paper towels to wash your windows, odds are you’re leaving too many streaks and chemicals behind. Swap those tools for natural cloths (prefold cloth diapers work great) and a spray bottle mixed with warm water and vinegar in equal parts. Simply spray down your windows with your vinegar mixture and clean from right to left, top to bottom.

Sparkling Shower Doors, Naturally

If you have glass shower doors, then you know how hard they can be to keep clean. Believe it or not, the best time to clean your shower is when you’re in the shower. After you finish cleaning up yourself, spray your shower doors with a mixture of dish soap and warm vinegar. Allow the mixture to sit for a few, while you towel dry your hair, and then wipe down with a damp cloth or magic sponge. Repeat the rinse process several times to remove the cleaner and enjoy your sparkling clean shower doors!

You can keep your DIY homemade spring cleaning liquids in empty mason jars or coconut oil jars for safety, or use a plastic spray bottle from your local lawn care center.

What are your go-to natural spring cleaning methods? Tell us all about it in the comments section below!

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