Genius 50p baking soda hack - 'make a great cleaning paste' with bicarbonate of soda
BICARBONATE of soda is an incredible household product, and one cleaner detailed a genius way to use it.
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Mixing bicarbonate of soda with your washing-up liquid created a powerful cleaning substance, which leaves surfaces shining.
Jen Needham, also known as the Cleaning Fairy Godmother is a cleaning guru, making daily chores "effortless".
She posts her cleaning advice on her Instagram @clean_with_jen, where she has almost 30k followers, and on her TikTok where she has a whopping 800k tuning in for her cleaning hacks.
Jen detailed a number of cleaning hacks, including one using bicarbonate of soda.
She uses bicarbonate of soda to create a paste to clean with.
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Jen said: "You can also make a great cleaning paste by adding a scoop of bicarbonate soda and a squirt of washing-up liquid."
Baking soda and dish soap make an excellent cleaning duo.
Dish soap is great a lifting bacteria away from surfaces.
Bicarbonate of soda, on the other hand, dissolves compounds like dirt and grease.
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It also works as a mild abrasive to further lift dirt from your household surfaces.
Jen uses it in various rooms around the house.
She said: "You can use it to clean your sink and cooker and it leaves a lovely shine and gets rid of any build-up."
There are many ways to use bicarbonate of soda for cleaning and sprucing up the household. What are they?
Uses for bicarbonate of soda
- Removing odours from fridges
- Killing weeds
- Cleaning the oven
- In the washing to keep laundry bright
- Remove stains from carpets
- Remove stains from pans
- Polish tarnished silver
Cleaning guru Lynsey Crombie also has a bicarbonate of soda cleaning hack to remove stains.
She uses denture tablets as a potent double whammy to clean many items around the house.
Lynsey said: "How? Why? I hear you asking…Well, they contain bicarbonate of soda and citric acid which means they can disinfect, whiten, and remove stains easily!
"Make sure you add them to your cleaning caddy."