Use baking soda as a part of your laundering process. To do this, The New Homemaker says to decrease laundry detergent by half and add baking soda.
And for those of you who choose reusable diapers, consider using this agent to decrease stinky odors. Put baking soda on diapers in the pail to help to decrease odors before washing. And anyone can add baking soda to the laundry hamper to freshen it up.
- Club Soda
- Lemon Juice
Club soda is good for more than just a cocktail mixer. In fact, it’s great for cleaning.
According to Alternet, club soda can make a great window cleaner. Just grab an empty spray bottle, fill it with club soda, then spray and scrub away. And if you add lemon juice to club soda, it will help cut grease. It’s even good for watering plants and removing rust. Who knew, right?
Lemon juice is pretty handy for a lot of chores. According to DIY Network, lemon can be used to clean counters. Just cut the lemon in half and use it to scrub stains, then rinse with water. It is said that the citric acid found in lemon is a natural stain remover. And best of all, this concept applies to cutting boards.
DIY also says that you can use lemon to clean copper and brass. For copper, cut the lemon in two and coat it with salt. Then gently rub the lemon on the brass while squeezing out the juice. Keep adding salt when the effects cease. Then follow this process with a water rinse. Clean solid brass items the same way you would copper.
Just make sure to use lemon only on solid brass items, not brass-plated items.