Fill a teapot with water. Add 2 tablespoons of baking soda and juice of 1/2 of a lemon. Boil gently for 15 minutes and rinse. Repeat if needed. Removes mineral deposits and rust stains.

In a microwave safe cup, place 3 tablespoons of baking soda and water. Stir well. Boil 3-5 minutes inside microwave to clean. Take a paper towel and wipe down the walls of your microwave oven.

Put 1/2 box of baking soda in toilet tank and let it stand overnight. Flush the next morning to clean and deodorize the tank and bowl.

Make a homemade scouring powder. Use 1 cup baking soda, 1 cup borax, 1 cup salt & clean as usual.

Make a drain cleaner. Use 1 cup baking soda & add 1 cup hot vinegar. Wait a few minutes then pour down the drain with 1 quart of very hot water. Use for your garbage disposal the same way; but use 1/4 cup baking soda and 1/2 cup vinegar.

When out of dishwasher detergent, use 2 tablespoons baking soda and 2 tablespoons borax per load.

Clean your drip coffee maker by mixing 1 cup warm water and 1 cup baking soda. Let it drip through.  Then drip through a plain pot of water to rinse.

Make a homemade sport drink. Use one quart boiled water. Add a teaspoon of salt, rounded teaspoon baking soda, 4 rounded teaspoons sugar, and a package of sugar free koolaid (any brand). Stir until clear and refrigerate.

Add a teaspoon of baking soda to your vaporizer to help clear up a stuffy nose. It also cleans your vaporizer at the same time.

To help reduce fever in a baby and remedy diaper rash, bathe the baby in a tub of lukewarm water with 1/2 cup baking soda. If using a plastic baby bath, use 1/8th of a cup of baking soda.

Sprinkle baking soda on your pets brush to help deodorize their skin and fur as you brush them.

Add 2 tablespoons of baking soda to a pets bath water to help clean their fur.

Sprinkle baking soda lightly on soil around your tomato plants. Baking soda left over from your refrigerator is fine for this use. This will help reduce the acid in your tomatoes and sweeten them.

To absorb odors and freshen carpets, sprinkle 1/2 cup baking soda, 1/2 cup cornstarch, and 15 drops of essential oil (optional) onto your carpets. Leave on overnight. Work into carpet the next morning and vacuum.

Add 1/2 cup baking soda to your washing machine along with your liquid detergent. It helps brighten your clothing.

Sprinkle baking soda on your underarms. It is not a skin irritant. Can mix it with talcum powder to make it go on smoother. Makes a great deodorant and helps with heat rash.

Sprinkle baking soda around your flower beds to keep rodents, rabbits and suirrels from attacking your beautiful flowers.

Clean your brushes and combs. Fill a sink with hot water. Add 1/4 cup baking soda. Soak for 20-30 minutes and rinse.

Clean your eyeglasses by sprinkling small amount of baking soda on them. With wet fingers rub the lenses then rinse clean. Dry with a lint free cloth.

Make a mouthwash to eliminate onion, garlic and morning mouth odors. Combine 1 teaspoon baking soda & 1 teaspoon salt to a cup of water. Add flavoring if you desire.

Use baking soda on pet spot stains that are on your carpets.

Use occassionally to help clean teeth and whiten. Mix 1 teaspoon baking soda with 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice. Rub onto your teeth using a cotton swab or your finger. Works well for coffee, tea and tobacco stains. Remember not to use daily. Lemon juice is acid and can damage teeth with regular use.

In place of expensive insect controls, sprinkle baking soda under sinks and around basement windows. Ants, silverfish, roaches and smaller waterbugs will dehydrate and die.

If using a cat litter box, sprinkle baking soda in with the litter to freshen and deodorize.

When you have stiff paint brushes, boil them in 2 quarts water, 1/4 cup vinegar and 1 cup baking soda. It restores the brushes back to normal.

Use instead of salt to sprinkle on slugs to get rid of them.

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