• Household Uses For Baking Powder

Just when you thought you knew everything about household uses for baking powder, you learn MORE ways to use baking powder with this list! Funny Articles, Funny Jokes, and Social Club. Oct 2, 2018 - Uses for Baking Soda: Personal Care. Freshen your breath. Mix 1 tsp of baking soda in a glass of water. Polish your teeth. Many people will use baking soda as a natural toothpaste. Make your own deodorant. Gently exfoliate. Relieve Skin Irritation. Relieve heartburn and more. Relieve insect bites. Oct 5, 2017 - Baking soda tends to be the American name, while in the UK and in Australia we tend to call it bicarbonate of soda. Meanwhile baking powder.

For such an inexpensive and common household staple, baking soda has a surprisingly extensive and unusual list of uses. I'd like to share my 10 favorite ones with you here.

What is Baking Soda & Why is It So Good At Stuff?

Baking soda is the common name for sodium bicarbonate, a processed natural salt that was originally made as a leavening agent for baking, but has since been adopted for a wide range of home uses.

Here are some of it's many useful characteristics:

• non-toxic
• inexpensive
• a mildly basic (alkaline) buffer
• a gentle abrasive (non-scratching)
• effervescent
• odor neutralizer
• reacts with dirt and grease to form a cleanser

And your body is no stranger to sodium bicarbonate; the bicarbonate ion occurs naturally in our blood to help maintain acid/alkaline balance, it transports carbon dioxide from body tissue to the lungs to be expelled, and it's also in our saliva as an acid reducer - a pretty amazing substance don't you agree*?!

*For a thorough break down of the history and science of baking soda, read Peter A. Ciullo's book, 'Baking Soda Bonanza'.

Ok, let's dive in and learn a few of the fun uses for the powdered form of this versatile stuff!

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Household Uses For Baking Powder

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