All the amazing things soda can do

A box of baking soda - sodium bicarbonate is found in every home, and in most cases it is almost full, since most housewives do not know how to use it and what it can be useful for. There are even a few jokes about how one package can last a lifetime.

Soda in everyday life

A 100% sodium bicarbonate, odorless, tasteless white powder called baking soda is most often used as a leavening agent for sweet baked goods. The use of soda for these purposes began many years ago, and to this day it is one of the most popular food additives.

Interesting! The compound called baking soda was first obtained through an experiment conducted by Austin Church and John Dwight.

Baking Soda as an All-Purpose Cleaner

In ancient Egypt, baking soda was used as soap. Today, sodium bicarbonate is more commonly used as a cleaning agent that can be used to clean your entire home. The advantages of using soda as a universal cleaning agent include the following properties of the substance:

1. Natural origin. Completely eco-friendly, baking soda powder is safe for the environment.They can be used to wash children's dishes and dishes of people prone to allergic reactions.
2. Efficiency. Soda, along with popular detergents, copes with grease, carbon deposits and stains from dried food residues in the kitchen and other contaminants in the bathroom and other rooms in the house.
3. Versatility. In everyday life, it can be added to powder to increase its volume, used as an amplifier for the action of bleaches, and used as a dishwashing detergent.
4. Bactericidal properties. It has been proven that sodium bicarbonate has a detrimental effect on most bacteria and pathogenic microorganisms that are found on the surface of dishes, walls and fabrics.
5. Ability to eliminate bad odors. A linen bag with a substance can absorb any unpleasant odor.
6. Availability. A pack of soda costs several times less than the cheapest laundry, cleaning and dishwashing products. You can buy it in any store.

Baking soda and laundry soap are universal cleaning agents

A mixture of laundry soap and soda can be used for washing clothes and as a cleaning agent for kitchen surfaces and dishes. In the first option, a powder is prepared from the indicated components and a few drops of any essential oil. To get 1 kg of such powder, you need to take 500 g of soda and 500 g of grated 72% laundry soap and mix.

Advice! To better mix the ingredients, you can beat them at low speed with a mixer.

Important:

• Homemade powder must be stored in a container with a tightly screwed lid;
• washing items must be carried out at a temperature of at least 60 degrees;
• if the material cannot be washed in hot water, then the component of the powder should not be bar soap, but liquid laundry soap; this product can also be washed at 30 degrees.

The second version of the cleaning product is prepared according to the principle of the first. The only difference is that the resulting mixture must be diluted with a glass of hot water. The resulting paste can be used to remove grease from the stove, oven or outer surface of a frying pan, tiles and bathroom fixtures.

Important! Soda paste can be used without wearing protective gloves, as it does not dry out the skin of your hands.

Soda for health

Bicarbonate has been used as a means of combating certain diseases for as long as it has been used in cooking or everyday life. Due to its wide spectrum of action, bicarbonate is used both internally and externally for treatment.

Against heartburn

Few people know that most popular remedies for fighting heartburn contain nothing more than sodium bicarbonate (its other form). It quickly neutralizes the acid secreted by the stomach and eliminates ulcer pain and symptoms of indigestion.

To eliminate heartburn, half a teaspoon of soda dissolved in a glass of water should be drunk every two hours (no more than 7 servings per day). Older people need to maintain a time interval of 3 hours between doses.

Important! Pregnant women are not allowed to relieve heartburn in this way.

Know-how - losing weight with soda

In order to lose a few extra pounds, many women drink several glasses of soda every day. Thus, they contribute to the acceleration of internal metabolic processes and the rapid breakdown of fats.

Also, soda is often added to various mixtures for wrapping problem areas of the abdomen, legs, arms or hips. As a result of this wrap, toxins are removed from the body along with sweat through the skin, which, in turn, becomes soft and smooth after the procedure.

Soda against ulcers, stomatitis, etc.

Stomatitis and candidiasis are a frequent companion of young children during the teething period and adults who have the habit of chewing matches, toothpicks or ballpoint pen caps. It is used more often than other remedies for stomatitis and thrush, since due to its properties of eliminating the acidic environment, suppressing the growth of bacteria and eliminating inflammation, it creates good conditions for the regeneration of affected tissues.

Important! Soda is safe for children and adults. It is approved for use in the treatment of newborns.

Adults with stomatitis are recommended to rinse their mouth with a soda solution every 2 hours. For young children, the affected areas of the mucous membrane are carefully wiped with a gauze swab soaked in the solution every 2-3 hours.

Other uses of soda

In addition to the above areas of application, bicarbonate is allowed to be used:

• as a remedy to relieve pain and itching from insect bites;
• as a natural deodorant;
• as a means for preparing baths for exfoliating the skin of hands and feet;
• as a means to remove splinters;
• as a remedy for sun and household burns;
• as a tooth whitening paste.

The harm of soda

Soda has some contraindications for use and can cause a number of negative reactions in humans.

At home

You cannot use soda paste to clean Teflon surfaces, as it can scratch them.In addition, you should be careful with the calcined form, which is considered a more caustic alkali.

Also, some housewives prefer to use a mixture of vinegar and soda as a cleaner for carpets and textile surfaces of sofas or armchairs. You should be very careful with such mixtures, as they can stain synthetic materials.

For good health

Treatment with sodium bicarbonate is not carried out in the following cases:

• presence of allergies and special sensitivities;
• renal failure;
• internal bleeding;
• low stomach acidity;
• diabetes mellitus

Do not abuse the intake of soda solutions orally. They are suitable for short-term use and are not a means of treating diseases. If you have any health problems, you should first consult a doctor. This is especially true for young children and older people.