10 Ways To Use Baking Soda

Baking soda  is most commonly known as an ingredient in baking. It acts as a rising agent to bake bread by reacting to acidic ingredients and causing carbon dioxide bubbles. But baking soda has hundreds of other uses, including in cooking, cleaning and medicine.

Here are just 10 ways you can use baking soda from The Pantry…

  1. Baking soda can help treat heartburn by neutralizing stomach acid. Dissolve a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of cold water and drink the mixture slowly. Baking soda is a safe antacid.

  2. The recipe for baking soda mouthwash is simple. Add half a teaspoon of baking soda to half a glass of warm water, and then swish as usual.

  3. Baking soda can eliminate the smell of sweat by making the odors less acidic. Try patting baking soda onto your armpits and you may notice the difference 

  4. A baking soda bath is often recommended to soothe itchy skin. These baths are especially effective at soothing itches from bug bites and bee stings. Or make a simple paste of water and baking soda and apply as a salve onto affected skin.

  5. Baking soda can help freshen a smelly fridge by neutralizing bad odors. It interacts with the odor particles to eliminate them, rather than just masking their smell. Fill a cup with baking soda and place it in the back of your fridge to neutralize bad odors.Place an open box in the back of your refrigerator to help neutralize odors. Just be sure to change the box every couple of months.

  6. When dissolved in water, an alkali such as baking soda can interact with acids from stains and help remove them. Add half a cup of baking soda to your regular amount of laundry detergent. It also helps soften the water, which means you may need less detergent than usual

  7. This is great for tile floors: Use 1/2 cup baking soda in a bucket of warm water to help mop and clean floors.

  8. Clean Crayons from Walls: Apply baking soda to a slightly wet cloth and rub lightly. Wipe off with a clean, dry cloth.

  9. Fortunately, baking soda can help eliminate garbage odors. These odors are often acidic, so baking soda can interact with odor molecules and neutralize them

  10. Keep cut flowers fresh longer by adding a teaspoon of baking soda to the water in the vase.

How much do I need?

1kg of baking soda will last almost a full year and replace a range of cleaning products. Remember to BYO container when you come in, but if you forget, we also stock a range donated by other customers. 

Note:

We often get asked if our baking soda is aluminium free and the answer is yes, because actually all sodium bicarbonate or baking soda is aluminium free. Some baking powders contains aluminium, which is where the confusion arises.