Bicarbonate of Soda (£ per kg)

Description

Bicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, has a multitude of uses, with the most common including home baking and household cleaning.  

 

For cooking:

It has leavening properties, best used to raise soda breads, muffins, cookies and cakes, leaving a light and fluffy texture.

‘Bicarb’ is a store cupboard essential and one of the best (and cheapest) cleaning ingredients out there. It is a great ‘natural’ cleaner, deodouriser and mild abrasive.

Allergens: no allergens

Top tip: An acid (as well as moisture) activates it best, so combine it with cream of tartar, yoghurt, or milk. 

 

Other uses:

This versitile product has so many uses, some of which we have listed. At the end we have included some recipes for some of these uses.

 

Uses include dental (mouthwash replacement and teeth whitener), deoderant, fridge odour neutraliser, air freshener, whitening agent in laundry, kitchen/bathroom cleaner, garbage odour eliminator, carpet stain remover, pesticide remover in fruit and vegetables, silverware polisher, pot cleaner, weed killer, shoe odour neutraliser.

 

Make your own:

Mouthwash – Add 1/2 tsp bicarb soda to 120ml (1/2 glass) warm water, gargle, spit out

 

Teeth whitener – Add onto your toothbrush, and brush as normal after brushing. Not to be used as an alternative to toothpaste/toothpaste tabs, but as an addition. 

 

Kitchen/bathroom cleaner – Make a paste by mixing baking soda with equal amount of lemon juice and a bit of water. Apply the paste to the desired surface, and scrub/wipe with a cloth as normal

 

Carpet stain remover – Cover the carpet stain with a thin layer of baking soda. Fill a spray bottle with a 1-to-1 mixture of vinegar and water, and spray some over the stained area. Wait up to an hour or until the surface dries. Scrub the baking soda loose with a brush and vacuum up the reside, and here you have a clean carpet! If there’s any residue left from the baking soda, wipe it with a clean damp towel.