Frugal Uses For Baking Sodaby Nicole Humphrey | More from this Blogger 10 Jul 2006 02:51 PM Baking soda is another one of those inexpensive, versatile products. It can be used for so many different things around the house. Being a frugal mom, I've found dozens upon dozens of uses for baking soda around the house in every room! These are just a few of my favorite uses. Diaper Rash Soother Put a half cup of baking soda in a warm bath. Soak for around 10-20 minutes. Let the skin air dry after the bath, and the diaper rash is almost better. I bet there is no pain and by the next day, it's gone! Carpet Deodorizer If your carpet smells a bit musty or has any other unpleasant odor, sprinkle some baking soda on the carpet. Let it sit over night, and then vacuum it up the next day. The odor should be gone and you won't have some long lingering commerical carpet deodorizer smell. Facial Cleanser Sprinkle some baking soda into your hands and use a bit of warm water to make a paste to clean your face with. Scrub gently and your face will feel refreshed. It's a fantastic alternative to pricey cleansers. Fabric Softener Use baking soda as a fabric softener. You can either add it to the wash cycle, but for best results, add it to the rinse cycle. It can be made into a thicker substance by mixing in some water and placing in a fabric softener ball. It gets all the soap out real good and softens the clothes. Tea Stain Removal Baking soda is the best for cleaning tea stains out of plastic pitchers. This also works well in glass as well. Shoe Odor Remedy Sprinkle generous amount into sneakers or other shoes to help absorb odors. You don't even have to clean it out, just refill when necessary. Mosquito Bites Mix a thick paste of baking soda and water and apply to the bites. In about 1 minute the itching stops and in about one hour the redness and swelling have gone away. Do you have some other great ways to use baking soda? Please share! Nicole Humphrey writes articles for the Scrapbooking Blog and for the Frugal Blog. She also guest blogs on a variety of topics. You can read more of her articles by clicking here. Related Articles: Save Money With Discarded Panty Hose Five Uses For Dryer Sheets, Plus One Creative Uses for Toilet Paper Tubes And What About Those Paper Towel Tubes? Five Great Uses For Coffee Cans Learn more about Nicole Humphrey  Nicole Humphrey is a freelance writer, consultant for CTMH and a Sr. Blogger for families.com. She resides in St. Charles, Missouri with Mike and their five children and two furbabies. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments Andrea M (2525) 12 Jul 2006 07:00 AMI didn't know that baking soda could remove tes from pitchers. I have so many that are stained! Well, I will have to do this one! Thanks!  Nicole Humphrey (15757) 12 Jul 2006 07:34 AMYou're welcome - you might also like to know that it works for spaghetti stains too. You know how those plastic containers have that orange tint after you've kept something with red sauce in them? Well use a little baking soda, mix it with warm water. Let it soak (Stir every couple of hours). By the evening time you should be able to wipe the orange right out of the container. It's worked for almost all of mine. Discuss this article
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