Baking soda is one of those household items I always have on hand. Whether it’s in my fridge, with my baking supplies or under the kitchen sink. I’m sure you’re all familiar with that little orange box in your fridge, freezer or baking cupboard. Arm & Hammer™ Baking Soda has been helping generations of Canadian families cook and clean for decades. Have you thought about all of the ways you can use it around your house? Check out our 10 Clever Ways to Use Baking Soda.
10 Clever Ways to Use Baking Soda
Over the years, the team at Arm & Hammer – with the help of their loyal fans – have come up with more than 100 uses for baking soda and I’m sharing some of my favourites here.
- Baby, baby, baby. Baking soda is an all-natural cleaning product that’s gentle enough for even the tiniest baby clothes, yet effective enough for big baby odours. It can be used to treat spills on carpets, clean equipment and toys, deodorize baby bottles and diaper pails as well as freshen stuffed animals to give them a new life.
- Keep Pests Away. Mix equal parts baking soda with powdered sugar to attract and kill ants. Great for those ants invading your picnic and safe to have around babies too!
- Have you tried it in the bathroom? It helps remove the dirt and grime from bathroom tiles or no-wax floors quickly and easily. It’s also effective at cleaning shower curtains, deodorizing drains and wastebaskets, surface-safe cleaning and for septic system care.
- Cleaning retainers. Just add some water and the combination will neutralize odours, keeping your retainer fresh.
- Not just for cooking in the kitchen. Yes, Arm & Hammer Baking Soda is a staple baking ingredient as it causes dough or batter to rise, becoming light and porous when heated, but it can also be used in the kitchen to clean lunch boxes, microwave ovens, dishes, pots and pans, recyclables, drains and garbage disposals. Did I mention it removes odours from plastic containers, polishes silver, freshens sponges and stinky sinks, refreshes tea pots, cups and mugs and works great as a fruit and vegetable scrub? It’s also a common deodorizer for fridges and freezers. Changing the box regularly (every 30 days is recommended) helps ensure optimal odour elimination.
- Don’t fret about your floors. It helps remove unsightly scuff marks without unwanted scratch marks from tile and no-wax floors. It’s also great at neutralizing common household odours and freshens stale-smelling air in your home.
- Add baking soda to flowers. Just a teaspoon can prolong the life of cut flowers by making the water more alkaline.
- Tackles the greasiest of garages. Arm & HammerBaking Soda safely cleans your car lights, chrome, windows, tires, vinyl seats and floor mats without you having to worry about unwanted scratch marks. It’s also a great deodorizer for car interiors and camper water tanks and tackles oil and grease stains on your garage floor or driveway.
- Smelly gear no more. Use Arm & Hammer baking soda to clean and deodorize smelly sports equipment like hockey or camping gear, as well as gym bags.
- Don’t forget to take it outside. It is a must-have for your next camping trip! It’s a dish and pot scrubber, recipe ingredient, hand cleanser and deodorant, just to name a few. It also cleans your plastic and vinyl pool toys as well as lawn furniture when it’s time to bring them out for the summer and works wonders on barbecue grills.
And that’s not all!
Because of the gentle and all natural formula of Arm & Hammer™ Baking Soda, it’s a popular personal hygiene product for many. It can be used as a body and facial scrub, hand cleanser and a refreshing bath soak. It also helps to fight bad breath and body odour and is great for washing hair.
For a full list of these 100 uses of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda and usage instructions, visit www.armandhammer.ca. You’ll find them under the ‘Solutions’ tab.
Arm & Hammer™ Baking Soda to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary Giveaway
We’re offering one lucky reader the chance to win 12 boxes of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda – one for every month of the year – in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary! Share your favourite baking soda secret for a chance to win!
Giveaway includes the following Arm & Hammer Baking Soda products:
- Three (3) 250g boxes of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
- Nine (9) 500g boxes of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
Approximate value: $20
My best tip for how to use baking soda around your house is cleaning soap scum from tub/shower
I sprinkle some on the carpets and let sit for 30 minutes before vacuuming!!
I love using Arm & Hammer baking soda for baking, and as a deodorizer in our fridge, but also as a deodorizer in the cat’s litter box. I sprinkle some in the bottom of the box whenever I put in fresh litter. It also helps stop urine from sticking to the bottom of the box.
Use it to remove burnt on messes on the stove.
I use baking soda to scrub clean walls that kids leave marks on
I use it to whiten my teeth!
I like to scrub my kitchen sink with it
I like to scrub my sink with it, but, I use it in the fridge in my trailer. Helps with the moisture and odor when it is in storage
The chemicals from regular cleaners irritate my asthma really bad, so I switched to more natural cleaners. Thank you for the great tips on baking soda!
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Yes! I agree – love using baking soda for cleaning.
I use it to deodorize the fridge
I always leave a box or two open in my fridge to absorb bacteria and odours!
I use baking soda in the fridge to help absorb and neutralize odours.
I just learned how to make an all natural dishwasher detergent using baking soda. It works really well and without chemicals. :)
I use it to clean the sinks and pour it down the drains to freshen the traps.
I put it in my kids smelly running shoes and after 1 hr shake it out and no more smell
I like to use baking soda as a deodorizer. I sprinkle it in my shoes overnight and shake out the excess when I’m ready to to wear it.
My best baking soda secret is mix it up with coconut oil and it makes a perfect scrub for your face.
I like to use baking soda to give my drains a good clean, baking soda, vinegar and boiling water fizz and bubble and clear anything in the drains leaving them clean and smelling sweet – well at least not a nasty smell that sometimes occurs. :-)
Put baking soda and vinegar in your drains to keep them clean.
I like to use it as a deodorizer – either in my fridge or sprinkle some in my shoes!
Work great to scrub the sink!
Love making a paste using water to scrub our white acrylic sink, works great to get rid of stains.
Like to use in the laundry to keep everything nice & fresh.
I use baking soda to shine up the kitchen sink!
For any kind of burnt on food stains, like in a pot, I make a baking soda paste and let it sit for a few hours or even overnight and it really helps to loosen it so I can easily scrub it off.
I sprinkle it in the bottom of the organics bin.
I’ve used it when cleaning.
it’s great for getting burned on food off pans. thanks
I love to use this to clean the kitchen appliances!
I sprikle baking soda in my husbands work boots to control the odour
Add it to a bath along with epsoms salts for a relaxing soak.
I mix baking soda with water to make a paste that i put on bug bites to ease the itch of them.
Keep Pests Away. Mix equal parts baking soda with powdered sugar to attract and kill ants. Great for those ants invading your picnic and safe to have around babies too!
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so many uses for baking soda, I put it down my drain occasionally with vinegar to clean the trap
I sprinkle baking soda on the carpet before vacuuming.
I think baking soda is the most common product for bathroom or house cleaning. I use it for my bathroom cleaning. It can properly clean and quickly. Your clever ways are very helpful. I’ve benefited from your article. Thanks for sharing a beautiful post!!!