Baking soda, eco-friendly powder

Forget about stains, bad smells, pollutants and excessive expenses! Baking soda is the natural miracle product that makes life easier and more environmentally friendly. Very fine powder, baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is used to heal, cook, clean, garden, and even as a pesticide ... with real efficiency.

100% ecological and very inexpensive, baking soda can replace many products that you pay so dearly. Instead of buying anti-lime products, chemical detergents, toothpastes, deodorants and cleaning products, think of baking soda! Like black soap, it is a star product of sustainable consumption.

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Baking soda as toothpaste and effective mouthwash

Baking soda is an economical and effective solution against canker sores. For your mouthwash, mix one teaspoon of baking soda with half a cup of water and then rinse with cold water.

It can be an economical alternative to your classic toothpaste: sprinkle it on a wet toothbrush and brush your teeth normally.

Note that baking soda whitens teeth just as it facilitates digestion, is a cleaning and deodorizing agent, softens the tissues.

Amazing but effective: bicarbonate as a natural shampoo

You can boost the effectiveness of your organic shampoo with baking soda! To remove residues of lacquers or gels, add once a week 1 teaspoon of baking soda to your organic shampoo and massage 3 to 5 minutes.

And to clean combs and hairbrushes, put a few spoons of baking soda in a bowl of hot water, soak your brushes for a few hours and then rinse.

At home: using baking soda for daily maintenance

Bicarbonate is deodorant for carpets, carpets, tiles ...

It serves as a softener in the kitchen, laundry ...

It is a very good scouring powder for bathtubs, sinks ...

It serves as ecological anti-limestone product for linen, dishes ...

It is used as a fungicide for the garden, against gray mold, mildew ...

Baking soda against the smell of tobacco

Put some baking soda in the ashtrays to eliminate the bad smells of tobacco. Change the bicarbonate each time you empty the ashtrays. A cup of bicarbonate in the refrigerator is also used to eliminate any odors.

Clean the iron with baking soda

This is a little known use of baking soda: cleaning the sole of the iron. When it has turned black, you can sprinkle baking soda with a slightly damp cloth. Rub gently. The baking paste that forms is slightly abrasive and does not scratch the iron while cleaning it.

Baking soda for the pool

Baking is useful if you have a pool to stabilize the pH of the water. Using bicarbonate regularly keeps the pH slightly alkaline. PH control, combined with the use of disinfectants, helps keep water crystal clear

2nd use of bicarbonate at the pool: the elimination of chlorine odors from the towels. Add 2 tablespoons of baking soda to the laundry during the wash cycle in the washing machine or by adding the bicarbonate to the rinse cycle water.

Baking soda: also good for health

Soluble in water, baking soda is used in food, in effervescent salts and in medicines. Why ? To decrease the acidity of the stomach.

Did you know ? Baking soda as a legal sports dopant!

Baking soda has a noticeable effect on endurance and speed. This eco-friendly product is a base for increasing blood pH. This has the effect of reducing and offsetting the acidity produced by the muscles during intense anaerobic exercise. Oh yes, baking soda can improve sports performance!

A study by researchers at Loughborough University showed that of 9 swimmers who had taken bicarbonate before a sport competition, 8 have reduced their swimming time. Baking soda increases the anaerobic capacity of athletes.

In the study, nine male competitive swimmers were observed and their performance and blood pH were measured for three 200-meter sprints over three weeks. The results showed an improvement of 1.5 seconds for swimmers who had ingested baking soda before the races. Blood tests before ingestion of bicarbonate also showed an increase in pH (less acidity), compared to the groups