It must be admitted, what we call the "grandmother's tricks", have saved our lives more than once. Simple concoctions, based on few ingredients, make our daily life much easier. Lemon and baking soda in particular, must always be at hand, for multiple uses.
Whether to clean your kitchen or whiten your teeth, lemon and baking soda will be the two allies of your everyday life. Discover their multiple uses.
1- To recycle your pots
If adopting a greener behavior is part of your new resolutions, then this trick is for you. Many times you want to reuse your glass jars afterwards, but you have trouble removing the pieces of label that stick on them. Put the pot in a saucepan and fill it with water. Add two tablespoons of baking soda and boil for ten minutes. This trick will remove sticky residue from the label and you can reuse it as you wish.
2- To wash your fruits and vegetables
You can never be entirely sure of the cleanliness of your fruits and vegetables. For this, use baking soda to wash them. Sprinkle on your food, and scrub with a brush. Rinse thoroughly with water afterwards. Baking soda will rid them of any impurity that could cover them, especially when it comes to pesticide residues.
3- For the exfoliation of your lips
With winter, one can have chapped and dried lips. To take care of it, there is no better than a good scrub followed by hydration. Mix some baking soda and honey, and massage your lips with your own homemade scrub, at most once a week. But beware ! if you have chapped lips, it is better not to erase them.
4- Clean your jewelry
Silver does not become black because of its impurity, but because of its oxidation. To clean it, scrub it with a toothbrush, with a mixture of water and baking soda. Rinse with water and allow to dry.
5- For cleaning the house
Baking soda and lemon both have antibacterial properties. They are therefore excellent cleaning products for your home. You can use them to clean kitchen utensils and cupboards in your kitchen.
6- To refresh your drawers
Drawers tend to smell moldy, despite all our cleaning efforts. For that put a mixture of a teaspoon of baking soda and 5 drops of lemon essential oil, in a container and cover it. Pierce it with a few holes, and enjoy fresh-smelling drawers.
7- Whiten yellowed nails
While waiting for your next manicure, you can have all white nails by cleaning them with a mixture of baking soda and lemon juice. They both have whitening power.
8- An emergency cleaner
We always have a guest who comes unexpectedly, and we also want his interior to be impeccable at this time. Mix lemon juice, baking soda and water. Put everything in a vaporizer. Keep it with a cloth or tissue in a drawer, always at hand.
9- Refresh stuffed animals
A child often tends to become emotionally attached to one of his stuffed animals. It will not be able to get rid of it for a long time, so it's better to keep it fresh. For this, put the stuffed toy in a plastic bag and sprinkle with baking soda. Shake the bag well and vacuum the stuffed animal with excess baking soda.
10- Refresh the dishwasher
If your dishwasher gives off a bad smell, sprinkle the inside of the machine with baking soda. Leave it all night and clean the dishwasher in the morning. Turn it on to remove traces of baking soda.
11- Whiten your teeth
To have mother-of-pearl teeth, you can clean your teeth with a paste made of baking soda and lemon. Brush your teeth with the mixture. Do not use this tip more than once a week, baking soda is a rather abrasive product.
12- To clean your toilet
Toilet cleaning is a daily burden. For your convenience, you can clean them with a mixture of baking soda and lemon. They will also be fresh, and will smell a light scent of citrus.
13- Exfoliate your face
Bacteria, germs, dirt are just as many elements that can soil your skin every day. It is important to clean it well, and to rid it of the different residues that can stick to it. For this, erase your face with baking soda, honey and a teaspoon of lemon juice. This scrub can only be applied once a week at most.