• Soaking tripe in baking soda helps it soften and become free of germs. It should be thoroughly washed before cooking.
  • Baking soda softens hard foods before cooking.
  • If squid is soaked in baking soda for two hours, it will soften.
  • For odors in your refrigerator, if you clean the freezer and the entire refrigerator with baking soda, the odor will disappear. Place a bowl of baking soda in a corner of the refrigerator. Stir it every 4-5 days. It will have a protective effect on the fruits and vegetables you store in the fridge.
  • Sprinkle it inside your shoes that got wet and smelly from rain and let it sit overnight; brush off the residue before wearing.
  • When applied as an emergency solution for excessively oily hair, it removes the oily appearance. Should not be overused.
  • During tonsillitis, add 1/2 teaspoon to 1 teacup of boiled, cooled water and use as a mouth gargle.
  • Cleaning teeth with baking soda once a month whitens them.
  • You can use it to clean smelly carpets. Sprinkle a handful or two of baking soda all over the carpet, wait 1-2 hours, then vacuum thoroughly. No trace of that bad odor will remain on your carpet.
  • If oil drips on a carpet, sofa, or clothing, sprinkle baking soda on the oil stain and lightly moisten it. Wait 1-2 hours, then wipe. No trace of the oil stain will remain. Because baking soda combined with water becomes a natural soap that strips away oils.
  • Scrub and rinse your kitchen countertop marbles and tiles with lemon and baking soda. Lemon is not used on marble countertops because it is acidic. It is the best cleaner. Since no chemical detergent residue remains, you can comfortably place your fruits, vegetables, and bread on it.
  • It is used to clean the dishwasher.
  • Soak a calcified showerhead in vinegar and baking soda water for an hour or two; the limescale will disappear.
  • For your dirty sinks, use lemon and baking soda instead of cream detergents. Sprinkle baking soda in the sink and scrub with lemon. You will see both the dirt disappear and it shine.
  • To unclog your blocked sink, pour one glass of baking soda into the sink. Add 1 glass of vinegar on top and pour 2 liters of boiling water into the sink. The blocked sink will open.
  • For your pans and pots with burnt bottoms, sprinkle baking soda in them and add hot water the night before. You won't struggle when cleaning in the morning.
  • If you scrub items that might rust with baking soda, you will prevent them from rusting.
  • If you have items that have darkened like porcelain, scrub them with lemon and baking soda. Their color will lighten.
  • If you scrub your silver items with baking soda made into a paste with water, their color will lighten and they will shine.
  • If there is dampness and mold smell in your wardrobe and you also dislike the smell of mothballs, keep baking soda in an open jar in a corner of your wardrobe.
  • Wipe and rinse bathroom shower cabin glass with baking soda.