Do you keep baking soda in the house for uses outside of baking? We do! In fact, we always seem to have multiple containers of it on hand. In fact, I keep that giant bag of it in the laundry room at all times! It’s so inexpensive and has so many different uses. Check out this list with over 15 amazing home uses for baking soda:
- Deodorize the fridge & freezer – We keep the little boxes of ARM & HAMMER baking soda in fridge and freezer all the time to help absorb any funky food odors.
- Clean the kitchen sink – I regularly clean our kitchen sink with just a good baking soda scrub. I just throw in a generous amount (maybe about a cup) and mix with water (or occasionally a bit of vinegar).
- Fruit & Veggie Scrub – Just sprinkle a bit of baking soda on a vegetable brush, scrub and rinse.
- Use in the dishwasher – You can sprinkle some baking soda at the bottom of the dishwasher to help get rid of any stinky food odors. Or, you can even help clean the dishwasher by running an empty cycle with baking soda.
- Clean your glass top stove – Make a paste by combining a bit of baking soda & water. Use that to scrub any grime off the stove. You can follow up with a bit of vinegar to remove streaks (side note – did you know that vinegar is a GREAT glass cleaner?!)
- Freshen carpets – Sprinkle baking soda over the carpet and let it sit for 15 minutes before vacuuming. The baking soda helps to deodorize and freshen the carpet.
- Clean hairbrushes & combs – Add one teaspoon of baking soda to a small basin of water to soak brushes & combs in (then rinse and dry). This helps remove the natural body oils & build up that accumulate.
- Deodorize shoes – As you can see so far, baking soda is a great deodorizer. So, you can sprinkle a little inside stinky shoes to help absorb the odors.
- Safely clean children’s toys -Fill a sink up with warm water and add 1/8 cup of baking soda. Then, wash and rinse off the toys.
- Clean up furniture – Make a little paste of baking soda and water to rub onto the furniture. I’ve heard it’s been known to take off crayon and even some water rings!
- Reduce diaper pail odor – Oh the stink that can come from the diaper pail. Sprinkle fresh baking soda in the bottom of the pail each time you change the bag/liner/etc. to help cut down on the odor.
- Keep flowers fresh – To keep those pretty flower arrangements alive longer, add 1 teaspoon of baking soda into the vase of water!
- Fluff your mashed potatoes – This is the perfect tip to share with Thanksgiving coming up! To make your mashed potatoes fluffier, add a pinch of baking soda!
- Absorb grease stains – If you’ve got fresh oil/grease stains in the garage or driveway, try sprinkling baking soda over the spots to help absorb it.
- Soothe itchy bug bites – I remember my grandma doing this with me when I was a kid. I react really badly to mosquito bites. So, to soothe the itching a bit, make a thick paste of baking soda & water. Then put the paste on the bug bites. For me, it doesn’t stop the itch completely, but it does really cut it down!
- Laundry booster – This is why I keep baking soda in the laundry room! 😉 Add about a 1/2 cup or so per load to help make your clothes smell better and feel fresher! Or, you could try the ARM & HAMMER Ultra Power 4X Concentrated detergent. Since getting sent a sample to try out, I’ve been SO impressed with how the laundry ends up looking & smelling!
Awesome, right?! And that list above barely even scratches the surface of all the incredible uses of baking soda! It’s a must-have product to keep in the house! Now, how about a GIVEAWAY!!!
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I use it to clean the kids bath tub so I dont worry so much about rinsing chemicals off before their next bath!
I use it on my hair to naturally strip the junk out or just use it in place of shampoo! 🙂
I like to use it for cleaning pans and pots
My favorite use for baking soda is cleaning, and I always keep a box in the fridge to keep it fresh.
I love it for scouring/cleaning sinks and hard to clean pans.
Cleaning and keeping the fridge fresh.
I like using baking soda to clean bathtub and kitchen sink.
I like to clean cookware with baking soda.
i use it to clean
I use it to get rid of odors in my refrigerator.
i bake with it the most.
I do alot of cleaning with it.
Instead of spending money on clarifying shampoo, I mix a little baking soda with my regular shampoo and product buildup is gone!
I have used it to brush my teeth.
Great for baking!
Cleaning our sinks!
I use it for odor control in the fridge.
I sprinkle baking soda in my cat’s litter box to deodorize it.
I clean my glass stovetop using a paste made from baking soda and a little water—works great!
I use baking soda to clean and shine my stainless steel kitchen sink.
I like to keep it in our fridge to keep food fresh!
I like to use it to whiten my teeth and also remove stains
I like to clean my sinks with it.
I use it to clean my electric stove when I get stuff on it from spills
My favorite use for baking soda is to sprinkle it in my cat’s litter boxes. It really works!
cleaning! especially tile grout!
It keeps my dishwasher and coffee maker sparkling clean!
I love keeping the fridge smelling fresh!
I use it on our carpet before vacuuming.
I use some in my cat litter box and it helps keep odor down, and I love to use in my refrigerator, I did not know that it could be used to clean fruit and veggies, but I do now. COOL
I like to clean with it.
I use it to clean the sinks as well to absorb the odor in the fridge.
keeping the fridge fresh
in my fridge to absorb off odors
I have used to clean and to unclog the sink
I love to mix it with vinegar to make a paste that cleans grout.
My favorite use of baking soda is to mix it with hot water and vinegar to pour down my bath tub drain to unclog it.
My favorite use is for baking soda is in cooking. But I love to also use it in my litter box, refrigerator and freezer also. I can’t live without baking soda.
Use it often for baking and we keep a box in the fridge at all times
My favorite is as an odor controller in the fridge.
I keep some in the fridge as a odor eliminator
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I use baking soda and vinegar and hot water to clean my sinks.
I use it to get rid of odors in my fridge.
My favorite use for baking soda is mixed with lemon juice and vinegar as a grout cleaner.
I put in the fridge/freezer
I like using it with vinegar and lavender essential oil as a toilet cleaner
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I use baking soda to treat Insect Bites & Itchy Skin
deoderizing and cleaning
absorbing odors in the refridgerator
I use it to clean the bathtubs
I love using it to clean the grout between my tiles.
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cooking, and inside the fridge/freezer
I love using Baking Soda to clean my oven! just mix with a little water to make a paste, leave it sit for a little bit, and it cleans everything right off.
cleaning my pots and pans
I love their laundry detergent, I recently started using it and it leaves my laundry smelling good…way better than the one I used before.
Mixing with peroxide to whiten teeth
I love to use baking soda for baking. It helps makes delicious treats!
getting rid of smells in my fridge
thanks for the giveaway
My favorite use for Arm and Hammer Baking soda is Oatmeal cookies
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I use mine in the laundry room all the time
I love it for cleaning the tub!
Cleaning and face scrubs.
I use baking soda to whiten my teeth!
Cleaning our sinks.
We have also used it to clean mattresses. What a great/inexpensive cleaner!!
My fave use though is cleaning off grime, usually on the glass stove. Thanks for the additional ideas!!
For odors in the fridge
love it to deodorize fridge
in the fridge to absorb odors
I use it mostly for cleaning sinks and stoves. Also sprinkle some in shoes overnight to help rid of odors.
I put baking soda in my dishwasher powder and I use it to clean my glass top stove. Works great!
Keeping the fridge fresh
Cleaning grout. Volcanoes. It’s a toss up…
We use it when dog gets skunked
I use it to help keep my fridge fresh.
We use it in our cat box
Great for cleaning the kitchen sink.
Freshening laundry and possibly for the No-Poo method which I’m going to be trying very soon.
I love using this for cleaning!
I use it to clean up pee pee messes on the mattresses.