Natural air freshener with a great scent
Pour two glasses of water into the spray bottle.
Cut and squeeze lemons, oranges or limes to get half a glass of juice, which we send there.
Finally, add one tablespoon of baking soda to the resulting mixture.
Then shake the spray bottle and contents thoroughly. This freshener instantly and permanently repels unpleasant odors.
Mixture to show the interaction of substances during combustion
This trick will delight your friends. Mix four parts powdered sugar and one part baking soda thoroughly.
Pour the resulting mixture into a spacious heat-resistant bowl. Add one part of alcohol there and set it on fire.
When alcohol burns, a decomposition reaction occurs between soda and sugar.Soda decomposes into carbon dioxide and water vapor. The gases fancifully swell the mass consisting of sugar combustion products, which, when charred, turn black.
When performing this experiment, you should wear safety glasses and have a fire extinguisher ready. The student is allowed to demonstrate it only under adult supervision.
Ketchup with a shocking surprise
Jokes brighten life. One of them can be created by pouring one tablespoon of baking soda into ketchup, closing the lid and turning the bottle over so that the powder is at the bottom.
Then, carefully returning it to its normal position, put it in the refrigerator.
An unsuspecting friend or relative takes a bottle of ketchup, shakes it before using it, and prepares to season the dish. But instead of a smooth flow, the contents burst out of the bottle at breakneck speed, reach the opposite wall and “decorate” it with a pink-red pattern. This is the result of the interaction of soda with vinegar, which is contained in ketchup.
Eliminating odors from shoes
There are up to 250,000 sweat glands on our feet, which is why our shoes often smell unpleasant. To neutralize it, pour a good portion of baking soda into the middle of a paper towel and fold the paper so that the bag with baking soda inside can be placed overnight and left in your shoes.
In the morning, the unpleasant smell, reminiscent of vinegar or even cheese, will disappear.
Cleaning the Grill Grates
In order to easily remove layers of fat and carbon deposits from the grill grates, mix three parts baking soda and one part hot water in a small bowl. Stir the ingredients until you get a homogeneous creamy mix.
Dip a brush into it and distribute the soda mixture over the entire grate.Soon the grease and carbon deposits will soften and you can easily scrape them off with a metal spatula.
Kitchen fire extinguishing agent
If you heat vegetable oil to 232 degrees Celsius, and animal oil to 191 degrees Celsius, it may burst into flames. To prevent the flames from spreading throughout the kitchen, you need to act quickly. For example, start filling flaming dishes with baking soda, since it absorbs oxygen from the air.
The food, of course, will become unfit for consumption, but you won’t have to call the fire department.
Carpet cleaning
The carpet gets dirty from shoes, food that has fallen from the table, or animals. In the latter case, it will also smell unpleasant. You can remove dirt, remove odors and renew your carpet using baking soda. To do this, pour a glass of powder into a basin and drop 25 drops of your favorite essential oil into it.
Mix the contents of the basin with a whisk until the lumps disappear. Pour the essential oil powder into a bottle with a mesh lid and sprinkle this mixture onto the stains on the carpet.
Leave the powder for 15 minutes and then vacuum it up. The carpet becomes clean, smelling good and refreshed.
Cleaning the sink drain
If your sink becomes clogged while cooking, you can use a simple method. Pour about a glass of baking soda into the drain hole and then immediately the same amount of vinegar.
A violent reaction will occur between them and the drain will instantly clear. All that remains is to spill it with water to remove small debris and reaction products from the sink drain system.
Heartburn Suppressant
Spicy foods can cause heartburn. In this case, special medications are taken. But what if they are not there or have run out? Baking soda will help out, as always.Dissolve half a tablespoon of this substance in a glass of water, mix well and drink in one gulp. The feeling is not entirely pleasant, but it will relieve heartburn.
Cleaning plastic dishes
Sometimes indelible food stains remain on the walls of plastic dishes, no matter how much we wash or clean them. This problem can be easily solved with baking soda.
Pour it into the bowl, covering all the stains, and add a little water to make a creamy mixture. Then, closing the lid, we begin to shake the dishes vigorously and leave everything alone for several hours.
After this, all that remains is to rinse the dishes under the tap, and they will be as good as new.
