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The Magic of Baking Soda and Vinegar

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July 30, 2019 By Deanna Layman Leave a Comment

Baking soda and vinegar are cheap and effective cleaners. There are so many amazing ways to use them around your house to keep everything clean.

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I have been using homemade cleaning products for almost two years now and absolutely love the switch! I am always on the hunt for new cleaning recipes, I figure why not try a new recipe and see what my favorite ends up being. My main “go-to” cleaner is the vinegar and water solution, it’s great and I use it as my grab and clean source for disinfecting.

One of my most recent discoveries is baking soda and vinegar for pots and pans. I have several older pans that show their “age” and until now have not been able to bring them back to looking like new or even barely used.

What you do is take your pan and soak it in vinegar, just plain vinegar and not diluted. Let it soak for at least an hour but the longer the better. Once you are done soaking the pan pour the vinegar out and sprinkle baking soda on the pan and start scrubbing. This really doesn’t take much scrubbing either before you start to see the “yuck” slide right off.

After that you simply rinse and look at your back to new pot or pan. I was absolutely amazed at how well this worked and there was no harsh chemicals involved which makes me extremely happy.

Uses for Baking Soda and Vinegar

DIY Glass Cleaner

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Vinegar makes a great streak-free glass cleaner.

Citrus Fresh Natural Carpet Deodorizer

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Baking soda is a great way to deodorize your carpet and essential oils leave a nice scent behind.

Simple and Fast Way to Clean Blinds

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Vinegar is also great for helping to clean blinds.

Citrus Refrigerator Deodorizer

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Fridge not smelling very fresh? Try this.

Pine Vinegar Homemade Kitchen Cleaner

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Don't like the smell of vinegar? Try this cleaner.

DIY All-Natural All Purpose Cleaner

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This is a great all-purpose cleaner that you can create in any scent.

How to Remove Stains From Plastic Cutting Boards

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Baking soda can also help remove stains from plastic cutting boards.

Clean Produce

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Vinegar is also great at cleaning produce.

DIY Air Freshener with Essential Oils

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This is a very simple way to freshen your home.

Fresh Lemon Homemade Dishwasher Detergent

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You can even use vinegar to make your own dishwasher detergent.

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Deanna Layman

Deanna Layman is a stay at home mom, blogger and passionate about "going green." After the birth of her son she realized just how much we are exposed to chemicals. She decided to begin her journey of going green. She is passionate about it and love to share all the new adventures she is experiencing.

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