For an all-purpose household cleaner, try baking soda

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 19, 1988 ;   Dorsey Connors;   547 words ...Baking soda originally was sold as a leavening agent...the product. The natural properties of baking soda make it ideal for buffering the water...also can stretch your dollars by using baking soda as a cleansing agent at home. Keep a...

The wonders of baking soda

Jerusalem Post;  May 23, 1997 ;   Phyllis Glazer;   486 words ......1997 It's simple, basic and cheap. Baking soda (avkat soda or soda l'shtiya in Hebrew...lungs. Most of us are familiar with baking soda as a leavening agent. Here's how it works: When baking soda is mixed with an acid such as milk...

BAKING SODA HAS NO SUBSTITUTE.(Living)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  February 21, 2007 ;     428 words ......about to make some banana bread and realized that I did not have any baking soda. Is there a substitute for baking soda in a recipe? Is it really necessary to use baking soda at all? -- Ana Vega, Greenacres, Fla. A: The short answers: No, there...

Simple box of baking soda works wonders in home

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 26, 1991 ;   Dorsey Connors;   436 words ...We all know that a magical box of baking soda should sit in our fridges and our freezers...m sure that you change the boxes of baking soda every three months and pour the contents...you have one. But did you know that baking soda is one of the greatest cleansing agents...

Dentifrice market stirred up by baking soda formulas. (Industry Overview)

Chain Drug Review;  February 1, 1993 ;     787 words ......Hammer line of toothpastes formulated with baking soda. While most of the big suppliers in the toothpaste...other manufacturers are scrambling to share in baking soda's success. Baking soda toothpaste started out looking as though it...

Cleaning with baking soda

St. Joseph News-Press;  September 19, 2002 ;     154 words ......stains by scrubbing pots or cups with baking soda and a plastic scouring pad. -- Add 1/3 cup of baking soda to a wash cycle as a bleach booster...cleaner-smelling laundry. -- Sprinkle a little baking soda into the laundry hamper to minimize...

Baking soda, used since B.C., is better than effervescent; sodium...

Insight on the News;  May 1, 1995 ;   Dutton, Gail;   787 words ...As baking soda replaces harsher chemicals in industrial...twice as fast as the population growth. Baking soda's continued allure results from a combination...restorers of the Statue of Liberty used baking soda mixed with water to clean her copper...

Odors take a powder in baking soda scrub

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 19, 1988 ;   Dorsey Connors;   320 words ...Have plenty of baking soda on hand before you do your spring...bathroom shower curtains by sprinkling baking soda on a damp sponge and gently scrubbing...shower stall if you again sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge and scour the stall...

US sees increase in popularity of baking soda toothpastes.

Cosmetics International;  January 25, 1994 ;     717 words ...The popularity in the US of baking soda toothpastes may be cannibalising sales...to press reports. Dollar sales in the baking soda category grew by 66 per cent in supermarkets...sales of toothpastes overall (including baking soda varieties) rose only three per cent...

Fragrant fridge? Try fresher box of baking soda

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 2, 1987 ;   Dorsey Connors;   241 words ...Did you know that the yellow box of baking soda that deodorizes your fridge should be...three months? The makers of Arm & Hammer baking soda have introduced a convenient calendar...fridge, as well as the replacement date. Baking soda deodorizes by absorbing and neutralizing...

baking soda

A Dictionary of Chemistry;      6 words ...baking soda See sodium hydrogencarbonate .

Baking soda makes a soothing scrub for face, hands and feet

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  April 21, 2005 ;   Hints from Heloise;   465 words ...Dear Heloise: I read your article about the many uses of baking soda. I also found a great use for baking soda as a facial scrub/ mask that I use weekly. Put 1 teaspoon of baking soda into the palm of your hand, add warm water to make a paste...

Baking soda absorbs odors in dishwasher

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 15, 1987 ;   Dorsey Connors;   274 words ......washes, sprinkle about a quarter cup of baking soda on the bottom of the dishwasher to absorb...odors. The unique chemical properties of baking soda allow it to neutralize odors and to...disposal can in the kitchen, sprinkle some baking soda on the floor of that, too. Also, use...

IS THERE ANYTHING BAKING SODA CAN'T DO?

PR Newswire;  March 12, 1996 ;     402 words ......Lansky, author of a new book titled BAKING SODA: Over 500 Fabulous, Fun and Frugal Uses...Probably Never Thought of. Everybody trusts baking soda, says Lansky, bestselling author and...claim that. Lansky traces the history of baking soda, created in the 1850s as an economical...

Versatile Baking Soda Has Many Personal Uses

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 20, 1994 ;   Dorsey Connors;   419 words ......many tips in this column about using baking soda to clean and deodorize your home. But...are many personal care tips involving baking soda that will keep you feeling and looking...refreshing bath additive. Add a half cup of baking soda to your bath water. Ease in and relax...