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Myra Itorralba

Cleaning Drains With Baking Soda and Vinegar Plus 16 Uses

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Cleaning drains with baking soda and vinegar mix just works. See the other 16 uses of these two common kitchen items.

Frequently, we habitually clean almost everything at home to ensure it’s free from dirt, hence resulting in healthier kids and family. We make sure that our kitchen, kitchen wares, kitchen countertops, appliances, articles of clothing, equipment, and utensils.

Eradicating dirt or impurities at the home entails a considerable quantity of effort. It’s a tough job requiring sacrifices, boundless time, keen techniques and an exceptional forbearance.

Cleaning Tips From Mothers

Life is quite pleasant, marked by an oozing comfort with the immeasurable developments in life…. and remarkable planned thoughts, opinion and product of thinking from our queens of the house, our super moms, with super grandmas.

Super moms and super grandmas, both equipped with a maximum richness in their house management and home experiences, come timely. They’re the ones whom everyone looks up to as they are 100% experts at any home management you can think of. They have special skills and knowledge representing their mastery of particular subjects at home.

Thanks to our commendatory very dear super moms and super grandmas for those hands-on coupled with practical experiences. Their lifelong ideas — a transcendent entity of a real pattern of which has been existing things to be imperfect, becomes rationally perfect.

Their methodologies have been 100% sure ball, proven to establish the existing science of truth and validity as by evidence of logic, tested from generation to generation.

Indeed, life on fragmental material composing part of the surfaces does not radically happen and take place with an extraordinary amulet or a magical instructional manual. All this knowledge originates from exceedingly endearing lovable, brilliant handy dandy mothers! That’s why, we should make moms happy!

Oh, what would one do without a precious, warmhearted mother whom you can readily call to simply talk to anytime? Subsequently, you get one or another taken at random, an intricate unsettled question concerned with cleaning, house management and kids — call a friend.

You’re unquestionably the best, one and only bff super moms at within short notice will be immediately around at your beck and call to smoothen and free you from difficulties or impediments, and overwhelming drawbacks causing distress away.

Under any conditions, mothers never ever run out of their endless reinforcement, proven ways and efficient techniques on the house management aspect. They have clever, careful methods — the science of house management.

Hence, moms nestle importance on the eigenvalues of a matrix in vinegar, baking soda, organic honey, bananas, coconuts, lemon, calamansi, along with the other multifold wonder condiments in the kitchen.

Uses of Vinegar, Cleaning Aside

The uses of vinegar, aside from cleaning which tops the list below, include:

  1. for cleaning,
  2. for pickling, like the bottled pickles at the groceries,
  3. part of culinary condiments,
  4. for some beauty essence,
  5. as a natural remedy,
  6. for food sauces, and
  7. canning

The French used their plant-based sugar beets to produce a variety of vinegars, the New Zealand on their plant-based milk whey, the Philippines on their plant-based coconut and sugarcane, and in the USA distilled from their fermented molasses for white vinegars and or plant base apple fruit or olives. All fermented naturally and relatively manufactured from nutritional raw materials. So it’s entirely safe to use it. It’s environment friendly too.

You may use any of the 10 of the following vinegars in the market:

  1. Wedderspoon apple cider vinegar with mono floral manuka honey,
  2. Sparrow lane blackberry balsamic vinegar,
  3. Kevala organic raw apple cider vinegar,
  4. Fairchild organic apple cider vinegar,
  5. olive press fig balsamic vinegar,
  6. Datu Puti white vinegar,
  7. glaze balsamic vinegar,
  8. Heinz white vinegar,
  9. coco vinegar,
  10. Or any vinegar you have in your kitchen. Sherry vinegar can also be a last option, but more suitably best for cuisines.

See the next section for the list of 17 uses of vinegar, alone or in combination with baking soda. Following the steps mentioned will save you a lot.

How to Use Vinegar with Baking Soda and Others

Finally, here are the seventeen (17) clever uses of vinegar, by itself or in combination with baking soda, lemon, or detergent as a cleaning agent at home:

1. Cleaning drains with vinegar and baking soda

Cleaning drains with baking soda and vinegar works best. This can unclog the sink.

Step 1

Drip about 2 liters or more boiling hot water at night. Do not use the sink and leave on for about an hour.

Step 2

Blend 2 cups of vinegar and 1 cup of baking soda and pour in the sink.

Leave overnight. Rinse well in the morning.

2. Vinegar as dishwashing liquid

Whenever you run out of your dishwashing liquid but your next schedule for grocery is far from your busy schedules. You may opt to use your ever-friendly kitchen pal who really does wonders — vinegar!

Simply mix 3 to 4 tablespoons of vinegar with 1/2 cup of tap water and 1/2 lemon (or 2 pieces of calamansi).

Voila, there goes your very own naturally homemade dishwashing liquid for cleaning kitchen utensils, kitchen wares, plates etc. — requiring little effort to prepare.

3. Vinegar as cleaning agent for cutting board and kitchen knife

Regularly make clean and remove dirt and any unwanted substance from your cutting boards and kitchen knives, say, once a week. The filth and dirt from the fresh meats and its blood may stink and may not be totally removed by your liquid detergent alone.

Soak the cutting board and knife all together in a clean, huge basin with vinegar and baking soda. Leave on for 20 minutes or more. Rinse well.

4. Removing stains on garments and apparel using vinegar

Extract the stains and grease out of your clothing by carefully drenching and soaking them for one night. Wash and rinse well with any laundry detergent and fabric conditioner.

This method de-melanizes and whitens your cloth with the vinegar mixture overnight.

5. Car washing using vinegar and lemon or calamansi

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Just combine the vinegar with 1 lemon (or 4 calamansi).

Spray a very generous amount of the mixture all over the exterior surfaces of your car, on the exterior windows, exterior headlights, exterior side mirrors, and tires.

Gently clean your windshield wiper with the mix as well.

Thoroughly rinse with soap and water. Use a power sprayer if available. If not, wash with water using your hands to remove residues of soap and avoid streaks.

Wipe smoothly with the use of a rag for cleaning cars or any cotton rag you have at home.

6. Removing grease using vinegar and lemon or calamansi

Greasy food containers or your kids’ lunch box at school can be effectively cleaned using vinegar.

Sanitize food containers using 2 to 4 tablespoon of vinegar, water and 1/2 lemon (or calamansi). Soak for approximately 10 to 20 minutes or until the grease is gone. Rinse well.

Do this once a week, as your dishwashing liquid may not totally be able to remove all the dirt, the greasy part, and the unpleasant smell.

7. Removing scratches using vinegar, baking soda, and lemon

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Wear protective gloves while cleaning using vinegar and baking soda.

You can remove unsightly small scratches on your wooden furniture following the steps below:

Combine 1 tablespoon of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of baking soda, and 1/2 lemon (or calamansi) in a small bowl.

Using a clean cotton piece of cloth, gently wipe the mixture on the small scratches of your wooden furniture, e.g. kitchen ware cabinet, dining table, or your food pantry.

8. Removing dirt in your kitchen countertop tiles using vinegar, lemon, and plain water

You can remove the dirt from your kitchen countertop tiles using vinegar, lemon, and water.

Mix 1 cup of vinegar, 1 lemon and 1/2 cup of water. Wipe this mix all over-the-counter top tiles.

Leave on for about an hour or more, or till the nasty marks or grease dematerialize and vanish. Clean and wash thoroughly.

9. Cleaning stains in the bathroom and toilet

Combine 1 liter of vinegar, and 1/2 lemon (or calamansi). Pour it all over the toilet and bathroom tiles.

Leave on for just about an hour or more, or until the slimy stains and dirt all evaporates and disappears for good.

10. Removing stains from rusty scissors

Mix 1 cup of vinegar and 1 lemon (or 2calamansi) in a basin. Soak the stain and dusty scissor for about 30minutes or more, or until the scissor looks clean and new.

11. Shine dull and messy silver house decor

Mix all together 1/2 cup vinegar and 2-3 tablespoons of baking soda. Let stay for a couple or a few hours.

You can also soak your silverware for a couple of minutes or until the silver shiny luster appears once more. Thoroughly rinse in tap water.

Gently wipe with a clean cloth or tissue paper.

12. Cleaning greasy silver cooking pots using vinegar, dishwashing liquid and baking soda

Boil water in your greasy silver cooking pots for about 5 to 10 minutes, then rinse well.

If it still does not work, proceed to the next procedure.

In a huge basin, combine a 1 cup of vinegar, 1/2 cup of water, 1droplet of your dishwashing liquid plus about 2 to 4 tablespoonful of baking soda depending on the quantity and severity of the greasy pots you will be cleaning. Roll over your greasy silver cooking pots and start scrubbing till the dirt is all gone.

13. Removing unpleasant smell from clothes washed in the washing machine

Dumping and flipping unclean clothes all together and unfortunately forgetting about them in the washing machine because of other things you need to do leaves your clothes with an unpleasant smell.

Fret no more, just add 1 cup of vinegar, a few drops of essential oil, 1/2 lemon, a sprinkle of any laundry detergent, 1/2 lemon (or 2calamansi) onto the washing machine. Leave on for about 30 minutes or until the malodorous smell disappears from the clothes.

14. Remove soot in burnt cooking pans using vinegar and baking soda

Bring to a boil 1cup of vinegar, and a 1 cup of water unto the burnt pan for 10 -15 minutes.

Add 3 tablespoonfuls of baking soda. Let it cool.

Wash with a dishwashing liquid. Rinse well.

15. Cleaning the toilet or bathroom using vinegar and baking soda

“Bade adieu, au revoir, so long” to the icky, malodorous smell and dirt of your Trash Barrel. Moreover, “bade adieu, sayonara” to the crappy, ill-smelling odor and dirt of your bathroom.

Simply mix water, lemon oil and your ever handy dandy friendly vinegar. You may also add some 3 to 4 tablespoon of baking soda.

Spray the natural mixture all over your trash barrel, your bathroom and your toilet. Leave on for about an hour or more or until the dirt disappears and get rid of the unpleasant smell and dirt forevermore.

16. Removing ballpen markings and drawers using vinegar and baking soda

Remove the despicable ballpen markings and or drawings on your desk. Mix a bit of a vinegar and a bit of the baking soda.

Wipe with the vinegar mixture until such a time that all the marks are gone.

17. Cleaning carpet with vinegar, baking soda, and lemon

Weed out and discard the discoloration, iron mold, tarnish, grease, and stain on your carpet in your living room. Toss out the grime, dirty marks, soil, smear on your car’s carpet too. Do the following.

Step 1

Mix two and a half (2.5) tablespoons of vinegar, 1/3 lemon (or 1 calamansi) and 1/4 cup baking soda.

Step 2

Sprinkle and squirt your mixture for 15 minutes or more until the spots on your carpet until the stains are gone.

Additional tips on cleaning the carpet

Rinse and spray with a bit of the Best Budget fabric conditioner- the Snuggle Super Care liquid fabric softener, or the Best Smelling- Downy Infusions Fabric Conditioner. Or the Best for Sensitive Skin- Public Goods Fabric Softener. Best if you use Eco-Friendly unscented Dropps Fabric Softener Pods.

Where the dirt on your car’s carpet won’t outrightly disappear by merely spraying the vinegar mixture, soak it on a basin with the vinegar mixture for a few hours or overnight, adding more vinegar and more baking soda, a lemon juice and 1cup water.

Leave on. Rinse well with water and any laundry powder.


Acknowledgement to Moms

Thanks to our ever clever mothers and grandmas, life is much easier with their kitchen and house management methods.

Thank you, LORD Almighty, for bestowing us one of the most paramount precious gifts here on earth! That is natural, of course, no one else but our ever loving tenderhearted and marked by ready affection and cordiality — our Super Moms in this world.

Helpful Bible Verses on Cleaning

You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.

Matthew 23:26

Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Psalm 51:7

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