Baking Soda!

If you've read my blog all along then you know that I really like baking soda. Not just because you can make food with it, but for some other reasons! I clean with it, I use it for shampoo, and I use it for deodorant! Well I've found another great thing to use it for. I'm using it to clean my face now too! Since I use it for shampoo I have it in my shower. After putting dry baking soda in my hair and scrubbing it I normally have some left in my hands so I scrub that on my face. Then after everything else is washed I rinse my hair and face and I'm done! I've been using it on my face for 4 days and it feels really soft. So if your looking for something healthy and easy give it a try!!!

More Baking Soda ideas

Another thing I use baking soda for is cleaning. I add water to make a paste for on top of my stove,bathtub/showers. I also put some down my drain and then pour vinegar down. Make sure you follow it w/ boiling water! I probably use Vinegar more in cleaning. I have a spray bottle it's mixed equally w/ water. That cleans toilets,sinks,counter tops,and floors.

Another frugal tip my sil Kathy gave me was to use half of your dishwasher detergent and half washing soda. She said it works just as well and of course saves you money!

"Baking Soda" Is there anything it can't do?

I Love Baking Soda. It is my frugal friend. In my past I used baking soda like most everyone else: TO COOK. That was mostly it.

Well I have since then found many other uses. One is for deodorant. Now if you want to try this you take lotion (I use Burt's Bees, cause it's all natural) squirt some in your hand and sprinkle the soda in the same hand mix it and apply. I started doing this mainly because of health. I read about what is in most of the products on the market and decided that I didn't want to use regular deodorant anymore. For me the baking soda deodorant works much better than regular deodorant ever did. It also is cheaper. I get my lotion from Vita Cost for a little over $5 a bottle. It lasts quite a while. I also bought a huge bag of baking soda from Sam's Club for a little over $6. I think the baking soda may last forever! Just a warning: some people's underarms break out in a rash so it doesn't work for everyone. I've used it for close to a year and not really had any problems. Good luck if you decide to try it! Stay tuned for more baking soda ideas!