Baking soda rocks, especially when you can find other uses for it. Did you know sodium bicarbonate (i.e. baking soda) is found naturally in bile, and serves to neutralize stomach acid? Check out these other uses for baking soda, and prepare to be amazed.
1. Cool Off Sunburn and Other Skin Irritations
For quick relief of sunburn pain, soak gauze pads or large cotton balls in a solution of 4 tablespoons of baking soda mixed in 1 cup water and apply it to the affected areas. For a bad sunburn on your legs or torso – or to relieve the itching of chicken pox – take a lukewarm bath with a half to a full box of baking soda added to the running water. To ease the sting of razor burns, dab your skin with a cotton ball soaked in a solution of 1 tablespoon baking soda in 1 cup water.
2. Clean Your Produce
You can’t be too careful when it comes to food handling and preparation. Wash fruits and vegetables in a pot of cold water with 2-3 tablespoons baking soda; the baking soda will remove some of the impurities tap water leaves behind. Or put a small amount of baking soda on a wet sponge or vegetable brush and scrub your produce. Give everything a thorough rinsing before serving.