Sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda is a universal product, its scope is very wide. Soda is non-toxic, fire- and explosion-proof and is worthy of competition with newfangled chemicals.
The use of baking soda is undeniable, it is used in medicine, food, chemical and light industry, as well as in the household. Without exaggeration, we can say that it is in every kitchen. The main scope of application of bicarbonate is cooking, it is used as a baking powder. In addition, it is an excellent dishwashing detergent with abrasive and disinfectant properties.
Soda copes well with the role of the sorbent and removes unpleasant odors from the refrigerator - pour 50-60 g of powder on a saucer and put in the refrigerator, remove it after a few days. When cooking beans, peas, a teaspoon of baking soda added to the pan will significantly reduce the cooking time, and when cooking green vegetables, they will retain their color. When washing berries and fruits to reduce acid, soda can be put in water. Fermented sauerkraut should be held in water with soda and all acid will disappear.
Sodium bicarbonate softens hard water, foot baths with soda help with corns. Hold your feet in a hot soda-water solution, two tablespoons of sodium bicarbonate is enough for five liters of water, then remove the dead particles from the sole with a pumice stone. Also, soda helps with excessive sweating: if your feet are sweating, put some powder in your shoes, and then just shake it; you can prevent the smell of sweat by dusting the armpits with soda, this is especially true for those who are allergic to perfumes. After eating, it is useful to rinse your mouth with soda solution - 1 teaspoon in a glass of water. Owners of dry skin can be washed with such a solution; after the procedure, the face does not need to be rinsed.
But this is not all the useful properties of soda - it relieves pain and burning after an insect bite, you need to put a little damp soda on this place and remove the unpleasant sensations as if by hand. “Tasteless” odors from the carpet are easy to remove if sprinkled with soda and vacuumed after a while. Soda plus vinegar is an effective tool for cleaning sewer pipes. Pour soda into the sink and pour it with vinegar in a 1: 1 ratio, after 20-30 minutes rinse the pipe with hot water. It turns out that baking soda is not just useful, but an indispensable product in everyday life.
