Patty Korman - Baking Soda Power! Frugal and Natural: Health, Cleaning, and Hygiene Secrets of Baking Soda (60+) - 2nd Edition! (DIY Household Hacks, Chemical-Free, Green Cleaning, Natural Cleaning, Non-Toxic)

By Patty Korman

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Congratulations for downloading this book you are now one step closer to greatly improving your health, home, and hygiene from that little box of powder sitting in your fridge.

You might be asking yourself if there really are so many uses for baking soda, one of the cheapest things in your kitchen. The answer is a definitive YES and Im so happy to help you discover them all. Its made a huge difference in the way that I run my household and its light on my wallet. What more could you ask for?

What youll find in this book is an enormous list of ways that you can maximize baking soda and youve probably never heard of any of them. Some of them are creative, some are based on science, some are common sense, but ALL are extremely useful and helpful .

Youll learn health tips, cleaning tips, and hygiene tips to say the least. Youll also see how you can apply baking soda in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, laundry room, and even outdoors. Yes, baking soda has uses literally everywhere inside and outside of your home. Its one of natures great, untapped resources for your everyday use.

I expect that after reading this book, you will have a stash of baking soda in every room in your house. Its cheap, convenient, and you can get it anywhere. Now thats a motto that everyone can get behind.

Heres the Patty Korman approach to enjoying working with your home the easier it is, the more youll love and cherish it. These baking soda tips and tricks will help you accomplish that in no time flat. No more a chore.

Baking soda is the forgotten friend that people use for very few purposes can you name some? I bet the only time youve ever thought about using baking soda before this book is to just put a box in your fridge.

That showcases only one of baking sodas many amazing traits. This book will teach you so many more ways you can use baking soda around your house starting TOMORROW .

How nice would it be to clean your house, take care of your health, and improve your hygiene with a one dollar box of powder? Its as great as it sounds and more frugal than you know.

Today is the beginning of a more productive and efficient lifestyle, brought to you by baking soda.

Baking soda is a chemical compound that dates back to the days of the ancient Egyptians . That means it has been used for roughly 3,000 years and has stood the test of time. They used baking soda as a component in a cleaning agent that they called natron even then, they recognized the inherent properties and benefits of baking soda.

Imagine that 3,000 years ago, and people were just as innovative and creative as us. It just goes to show that the most effective products and cleaners most of the time are natural and gentle a far cry from the harsh detergents and chemicals more commonly in use today.

Baking soda in its modern form was first created by Nicolas Leblanc in 1791, and the first commercial baking soda production factory was formed in 1846 by Austin Church and John Dwight they created a brand that you might recognize in Arm and Hammer. Arguably, it was used far more in the 1800s and 1900s because of the infancy of household chemicals and lack of viable options.

As we routinely reach for bleach, 409, or Comet for our purposes, we have forgotten about the general utility of baking soda. We simply dont know what to do with it now we know we can scrub a couple of things with it, and we know that a box in the refrigerator can reduce some odors.

But did you know that you can actually consume it in small quantities (extremely safely) and mix it with other compounds for beneficial chemical reactions?

Thats right you can replace the majority of the commercial cleaners that you have under your sink, and thank goodness because the best part about baking soda is that it is safe.

Baking soda avoids all the potential harm and risk of most commercial cleaning products on the shelves of a grocery store because its natural .

Most cleaning products that you can buy from markets today contain many harmful toxins, and can even be dangerous to inhale or use in small rooms. Try cleaning a bathroom with bleach while the door is closed and tell me you dont have a headache. In fact, a headache will be the least of your problems if you do this on a long-term basis.

Theyll have at least some of the following chemicals: phthalates, perchloroethylene, 2-butoxyethanol, chlorine, and ammonia. If those sound evil and ominous, its because they are. When used in excess, they can even cause lung damage and cancer.

Other side effects include:

1. Damaged skin from prolonged exposure (even from fumes!)
2. Damaged organs from skin exposure
3. Dizziness and headaches
4. Liver and kidney damage
5. Throat irritation
6. Swelling in the throat and mouth
7. Chemical burns in the esophagus and sinuses

And lets not forget that if you mix ammonia with bleach, you create a chlorine gas that is fatal within minutes. Any time youre exposing yourself to these harmful chemicals is a risk to your health.

Its like taking a horse tranquilizer to sleep instead of a normal over the counter sleeping pill. Its just unnecessary if you have better, safer options.

We can do better. With baking soda, we can avoid these dangerous side effects and stay natural all the way.

The reason that baking soda works as well as it does is its chemical makeup . It has certain traits that allow it to serve many functions while being extremely healthy and non-toxic.

First of all, baking soda is physically mild, but slightly abrasive.

What does this mean? Baking soda is gentle, but effective. It doesnt react with many other compounds so it is widely usable. Its a powder that you could mistake for flour, but unlike flour, its abrasive and can be used to gently scrub surfaces clean. Its also water soluble, so you will always be able to wash any excess away.

Second, baking soda neutralizes pH levels.

Baking soda is basic. It is alkaline. This means it neutralizes the natural acidity in many things, which lengthens their lives and allows them to last longer. For example, if you were to use baking soda in your plumbing and pipes, it would be able to neutralize the pH of the water and prevent corrosion of the pipes.

Now were talking hundreds of dollars in plumbers fees replaced by baking soda.

This applies to acidity in all walks of life, and anytime you want to manipulate the pH of something.

Third, baking soda is non-toxic.

Its natural and can even be ingested in small amounts. This makes it usable in cooking and anywhere there is the possibility of contact with skin. You can handle it safely and for extended periods of time. Baking soda is a much better alternative if you live in a small apartment, have children or pets, or just want to decrease your exposure to harmful substances. That should be everyone.

Take all of these elements and you get a substance that is amazingly versatile for use around the house.

Although baking soda can be used anywhere, it has the greatest utility in the kitchen.

Kitchens are gross. A kitchen always needs cleaning. A kitchen always has odors.

Thats probably where the baking soda is stored in your house, so lets start there.

The kitchen is also another place where toxic and harmful cleaners are often used. For example, have you thought about what makes de-greasers effective? Its scary imagine what that would do to your skin. Theres a reason we wear gloves while cleaning the kitchen so often. Throw those out after you read this chapter on baking soda.