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Baking Soda
There are many different ways to use baking soda around the house. Numerous alternatives to chemically based cleaning products use baking soda as an ingredient. Check out the following examples of where you can use baking soda around your house to cut back on your use of chemicals. Cleaning Fruits and Vegetables Baking soda can be used to cleanse fruits and vegetables if you prefer to clean them with something stronger than a simple rinse under the faucet. Baking soda is all natural and is able to remove surface pollutants without leaving other surface pollutants behind. Cleaning Baking soda acts as a cleaning agent. It’s safe to assume that anything that needs to be cleaned can be cleaned with baking soda. Baking soda breaks down proteins and neutralizes acids, which makes it a great cleaning agent. Water Softener Baking soda balances the Ph in water, so baking soda can help to neutralize the hard effects of the chemicals found in tap water. Baking soda can help to soften water in your laundry, your bath or shower water, or in the dishwasher. Baking soda can also be put in the pool to help balance the Ph levels. Beauty Product Replacement Baking soda can clean nearly anything you can think ...- Bookmark :
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Creative Uses For Dental Floss
Dental Floss is important when it comes to healthy teeth and gums, but check out some other non-traditional uses for this common household product: 1. Dental floss can be used to lift food off of a baking tray without damaging the food. Slide the floss between the food and the tray to make a clean cut. 2. If you break your fishing line or run out, use dental floss as a replacement. 3. Use dental floss to hang items. Dental floss is made of a strong and durable material, such that you can use it to hang picture frames or wind chimes. 4. Patch holes with dental floss by using it to sew with. 5. Use dental floss as an emergency shoelace. 6. Dental floss makes for a useful clothesline if you are out camping or on vacation. 7. You can use floss to get a ring that is stuck on your finger off by wrapping the floss around the tip of your finger down to the ring and then sliding the ring up the waxed string and off your finger. 8. Use dental floss to fill in holes in the wall left by nails or screws. Roll the floss in some glue, stick it in the wall ...- Bookmark :
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Aluminum Foil
Aluminum foil sales are big business. Around 1.3 billion pounds of aluminum foil is created and sold every year in the United States, covering up all sorts of leftovers in American homes. Unfortunately, some curbside recycling programs do not accept used aluminum foil even though it’s just as recyclable as aluminum cans. This is mostly due to sanitary problems associated with used aluminum foil. Regardless, you should always check with your local recycling program for their policy. Recycling aluminum utilizes only around 5% of the energy it takes to produce aluminum from raw materials. Until aluminum foil recycling becomes more common, check out some ways to use your aluminum foil more than once and get the most bang for your buck. Did you know that you could wash aluminum foil? You can! Simply wash it with a little soap and water and reuse. You can also flatten it out with a rolling pin on the kitchen counter, and make it look as good as it was when it came out of the box. Keep in mind that it’s never a good idea to reuse foil that was used on raw meat. You can take used aluminum foil and sharpen scissors and garden shears ...- Bookmark :
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10 Unique Uses for Vodka
Since the Middle Ages, Vodka has been enjoyed as a popular spirit with its versatility in mixing and high alcohol content. Vodka also has a history of being used as a medicine. Vodka has a wide variety of uses beyond being used as an alcoholic beverage, and is effective, less toxic and readily available. Check out some uses for vodka and consider purchasing bottom shelf vodka for some of the uses mentioned below: 1. Put some vodka in a spray bottle to use against insects as a repellant. 2. If you don’t like to do laundry very often, you can keep your clothes smelling fresher without having to wash them as often by using vodka. Spray your clothes with vodka and then hang them to dry in a well-ventilated area. This works because vodka destroys bacteria that causes odor, and does this without leaving behind a scent. 3. Moisten a soft cloth with vodka to use for cleaning porcelain, chrome, and glass. 4. Pour a few drops of vodka and a teaspoon of sugar to the water in a flower vase to keep the flowers fresher for a longer period of time. Change out the mixture daily to keep the flowers lasting even longer. 5. Vodka ...- Bookmark :
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Eco-Friendly Water Heaters
Standard water heaters tend to use a lot of energy in homes, and thus people on the market for new homes, or even homeowners making upgrades are considering alternatives to this not-so-eco-friendly appliance. Propane tankless water heaters are eco friendly water heaters that are built and set up differently than their standard counterparts, and as a result, use less energy in their application. Standard water heaters have large tanks that heat up water and store it, so it is ready to be sent out throughout the home when needed. These water heaters utilize electricity or natural gas to heat the water and maintain the temperature once it is reached, which can be costly. Hot water can be held accountable for 20-25% of annual energy costs for a majority of households. Hot water is a necessity, be it for a daily hot shower for multiple people, or to wash clothes or dishes. Just as its name indicates, the tankless propane water heater operates without a tank. This water heater utilizes propane to heat the water. The water heater operates by heating water on demand only, rather than retaining it for later use in a tank like its counterpart. The propane heats up the ...- Bookmark :
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