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HOUSEHOLD
HINTS USING ARM AND HAMMER
Arm & Hammer® Baking Soda
- Clean a microwave oven. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking
Soda on a damp sponge,scrub, and rinse.
- Remove tarnish from silver. Mix a thick paste of Arm &
Hammer Baking Soda with water, apply the silver with a damp sponge,
rub, rinse, and buff dry.
- Clean a stainless steel sink. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking
Soda on a damp sponge, scrub the sink, and rinse clean.
- Boost the strength of liquid laundry detergent. Add one-half cup
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda with the usual amount of detergent in
your regular wash cycle.
- Clean a fiberglass bathtub or shower. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer
Baking Soda on a damp sponge, scrub, and rinse clean.
- Clean bathroom tile. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on a
damp sponge, scrub,and rinse clean.
- Maintain your septic tank. Flush one cup Arm & Hammer Baking
Soda down the toilet once a week. Baking soda helps maintain proper
pH and alkalinity ,controlling sulfide odors. two quarts
- deodorize cloth diapers. Mix one-half cup Arm & Hammer
Baking Soda in of water, and soak diapers in the solution.
- Deodorize a disposable diaper pail. Sprinkle liberally with Arm
& Hammer Baking Soda.
- Deodorize garbage disposals and sink drains every week. Instead
of throwing out that old box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda that's
been sitting in the refrigerator or freezer, gradually pour it down
the drain and flush with water. Or better yet, pour two tablespoons
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda down the garbage disposal .
- Clean a refrigerator. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking
Soda on a damp sponge, scrub, and rinse clean.
- Deodorize a dishwasher. Sprinkle one-half cup Arm & Hammer
Baking Soda on the bottom of the dishwasher between loads.
- Boost the strength of dish washing liquid. Add two full
tablespoons Arm & Hammer Baking Soda to the usual amount of
detergent you use.
- Remove burnt-on food from cookware. Dampen area, sprinkle with
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, let soak overnight, then scrub with a
sponge, rinse, and dry.
- Clean and deodorize a cutting board. Sprinkle Arm &
Hammer Baking Soda on a damp sponge, rub the cutting board, and rinse clean.
- Deodorize food containers. Mix one-quarter cup Arm & Hammer
Baking Soda with one quart water, swish food containers in solution,
soak overnight, then rinse clean.
- Clean coffee and teapots. Wash in a solution of one-quarter cup
Arm & Hammer Baking Soda and one quart warm water, then rinse clean.
- Deodorize kitchen garbage. Sprinkle a handful of Arm &
Hammer Baking Soda in the garbage pail each time you add garbage.
- Deodorize carpet. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda lightly
over the dry carpet, let sit for fifteen minutes, then vacuum up.
- Deodorize a cat litter box. Cover the bottom of the litter box
with 1/4 " Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, then add the litter.
- Maintain the proper alkalinity in a swimming pool. Add 1.5
pounds of baking soda for every 10,000 gallons of water in the pool
to raise total alkalinity by 10 ppm (parts per million parts of pool
water), keeping the total alkalinity of the pool within the range of
80 to 150 ppm of alkalinity. Maintaining a proper level of total
alkalinity minimizes changes in pH when acidic or basic pool
chemicals or contaminants enter the water, reducing chloramine
formation and the corrosivity of water, consequently reducing eye
irritation and unpleasant odors while improving bactericidal effectiveness.
- Soothe poison ivy rash or insect bites. Make a paste of Arm &
Hammer Baking Soda and water, and apply to the affected area.
- Soothe sunburn, windburn, and prickly heat. Dissolve 1/2 cup
baking soda in a tepid bath. Soak in the bath for fifteen minutes.
- Take a refreshing bath. Dissolve 1/2 cup Arm & Hammer Baking
Soda in a tub of warm water for soft, smooth-feeling skin and a
relaxing bath.
- Brush your teeth. Plain baking soda is a gentle abrasive that
cleans like the strongest toothpaste. Apply Arm & Hammer Baking
Soda to a damp toothbrush, brush as usual, and rinse. Note: Arm &
Hammer Baking Soda does not contain fluoride.
- Wash your mouth. Add 1 tsp Arm & Hammer Baking Soda to 1/2
glass warm water, and swish through teeth for a refreshing mouthwash.
- Neutralize vomit odor. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
generously to cover the stained area, let sit for an hour, then
vacuum up.
- Soothe tired feet. Add 3 tbs to a basin of warm water and soak
feet in the solution.
- Use as a deodorant. Dust baking soda under arms.
- Clean dirt, grime, and scuff marks from doors, stoves, laminated
tabletops, linoleum floors, and tile. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer
Baking Soda on a damp sponge, wipe clean, and dry.
- Remove coffee or tea stains from china. Dip a damp cloth in
baking soda, gently rub the china, and rinse clean.
- Minimize the smell of dirty laundry. Sprinkle some baking soda
into your hamper or laundry bag.
- Deodorize a closet. Place an open box of Arm & Hammer
Baking Soda on a shelf.
- Deodorize garment storage bags. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer
Baking Soda into the bottom of the bag.
- Deodorize shoes or sneakers. In the evening, sprinkle Arm
& Hammer Baking Soda inside shoes to eliminate odors. Shake out
in the morning.
- Remove crayon marks from walls or wallpaper. Sprinkle Arm &
Hammer Baking Soda on a damp sponge, scrub gently to avoid mussing
the paint or wallpaper, then wipe clean.
- Clean dirt and grime from hands. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer
Baking Soda onto wet hands with liquid soap, rub vigorously, rinse,
and dry.
- Remove conditioner and styling gel build-up from hair. Wash hair
once a week with a tbs of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda mixed with
your regular shampoo; rinse thoroughly, then condition and style as usual.
- Refresh stuffed animals. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking
Soda on the stuffed animal, let sit for fifteen minutes, then brush off.
- Clean high chairs, car seats, strollers, and plastic mattress
protectors. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer Baking Soda on a damp sponge,
wipe clean, and dry.
- Clean baby bottles, nipples, and bottle brushes. Soak in a
solution of warm water and Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, then
sterilize before use.
- Make baby clothes smell even fresher. Add 1/2 cup Arm &
Hammer Baking Soda to baby's laundry.
- Boost bleach. Use 1/2 cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda with
your normal liquid bleach to boost the bleaching action and freshen
the wash.
- Whiten socks and dirty clothes. Add 1/2 cup Arm &
Hammer Baking Soda to regular liquid laundry detergent.
- Clean up pet accidents. Clean with club soda, let dry
thoroughly, then sprinkle on Arm & Hammer Baking Soda, allow to
sit for fifteen minutes, then vacuum up.
- Clean chrome bumpers and hubcaps. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer
Baking Soda on a damp sponge, rub surface, and wipe clean with a dry cloth.
- Remove dead insects from a vehicle windshield. Sprinkle Arm
& Hammer Baking Soda on a damp sponge, clean glass, and wipe
clean with a dry cloth.
- Deodorize carpeting in a car. Sprinkle Arm & Hammer
Baking Soda on the carpet, let sit for fifteen minutes, then vacuum up.
- De-grease and clean barbecue grills. Make a paste by mixing
equal parts Arm & Hammer Baking Soda and water, apply with a wire
brush, wipe clean, and dry with a cloth.
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& Dwight, Co, Inc.
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