For the past few years, baking soda, also known as bicarbonate of soda, has been used for more than just baking. While it’s often used alongside white vinegar, it works just as well on its own to clean different parts your house without using any harsh chemicals.
Sammy is a lifestyle influencer who shares her life as a mum of three. She often shares her top tips and life hacks on how to keep your house clean with less effort.
In one video posted to TikTok, she shared her top tips on how using the £1 ingredient that you most likely already have at home. It can be used for cleaning most areas of your home.
“Seven baking soda hacks to save you money,” Sammy said at the beginning of the video. She added in the caption of the video: “If you’re not using baking soda for cleaning then you’re missing a trick! These baking soda hacks will save you money and the great thing is its non toxic!”
She began her video in the kitchen, where she shared how bicarbonate of soda and washing up liquid can be used together to replace more expensive oven cleaners. Sammy began with pouring the washing up liquid on the oven door before covering it with bicarbonate soda and scrubbing it with a sponge.
“Tough grease comes off so easily and the best part is it’s non-toxic. Who needs expensive oven cleaners when you can get results like this,” she explained.
After sharing the handy oven tip, the cleaning enthusiast moved on to share five more tips. These are…
More ways to use baking soda in your home
1. Get your sink sparkling
“For sink cleaning, make a paste with dish soap and baking soda,” she explained. “This abrasive paste will make your sink shine, but also, it can literally be used to clean almost anything in your house with great results. Literally scrub and rinse – look at that shine.”
2. Keep white clothes looking fresh
For laundry, Sammy urged people to add baking soda to the same drawer as your detergent, as it will help keep your white clothes white.
3. Banish bad smells
Going back to the kitchen, she said putting a small bowl of bicarbonate soda in your fridge will help hide and prevent any possible odours.
Sammy also sprinkles some bicarbonate soda into any smelly shoes or gymbags. She recommends leaving it for 24 hours before cleaning it off.
4. Brighten grout
You don’t necessarily need to call in a professional to get grout looking sparkling. The cleaning guru added: “If your tile grout needs a clean, then baking soda with a little bit of water works wonders.”
5. Remove limescale
Moving on to her shower she said: “This [hack]’s my favourite. I cannot stand soap scum and limescale on my shower door. The easiest and best way to get rid of this is to spray the glass first with white vinegar and then go in with baking soda on a sponge.
“Give it a good scrub and just rinse off with water. I’m telling you, your shower screen will sparkle like never before.”