Baking Soda Uses Uses For Baking SodaI You Didn’t Know Health & Beauty

1. Antiperspirant – to make your own, apply baking soda with a powder puff under arms.

2. Bee Stings – to sooth the pain and draw out the stinger, apply a paste of baking soda and water to the affected area....

3. Breath – to freshen, gargle with 2 ounces of water mixed with ½ teaspoon baking soda.

4. Bug Bites – to relieve itching, make a thick paste using water and baking soda. Apply paste to the bite.

5. Canker Sore – to relive pain, mix ½ teaspoon of baking soda, a pinch of salt in 1 cup of water. Gargle.

6. Chicken Pox – to relieve itching, add ½ cup baking soda to a lukewarm bath.

7. Colds – to relieve stuffy head and nose, use vapor disks in your shower made with 2 cups baking soda, 20 drops of eucalyptus essential oil. Slowly add water to make a thick putty. Divide into muffin tins and allow them to air dry for 24 hours.

8. Dandruff – to control, massage your wet scalp with a ¼ - ½ cup of baking soda. Repeat for two weeks.

9. Dentures and Retainers – to clean, soak them in 1 cup warm water and 3 tablespoons baking soda.

10. Detox – to relieve aches and pains, mix 1 cup baking soda and 1 cup apple cider vinegar in a warm tub of water.

11. Face Scrub – for a soft, smooth face, make a paste using 1 part baking soda, 2 parts ground oatmeal and water. Gently rub you face with the paste, leave on for a few minutes and then rinse.

12. Feet – to relieve aching feet, add 3 tablespoons of baking soda to a tub of warm water.

13. Hair – to keep hair healthy, add 1 teaspoon of baking to every 6 ounces of conditioner.

14. Hair – to remove chemical build up and soften, mix 1 teaspoon baking soda to 6 ounces shampoo

15. Heartburn – to relieve, drink 4 ounces of water mixed with 1 teaspoon baking soda.

16. Jellyfish Sting – to sooth pain, apply a thick paste of baking soda and water to the affected area.

17. Mouthwash – to make your own, mix 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1/8 teaspoon salt, a drop of two of peppermint in 1 quart of water. Gargle.

18. Poison Ivy – to relieve itching, make a thin paste using water and baking soda. Gently apply to affected area.

19. Skin – to exfoliate, make a paste using 3 parts baking soda and on part water. Gently apply with your fingers using a circular motion, rinse

20. Skin – to soften, add 1 cup of baking soda to your bathwater.

21. Splinter – to remove, soak affected area in a small glass of water containing 1 tablespoon baking soda. Repeat twice a day until the splinter works its way out.

22. Split Ends – to resist, add 1 teaspoon of baking soda for every 6 ounces of conditioner.

23. Stuffy Nose – to clear, add 1 teaspoon to vaporizer.

24. Sunburn – to relieve pain, make a thin paste using water and baking soda. Gently apply to the burned area.

25. Sunburn – to relieve pain, soak in a bath tub full of lukewarm water and a ½ cup baking soda. Air dry.

26. Teeth – to clean, make a paste using baking soda and peroxide.

27. Teeth – to whiten, mix ½ teaspoon baking soda with 1 crushed, ripe strawberry. Apply the mixture to your teeth and allow it to remain for 5 minutes. Brush teeth and rinse.

28. Ulcer – to relieve pain, dissolve 1-2 teaspoons of baking soda in 1 cup water and drink.

29. Wind burns – to relieve, apply a thin paste of baking soda and water to the area

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