Lemons and Baking Soda – All You Need For A Clean Home

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Lemons and Baking Soda All You Need For A Clean
Home
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• Cleaning your home with natural products isnt
  merely a trend that has hit homemakers, but a
  lifestyle choice that is better for the
  environment and easier on your pocket, too.
• More and more of us are turning to products that
  can be found in the fresh produce and baking
  aisles of the grocery store to clean our homes,
  than harsh chemical based products found in the
  cleaning aisle. Two of the most popular and cost
  effective of these items are lemons and baking
  soda.

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• Whats so good about lemons?
• Lemons can disinfect surfaces naturally, leaving
  behind no harsh residues that smell toxic or are
  harmful to our health. The acidic PH levels in
  lemons can work wonders with dissolving grease
  and any other baked on stains and grime.
• Whats so good about baking soda?
• Baking soda is a gentle but highly effective
  product with an intense scrubbing power, and can
  be used as a natural exfoliant for tough stains
  and dirty surfaces.

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• When used together, lemons and baking soda make a
  powerful cleaning team.
• How do you use the two products together?
• Take any surface that you want to clean, sprinkle
  baking soda liberally onto it, then cut a lemon
  in half, and use the cut side to scrub the same
  surface, on top of the baking soda. Not only does
  this get rid of tough stains, but it helps to
  freshen up the surface and will leave it smelling
  sweet and fresh.

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• What else can be cleaned with lemons and baking
  soda?
• Chopping/cutting boards
• Kitchen counters (excluding marble and slate,
  lemons can damage that surface)
• Stovetops and gas burners
• All bathroom surfaces
• The interior of the refrigerator
• Plastic food containers

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• Sinks, faucets and all other fixtures
• Solid brass items
• For tougher stains and grimier surfaces, here are
  a few more ways in which this powerful cleaning
  duo can be used
• To clean the interior of an oven
• If you also use vinegar along with lemon juice
  and baking soda, youve got a powerful cleaning
  solution for ovens.

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• Mix two parts white vinegar to one-part lemon
  juice, and either fill a spray bottle with the
  solution or sprinkle it on the base of the oven.
  Leave it for a few minutes before sprinkling a
  good amount of baking soda on top, and leave that
  for a further ten minutes. Youll find that most
  of the grime and food matter will shift easily,
  certainly without the need for scrubbing.
• To eliminate soap scum
• Cut a lemon in half and mixed with vinegar, spray
  it onto the affected area. Then add the baking
  soda as you would when cleaning the oven inside,
  but you can add some coarse salt should you need
  it.

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• Messy microwaves
• Put three tablespoons of lemon juice into a
  microwaveable container with ¾ cup of water, then
  heat it up until it boils. Leave the hot mixture
  in the microwave for ten minutes and watch as the
  steam works it magic. Then, open the door and
  wipe down the interior.
• Blocked drains
• Simply pour a good amount of baking soda down the
  drain and squeeze some lemon juice down after it.
  This should do the trick for minor blockages, you
  may need something more heavy duty to shift a
  bigger blockage.

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• Lemons and baking soda are a cheap and
  environmentally friendly natural cleaning
  solution for many areas of the home, and may even
  be sitting waiting in your store cupboard!
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