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I've just discovered I love..

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skivvywoman · 02/07/2016 00:14

Bicarbonate soda

It's cleans my oven along with white vinegar like new (and it was minging)

So I googled other uses for it and you can whiten and remove stains from teeth, so I decided to try it as I always get a stain on my bottom tooth (smoking and coffee) and I've tried everything to get it off inbetween dentist visits and ice just tried it and it's literally took the stain off in seconds!

Just thought I'd share the highlight of my night while everyone in here is in bed

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BettyDraper1 · 05/07/2016 11:39

FeatherPillow - I did 5 loads this weekend (!) and they smell gorgeous and fresh - I bough the soft cotton scented one. It takes less time for them to wash too because the washing machine doesn't need to rinse suds out for half an hour. Mine is the 720 washes model so I've calculated that it should last me 5 years! So far, so good. Very pleased.

And that looks amazing Skivvy - really satisfying!

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skivvywoman · 05/07/2016 11:34

Before and after pics

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skivvywoman · 05/07/2016 11:25

I'll try and find the before and after pics of my oven door let you all see

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Oldraver · 05/07/2016 11:18

I wish I had known it would remove sticker residue before I bought a remover.

We were all high as kites for ages

Memoires · 05/07/2016 11:17

Oh that's a shame, MsA! I doubt that yours is worse than mine. I tried Oven Pride on mine a year or so ago, which was great on oven and shelves, but didn't help the door at all, far too far gone methinks

Though if bos and vinegar can degrade a work top like it has buddahbelly's, it may still be strong enough if slapped on in sufficient quantity!

BeautyQueenFromMars · 05/07/2016 10:59

skivvy thank you, that's encouraging! I'll hunt out my pack of bicarb this weekend methinks.

DailyMailEthicalFail · 05/07/2016 10:52

Oh, I've been waiting for a thread like this. FAB

MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig · 05/07/2016 09:27

I've just scraped the BoS/bleach mix off the oven door glass and it hasn't touched it. I'm clearly such a slattern my oven door is past rescue.

Nivea101 · 05/07/2016 08:41

Loving this thread and am off to buy some today as my oven is a shocker, some great tips on here. I'll report it too so it stays on here. Thanks OP.

Kimbrookes85 · 05/07/2016 08:01

Silly question if it's good for removing stains on teeth won't it discolour carpets etc?

Buddahbelly · 05/07/2016 07:37

As much as I love bos, I must warn you all to be careful. Like someone else said before this is my worktop. I had some bos and vinegar in a bowl. Must have spilt a bit and not cleared it up.

And this was the result the next morning. It's faded the colour but also corroded it and bubbled up. Luckily it's in a corner so we can hide it with the fruit bowl but just be careful when using it.

suspiciousofgoldfish · 05/07/2016 07:28

This thread has changed my life.

AvaLeStrange i have a tendency to skim read everything and I missed out the word 'bath' on your post. I was a bit . Wondered why other posters hadn't mentioned it

I am doing the toothpaste thing this morning. Very excited!

If I could be bothered I would do the oven thing too but it's more important to have nice teeth than it is to have a clean oven, IMO.

sueelleker · 05/07/2016 06:47

Euphemia; please note, soda crystals are not the same as sodium bicarbonate. Don't try using them for the other suggestions.

selsigfach · 05/07/2016 00:51

I've done the oven thing but thought I'd help it work better by turning up the temperature. My paste ended up getting cooked on! All the ming came off but was a bit burnt chalky for a while. Must do it again! Everyone needs a silicone oven liner.

selsigfach · 05/07/2016 00:47

Rub a Fairy liquid Blob and dash of bicarb on stained clothes before putting into the wash. I also use an eco egg and when washing nappies add a teaspoon of bicarb to the wash - fantastic at sanitising them. Apparently it's great for treating thrush too, not tried that one yet.

Memoires · 04/07/2016 22:48

MsAdorabelleDearheartvonLipwig, would you come back and let us know if that worked - the thick layer for a few hours/overnight? The glass door of my oven is in a sad state...

featherpillow · 04/07/2016 22:43

I hadn't heard of ecoeggs betty. I've now got the wash and dryer ones in my amazon basket, thanks for the tip.

YabuDabbaDoo · 04/07/2016 22:37

CYSTITIS
CYSTITIS
CYSTITIS

right, that should have alerted any sufferers!

It was mentioned briefly upthread inamongst a long list of other things, but I would like to thank BofS for stopping me from going out of my mind when I was younger and suffered with UTIs regularly due to all the shagging

If you feel like you are weeing splinters, a level teaspoon dissolved in some warm water will bring sweet, blessed relief after about an hour. It doesn't stop the infection so you still need to do everything sensible to get that under control, but good grief, does it ease the stinging! Do check with GP though as not sure how it affects other meds.

MummyRocketButterfly · 04/07/2016 22:14

Thanks ms will look now 😊

MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig · 04/07/2016 21:39

Pop over to the Doghouse section Mummy, there's lots of advice about toilet training. Might stop the carpet destruction!

MummyRocketButterfly · 04/07/2016 21:13

Hi there, recently got a puppy and it's doing its business on my carpet (even thou it's covered in puppy pads she seems to find a gap ) will it work on my carpet to get smell out, even if carpets dry??
Thanks in advance x

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skivvywoman · 04/07/2016 21:09

I made a thick paste with bicarbonate soda white vinegar smeared it all over then I added more to the bowl put it in the oven at 100c for 30 mins and I did have to scrub with a scourer but it did come off easily

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MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig · 04/07/2016 19:44

Oh ok, thanks Betty, will give that a go.

BettyDraper1 · 04/07/2016 18:00

I'd leave a really thick mixture on for a couple of hours or even overnight MsAdorabelle

MsAdorabelleDearheartVonLipwig · 04/07/2016 17:26

Ok so I've just mixed BoS with white vinegar, covered my oven door with it, left it for five minutes and it's done nothing. So I've tried again with BoS and bleach and still nothing. I've scrubbed and scrubbed. I think the glass is just so burnt that nothing will shift it now.

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