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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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Floggingmolly · 02/07/2016 14:21

Jesus! Where do you buy this stuff? Chemists?

FaithAscending · 02/07/2016 14:18

Mix with bleach to make a paste then apply to mould in the shower. Leave overnight and rinse, dyes it white!

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skivvywoman · 02/07/2016 14:02

I've currently made a paste and smeared on the inside of the shower cubicle door so let's see how this goes

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candybar007 · 02/07/2016 13:19

Mix with White vinegar for the toilet bowl.

GreenRut · 02/07/2016 12:58

Anyone know if it works on toilet bowl stains? As in lime scale?

Fluffyears · 02/07/2016 12:53

Sprinkle some in the bottom of your kitchen bin and it absorbs smells. I spilled milk in my fridge and it smelt disgusting but BOS left in overnight then fridge cleaned with a paste of it took the stink out. Be careful using too much on your teeth as it can remove the enamel.

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skivvywoman · 02/07/2016 11:57

Bright I bought it for £1 in the pound shop chemist sells it too but it's only a small tub

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skivvywoman · 02/07/2016 11:56

Shakey I just made a paste and smeared on

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HippyHippopotamus · 02/07/2016 11:53

I'm off to put some on my teeth 😁

Brightredpencil · 02/07/2016 11:45

I have some BoS but only in a small pot for baking. I can't wait to get it out for these things but surely I need a huge vat of the stuff? Where do I buy it in large quantities?

MadisonAvenue · 02/07/2016 11:27

I use it to clean my silver jewellery. I place a piece of foil in the bottom of a bowl, put in the silver jewellery, pour in enough boiling water to cover it and then add an amount of bicarb (trial and error, you can't go wrong). It fizzes up and within minutes the silver is bright and shiny. Rinse it afterwards btw.

Shakey15000 · 02/07/2016 11:19

Definitely going to try the oven one. An awful lot of paste to be made yes? Confused

Or not and you smear it on sparingly?

plimsolls · 02/07/2016 11:13

skivvy I would think so. Won't do any harm and bicarb+vinegar is a good glass cleaner anyway...

Trooperslane · 02/07/2016 10:38

Will try today!

EightFiftySix · 02/07/2016 10:29

Bicarb of soda is also brilliant for soothing chickenpox. Dust over the itchy spots like talc, or out a cupful in the bath. DD (3) has recovered in record time!

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skivvywoman · 02/07/2016 10:21

Trooper its fab works on glass like a dream!!

In a ceramic bowl some bicarbonate soda and white vinegar make it in to a paste smear all over oven and glass
Turn oven on to 100 and top up bowl if you have used it all and put in oven for 20-30 mins take out and let oven cool then wash the residue away with a sponge I had to use green scour bit for glass but it came up brillaint

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Trooperslane · 02/07/2016 10:17

What was the vinegar oven mix then?

Would it work on the glass bit?

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skivvywoman · 02/07/2016 09:48

Plimsolls would that work on the shower screen??

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winnieandwilbur · 02/07/2016 09:23

Put a few tbsp in the pan, mix with white vinegar and hot water and burnt on milk will just lift off.

winnieandwilbur · 02/07/2016 09:22

Also good for soaking up wee accidents.

winnieandwilbur · 02/07/2016 09:21

Poor on top of vomit (after you've picked up all the lumps) and leave for a day. When you've Hoovered it up it'll be completely dry and won't smell.

plimsolls · 02/07/2016 09:07

Oh, and bicarb plus vinegar is good for breaking down limescale.

plimsolls · 02/07/2016 09:06

It's really good for shifting tea stains out of mugs and teaspoons. Just rub the inside of the stained mug with some. The bicarbonate goes tea-coloured and the mug is sparkling.

MagicMonkeys · 02/07/2016 09:00

I make my own toothpaste with it

Bicarbonate soda
Coconut oil or water to mix to desired consistency
Peppermint oil - add till desired taste

And then brush like normal with it

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skivvywoman · 02/07/2016 08:53

I just put a couple of spoonfuls of water in a bowl and then added The powder to make a paste, then I dried my tooth that had the stain smeared some on with my finger and left it for seconds the first time and the stain just came away then I done it again and left it for a couple of mins and then scraped if a bit stain completely gone then I dipped my toothbrush in and brushed my teeth

I wouldn't say it's a minging taste but it's salty, I'm now going to save a fortune at the dentist getting that small stain removed!!

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