You can find it at a nearby 100-yen shop, where you can buy about 200 grams (500 grams depending on the store) for 100 yen + consumption tax "baking soda". The number of people who love it is increasing, but I think there are more than a few people who hadn't used it before but liked it.

This time, I will mainly explain how to use baking soda in the cleaning field and recommended areas to clean. Anyway, 100 yen + consumption tax is extremely affordable, so you can try it, but the advantage is that baking soda is great.

What exactly is “baking soda”?

"Baking soda" is an abbreviation of "bakingcarbonic acidsoda (soda bicarbonate)". Also called sodium hydrogen carbonate. It is a sodium bicarbonate represented by the chemical formula NaHCO3, and it feels salty when licked.

It looks like a fine white powder and is sparingly soluble in water. When heated, it decomposes into sodium carbonate, carbon dioxide and water. It is one of the so-called "alkaline agents" whose aqueous solution is slightly alkaline (pH 8.2).

By the way, from now on, I will mainly talk about how to use this "baking soda" for cleaning. None.

It is positioned as a cleaning agent rather than a detergent. It's a small detail, but please leave it in the corner of your head for a moment.

Three places where "baking soda" works

Use the features of baking soda (slightly soluble in water, alkaline, non-foaming) We will introduce three typical cleaning points that are compatible with baking soda.

⒈ Burnt dirt mixed with oil

The main abrasives contained in detergents, etc. usually sold as "cleansers" are silicate minerals, etc. However, since baking soda is soft in comparison, it works as a relatively mild cleanser.

Among other things, the back of kitchen stove trivets and stainless steel pots burns when combined with oil stains that appear during cooking. Water tray for grilled fish and top plate for oven. You can use baking soda powder (as is) to remove these stains.

To clean, lightly moisten the dirt with water, sprinkle baking soda as appropriate, and scrub with a sponge, brush, or other usual cleaning tool. Combined with the oil, a slight saponification will occur, and the charred oil will melt off while it becomes cloudy, so rinse well with water to finish.

⒉Sour system with 'sour' odor

The smell associated with the contamination of the home is often perceived as 'sour'. One of the reasons for this is the dirt caused by sebum, which not only oxidizes, but also can be metabolized by bacteria (eaten the dirt) and become even more smelly if left unattended.

In the "sour" system, there are also dirt spots where rot is occurring, such as around all kinds of garbage, including garbage. The alkalinity of baking soda neutralizes and suppresses the acid odor in such areas.

It is convenient to use baking soda water for sebum stains. Dissolve about 1 teaspoon of baking soda in 1 cup of lukewarm water and put it in a spray bottle. Spray this baking soda water on a nearby cloth or paper and wipe off the dirt with the dampened one.

Sebum easily soaks into fabric. Even items that are difficult to wash, such as dirty fabrics and rugs, can be wiped clean with sodium bicarbonate water to remove dirt and reduce odors. However, just to be sure, test in an inconspicuous area to avoid discoloration or stains.

For sour-smelling garbage bins, garbage cans, etc., sprinkle baking soda powder directly, or spray baking soda water and wipe it off with a rag.

⒊ "oil" + "smell" + "burnt" trinity system

Sometimes I warm up a mug of milk, sometimes I thaw frozen minced meat, sometimes I eat cold rice, sometimes I bake bread, bake cookies, stew stew...

Among so-called kitchen appliances, microwave ovens or microwave ovens tend to be the most widely used and most frequently used. I think there are many people who are plagued by the smell.

"Baking soda" is useful for thisdirt mixed with oil and fat, burnt dirt, and combined odors.

Soak a thin towel in the aforementioned sodium bicarbonate solution, wet it, wring it out lightly, put it in the microwave, and heat it at 600W for about 2 minutes. Please leave it as it is for about 10 minutes.

After the time has passed, wear rubber gloves and use a warm towel to clean the inside of the microwave. The burnt juice of something that exploded at some point and the odor that was stuck in the oven will drip off, so it would be perfect if you could use that towel to evenly wipe the inside of the refrigerator and rinse it off.

Where "baking soda" is not suitable

In fact, baking soda is not very suitable for stains in the so-called bathroom. Main stains around water such as bathrooms are alkaline stains mainly composed of metal components derived from tap water and soap scum, so baking soda, which is also alkaline, does not show its effect.

Also, it is not suitable for areas where dirt may contain many microorganisms such as bacteria. This is because "baking soda powder" and "baking soda water" cannot be used for disinfection.

Alkali promotes discoloration, and cannot be used on wooden lacquerware, tatami mats, copper products, aluminum products, etc.. For example, if you use it to clean vomiting marks on tatami mats as a countermeasure against sour odors, it will turn yellow and it will be irreversible. .

Is "baking soda" all-purpose

Baking soda, which is an "alkaline agent", is basicallyacidic oils, sebum stains, and protein stains. , odor, etc. Since there are many places where such stains stick in the house, it is also called "all-purpose powder" or "magic powder".

There are quite a few cases where people stop using "baking soda" because they didn't get the expected effect, even though they tried it. At the beginning, I declined to say that it is not a detergent, but it seems that there is a difference between using it knowing that it is something similar to but different from a detergent or using it without knowing it. I think

"Baking soda" is an extremely familiar material for those who understand its ingredients and properties. Once you have figured out how to use it in your own way, please try to repeat it with a large package such as 1kg or 5kg instead of 100 yen.

[This article was jointly planned by Yahoo!