• Squeaky clean hair: Add a teaspoon of baking soda to your usual shampoo bottle to help remove buildup from hair products. If you spend a lot of time in the pool, a baking soda and water rinse will remove the chlorine. You can even use baking soda as a dry shampoo on oily hair. Just comb through and blow dry.
• Hands: Remove fish, onion, or garlic odor from hands by washing them with a solution of baking soda and a bit of liquid soap.
• Elbows: Rub a baking-soda paste onto your elbows to smooth away rough skin.
• Feet: Massage rough calluses and heels with a baking soda paste or soak tired feet in warm water with a few tablespoons baking soda.
• Soothe minor mishaps: For sunburn pain, poison ivy or bee stings, apply baking soda with a saturated washcloth to the area.
• Relaxing baths: Baking soda added to the bathwater has a softening effect on the skin. Add 1/2 cup to a full bath.
• Organic Deodorant: Apply cornstarch to your underarms with a powder puff first and then apply the baking soda.
• Nail care: Clean fingernails and toenails by scrubbing them with a nailbrush dipped in baking soda. This also softens cuticles.
• Facial Care: Baking soda is an excellent exfoliant and leaves your skin nice and smoothe. It’s also great for razor burn relief.
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