baking soda

[missmelly]

Use it to ease the sting from a bee, mosquito bite or any other bug bite.
Just mix baking soda & water to form a paste and apply to the affected area.
Works pretty instantly.

 

[hotlocks]

You can use a little baking soda when you wash your hair to get all the hair products out.

The proper solution for using it as a hairstripping is:

1T baking soda
1C warm water

Wet hair down, pour baking soda solution over hair, rub it in as you would shampooing. Rinse. Shampoo hair with shampoo. Beware: use just alittle of shampoo, and then condition.

It gets rid of hardwater buildups in the hair (well water) and heavy hair products.

 

[Laura Chase]

Check out this article:
http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/03/27/is-baking-soda-an-effective-natural-exfolliant/

 

[Joie DeVive]

It's also great for soothing rashes and breakouts. If you have pimples on your body, you can mix some baking soda into your bath water. It helps clear them up.

 

[Ada Veen]

If my drains are blocked, I put it down the drain and then pour vinegar down - works like a charm and fizzes up in a very satisfying manner.

I'm going to try it on my hair - we live in a very hard water area and since de-liming my shower curtain I've been rather concerned about how it must be building up on me - I'm in the water half the time the shower curtain is*!


*2 people live (and bathe) in our house