odours

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put some vanilla extract in old pot etc or something more formal and the room will smell like vanilla

cut up some lemons and put them in big pot of water and boil-after hour citric fragance should refresh room

fill the bathtub with very hot water and put vinegar in it and then hang clothes with smoke odours etc above it and the vinegar will help reduce the odour

boil cinnamon sticks and cloves in water on stove and that should permeate around

sprinkle baking soda, tea bags or coffee grounds in your shoes to reduce foot odour


baking soda in the bottom of bins helps reduce odours

baking soda in the bottom of litter tray won't harm your cat and will absorb some of urine odour

catznine

Just used your top tip last night and put vanilla essence into a couple of little terrocotta pots and now the kitchen and utility room smell lovely! :T

squeaky

Baking soda helps to keep your fridge odour free too. A small bowl filled and sat at the back out of the way.

Curry_Queen

squeaky wrote:

Baking soda helps to keep your fridge odour free too. A small bowl filled and sat at the back out of the way.

I find half a lemon does the same job too

Galtizz

squeaky wrote:

Baking soda helps to keep your fridge odour free too. A small bowl filled and sat at the back out of the way.

Curry_Queen wrote:

I find half a lemon does the same job too

And bicarb

Curry_Queen

Bicarb is baking soda

Galtizz

Curry_Queen wrote:

Bicarb is baking soda

[img]http://smileys.!!!!!!/cat/36/36_19_1.gif[/img]D'oh, having a bad day today

Downsizing__for_sanity

Technically no....

Bicarbonate of soda (which I was taught at Girl Guides kept the fridge smelling fresh!) is NOT baking powder. Baking powder (which you can add to plain flour for cakes etc) is bicarbonate of soda, plus cream of tartar, plus some rice or other flour often)

I think the full cleaning effect comes from the bicarbonate on its own....however, baking powder mixed into a paste is a fantastic exfoliator for the skin! Some people swear by using it straight to brush their teeth with too!!

Galtizz

Thanks, for sticking up for me D_F_S but unfortunatly Curry Queen is right.

Baking Soda is the American name for Bicarbonate of soda.

Baking Powder is, as you said bicarb plus cream of tartar.

It's no wonder I get confused is it

squeaky

Galtizz wrote:

Thanks, for sticking up for me D_F_S but unfortunatly Curry Queen is right.

Baking Soda is the American name for Bicarbonate of soda.

Baking Powder is, as you said bicarb plus cream of tartar.

It's no wonder I get confused is it

So which one do I clean me stove with and which one do I cleanme teeth with?

Ticklemouse

squeaky wrote:

So which one do I clean me stove with and which one do I cleanme teeth with?

Clean your teeth and the stove at the same time, with the same toothbrush - saves time. Even better, clean your stove WITH your teeth