8 great baby uses for baking soda:

Forget fancy, brand-name chemical cleaners and disinfectants. Plain-old baking soda is an amazing, cheap, non-toxic, all-purpose household necessity. We keep a big box of it in the laundry room, available for just about anything.

1. prevent diaper rash
Baking powder’s alkalinity counteracts the acidity in urine. Mix 1 tsp. of baking soda in 2 cups of water. Use this to wipe your baby's bottom between changes.

2. clean the high chair
Baking soda is a non-toxic food, unlike any other household cleaner. It's safe for babies and ideal for use on eating surfaces.

3. wipe up crayon marks
Because it's mildly abrasive and breaks up oils, baking soda on a damp rag is great for removing crayon scribblings from floors.

4. relieve sunburn pain
Soak sunburned kids in a cool (not cold) baking soda bath (1/4 cup) for a half hour.

5. soothe bee stings
Spread a paste of baking soda and vinegar on the sting (also works for mosquito bites and poison ivy).

6. clean nursing bottles
To remove sour milk smell from a baby's bottle, fill it with water, add 1 tsp baking soda, shake well, leave overnight, and rinse.

7. deodorize your diaper pail
Sprinkle your pail every now and then with baking soda. It gets rid of that ammonia smell right away.

8. fire extinguisher
Safety and babies go hand in hand. Baking soda puts out electrical and grease fires.

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