You’ll soon realize that the box of baking soda that’s been sitting in the back of your pantry is more valuable than you thought. It can provide solutions for everything from personal hygiene and sanitation to pain relief and survival. If you haven’t already done so already, a few boxes should be added to your stockpile!

Personal Hygiene

Toothpaste and Tooth Whitener: As an alternative to commercial non-fluoride toothpastes, just dip your wet toothbrush into baking soda and brush.

Oral Appliance Soak: Baking soda is fantastic for soaking dentures and other mouth gear. Just add 2 teaspoons of baking soda to a small glass or bowl filled with warm water and drop your “appliance” in the solution.

Deodorant: Baking soda dabbed under your pits makes a great deodorant and avoids some of the cancer causing ingredients found in traditional deodorants.

Hair Wash: Baking soda when mixed with your shampoo does a great job at removing the residue that those products leave behind.

Sanitation and Cleaning

Handwash Dishes and Pots & Pans: Just add 2 heaping tablespoons of baking soda with your dish detergent to the dish water.

Cleaning Your Off-Grid Stoves and Solar Ovens: Sprinkle baking soda onto the bottom of the oven or all over the stove. Spray with water to dampen the baking soda. Let sit overnight. In the morning, scrub, scoop the baking soda and grime out with a sponge or rag, and rinse.

Clean Floors: Just mix 1/2 cup baking soda in a bucket of warm water, mop and rinse clean for a sparkling floor. For scuff marks, use baking soda on a clean damp sponge, then rinse.

A Gentle Baby Clothes and Cloth Diaper Cleaner: Just add 1/2 cup of baking soda to a warm bucket of water with natural soap. Let the clothes or natural diapers soak overnight.

Deodorize Trashcans: Sprinkle baking soda on the bottom of your trashcan to keep stinky trash smells at bay and the zombies away.

Remove Odor From Carpets: Liberally sprinkle baking soda on the carpet. Let set overnight (the longer it sets the better it works). Sweep up the larger amounts of baking soda, and vacuum up the rest.

Remove Oil and Grease Stains: Simply sprinkle baking soda on the spot and scrub with a wet brush.

Clean Your Bug-Out Vehicles: A simple solution is mixing 1/4 cup baking soda in 1 quart of warm water. Apply with a sponge or soft cloth. For stubborn stains, use baking soda sprinkled on a damp sponge or soft brush.

Medical Purposes

Cold/Flu Preventative and Cure

• Day 1 Take six doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water, at about two-hour intervals
• Day 2 Take four doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water, at the same intervals
• Day 3 Take two doses of ½ teaspoon of baking soda in glass of cool water morning and evening, and thereafter ½ teaspoon in glass of cool water each morning until cold symptoms are gone.

Antacid: Just read the box for detailed instructions on how to use it in this way.

Splinter removal: Add a tablespoon of baking soda to a small glass of water, then soak the affected area twice a day.

Minor burns and Sunburn remedy: Add ½ cup of baking soda to lukewarm bathwater, then soak in the tub for natural relief. When you get out, let your skin air dry, rather than toweling off the excess baking soda, for extra relief. You can also add a mixture of baking soda and water to a cool compress and apply it to the sunburn directly.

Insect Bites & Poison Ivy Remedy: A paste made from water and baking soda makes for an effective salve onto itchy skin caused by insect bites or poison ivy (and other plant irritants).

Cure for Cancer?: According to Dr. Mark Sircus (from Winning the War on Cancer), “Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) is the time honored method to ‘speed up’ the return of the body’s bicarbonate levels to normal. Bicarbonate is inorganic, very alkaline and like other mineral type substances, supports an extensive list of biological functions.”

Miscellaneous Prepper Uses

Clean and Freshen Your Hunting/Scavenging Gear: Use a baking soda solution (4 tablespoons baking soda in 1 quart warm water) to clean and deodorize smelly hunting/scavenging equipment.

Shine Up Your Silver Before Barter: Just take 3 parts baking soda to 1 part water and rub onto the silver with a clean cloth or sponge. Rinse thoroughly and dry.

Extinguish Fires: Throwing baking soda on a minor grease or electrical kitchen fires is a very effective way of extinguishing it.

Post-Collapse Septic Care: One cup of baking soda per week will help maintain a favorable pH in your septic tank.

Making Baking Powder: Have a sweet tooth post collapse? By adding 2 parts of cream of tartar with one part baking soda, you can make baking powder — a necessary ingredient in muffins and cakes.

Bug-Out Cure-all: It’s a dish washer, pot scrubber, hand cleanser, deodorant, toothpaste, fire extinguisher, medical aid and many other uses listed here.

What other uses do you have for baking soda? Let us know by commenting below!

Article Source: Tactical Intelligence