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Yucky water bottle

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Okay, confession here ~ I do not scrub my stainless steel water bottle often enough. Yes, it does get rather nasty; which is embarrassing to admit (hanging my head in shame). One of the main reasons my water bottle gets stained and yucky (besides not cleaning it on a regular basis), is that I don’t use it just for water; I put herbal tea in it. Actually, you can find herbal tea in it most of the time during the winter. Therefore, it gets rather stained and needs some extra care. Warm soapy water and a bottle washer don’t do the trick. I need something more aggressive.

Luckily, I know an easy way to get the gunk out ~ our all-purpose cleaning duo ~ White Vinegar and Baking Soda. It works like magic. Simply add a half teaspoon of baking soda and pour in 2 tablespoons of white vinegar, let the magic happen; then scrub with a bottle washer, rinse. Voilà! The stain and gunk are gone! Thank goodness.

White Vinegar and Baking Soda to the rescue ~ again!water bottle comparision

 

 

 

Thank goodness for white vinegar and baking soda

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keensThe other day, I switched cars with Mike. The car Mike handed over to me had all the windows down along with the sunroof wide open. After a couple of moments, I noticed a weird odor, so I kept everything open for the drive home. When I got home, Mike asked if I noticed an odor and if I could guess what it was. I thought it might be his workout clothes or work equipment. He told it was his stinky Keens. Apparently, odor is a common problem with Keens. He asked if I knew what to do.

My first thought was that I was so glad my Chacos didn’t have the same problem. I literally live in them from spring to fall, and fortunately, they don’t seem to be as prone to odors as Keens or Tevas. But the second thing that came to mind was that – I bet white vinegar and baking soda would do the trick. I put the sandals in a shallow tub, sprinkled (actually dumped about a cup) of baking soda on them and then poured in enough white vinegar to cover the sandals. I left them soaking over night.

Mike left them for almost a week and then rinsed them off. Voilà! The odor was gone! Another option was to put them in the washing machine, but I didn’t want to risk putting my clothes in the machine afterwards. Let me tell you, that odor was very impressive and there is no way I would risk that stench getting into our washing machine.

So, if you have stinky sandals, simply grab your handy baking soda and vinegar and BAM!, the stink will be gone!