{"id":168,"date":"2014-07-10T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/?p=168"},"modified":"2014-07-03T06:40:18","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T10:40:18","slug":"let-white-vinegar-and-baking-sodas-explosive-relationship-do-the-work-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2014\/07\/10\/let-white-vinegar-and-baking-sodas-explosive-relationship-do-the-work-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Let white vinegar and baking soda\u2019s explosive relationship do the work for you."},"content":{"rendered":"

The first time I experienced one of the amazing qualities of vinegar was in elementary school. I was building a volcano for a school project.\u00a0 My mom helped me build a volcano out of paper mache, we painted it, and then we had to create an eruption. That\u2019s where our friends vinegar and baking soda come in \u2013 we colored the vinegar with red food coloring and then put about a cup of baking soda inside the volcano, and the magic happened when we poured the vinegar over it. You could hear the bubbling within the volcano and then it started to slowly come up inside the cone and spill over the sides. It was a good thing we placed the volcano in a baking dish as the \u201clava\u201d oozed all over the place.<\/p>\n

What actually happens when the vinegar and baking soda mixed?<\/strong> A very simplistic answer is that the hydrogen ions from the vinegar and the bicarbonate ions from the baking soda combined, they create carbon dioxide gas and water. So, the bubbling and oozing that we saw was really the CO2 gas being released, a very exciting chemical event nonetheless.<\/p>\n

As my desire to reduce chemicals in my life and decrease the amount I spent on cleaning supplies grew, my fascination with vinegar and baking soda also grew.\u00a0 Even today, I am learning new ways to use them\u2013 over 35 years since my love affair began.<\/p>\n

Did you know that as long as you have white vinegar and baking soda you can tackle almost all of your cleaning challenges?<\/p>\n

Vinegar<\/strong> is an acid that neutralizes alkaline substances such as scales from hard water. It is also a disinfectant and antifungal.<\/p>\n

Baking Soda<\/strong> is slightly alkaline, so it neutralizes acid-based odors in water and it absorbs odors in air. It is also a gentle nonabrasive cleaner.<\/p>\n

The two of them together make an explosive relationship.<\/p>\n

One of my favorite ways to clean is to not really scrub, so I let the vinegar and baking soda do all the hard work \u2013 but patience it a must \u2013 it does not always work instantly.<\/p>\n

All you need is a spray bottle of 1:1 white vinegar and water and baking soda.<\/p>\n

Greasy grimy ovens and stovetops<\/strong><\/p>\n