I-baking soda mhlawumbe ingumkhiqizo oguquguqukayo kakhulu epantry yakho. Eyaziwa nangokuthi i-sodium bicarbonate, i-baking soda iyinhlanganisela ye-alkaline, lapho ixutshwe ne-asidi (njengeviniga, ijusi likalamula, noma i-buttermilk), ikhiqiza amabhamuza amancane egesi ye-carbon dioxide, afanelekela ama-muffin avubelayo, izinkwa, nama-cookie ukuze awenze abe bushelelezi futhi abe nomoya.
Kodwa ukusetshenziswa kwayo kudlulela ngalé kokubhaka amakhekhe nama-cookies esiwathandayo. Ukuthungwa kwemvelo kwe-baking soda kanye nezakhiwo zamakhemikhali kwenza kube kuhle kakhulu ekuhlanzeni ekhaya, ikakhulukazi uma kukhulunywa ngokuhlanza ukungcola, ukususa iphunga, nokususa amabala aqinile. “I-baking soda iyindlela yokuhlanza engabizi futhi enobungani nemvelo,” kusho uMarla Mock, umongameli weMolly Maid. “Iphinde ibe yisihlanzi esisebenza kuzo zonke izinto esingaphatha imisebenzi ehlukahlukene yokuhlanza.”
Sikhulume nochwepheshe bokuhlanza ukuze sithole amathiphu abo amahle kakhulu okusebenzisa i-baking soda ukuhlanza ikhaya lakho.
Amathini kadoti aqala ukunuka ngokwemvelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kodwa-ke, ungasusa iphunga ngokufafaza i-baking soda ngaphakathi. “Ungayixuba namanzi bese uyisebenzisa njengesifutho sokuhlanza nokususa iphunga ngaphakathi,” kusho u-Alicia Sokolowski, umongameli kanye ne-CEO esebenzisana ne-Aspen Clean.
I-baking soda iyindlela ephumelelayo yokususa amabala nokuwafiphaza, futhi ngezinye izikhathi akukho okunzima ukwedlula ukususa amabala ekhofi netiye ezinkomishini zethu zobumba esizithandayo. Mane ufafaze i-baking soda enkomishini bese uhlanza ngobumnene ngesiponji esimanzi, kusho uSokolowski.
Ama-grate e-oven angaguga futhi adabuke. Amafutha, uwoyela, imvuthuluka, nokunye okuningi kunganamathela kalula kuwo ngenkathi upheka. “Cwilisa ama-grate ebhavini le-baking soda namanzi ashisayo,” kusho uSokolowski. “Ngemva kwamahora ambalwa, wahlanze ngebhulashi.”
Ngokuvamile, kufanele ugweme ukuxuba i-baking soda nama-asidi afana neviniga ngoba angadala amabhamuza angabangela ukusha. Kodwa uma i-drain ivalekile kakhulu, lokhu kusabela kungaba usizo. Thela ingxenye yenkomishi ye-baking soda phansi kwe-drain, bese uthela ingxenye yenkomishi yeviniga emhlophe. Vala i-drain bese uyivumela ihlale imizuzu engama-30. “Bese usebenzisa amanzi ashisayo ukukhipha udoti,” kusho uSokolowski.
Izakhiwo zemvelo zokukhuhla ze-baking soda ziyenza ibe yindawo enhle yokuhlanza i-grout. Ungenza i-paste ye-baking soda namanzi bese uyibeka ku-grout emnyama, bese uyihlikihla ngebhulashi lamazinyo.
Yebo, ungasebenzisa isihlanzi esikhethekile sebhodwe langasese ukuhlanza indlu yangasese yakho, kodwa indlela yemvelo neyobungani nemvelo yokususa amabala nokugcina indlu yangasese yakho ihlanzekile ukusebenzisa i-baking soda. Fafaza i-baking soda endlini yangasese, uyivumele ihlale isikhashana, bese uyihlikihla ngebhulashi langasese.
Ukwelapha izingubo nge-baking soda kusengaphambili kuyindlela elula nephumelelayo yokususa amabala aqinile ezingutsheni. “Cwilisa ingubo emanzini ashisayo kanye ne-baking soda amahora amaningana noma ubusuku bonke,” kusho uSokolowski.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakhulisa amandla okuhlanza insipho yakho evamile ngokufaka i-baking soda ohlelweni lwakho lokuwasha. “Ukufaka i-baking soda ohlelweni lwakho lokuwasha kungasiza ekususeni iphunga futhi kwenze okumhlophe kukhanye,” kusho uDyers.
Ukusetshenziswa kwezingubo ze-baking soda kudlulela ngale kokuwasha izingubo—kungahlanza nomshini wakho wokuwasha ngempumelelo. “Sebenzisa i-baking soda ngesikhathi somjikelezo ongenalutho ukuhlanza isigubhu nokususa iphunga,” kusho uSokolowski.
Sebenzisa i-baking soda ukuze uhlanze izinsalela ezishile. “I-baking soda ilungele ukuhlanza ama-oven, amabhodwe namapani, nezinye izinto zasekhishini,” kusho uDyers. “Mane nje wenze i-paste nge-baking soda namanzi bese uyibeka ezitsheni zokupheka. Yivumele ihlale ezitsheni zokupheka imizuzu eyi-15 kuya kwengama-30 ngaphambi kokuhlanza izinsalela.”
Iminyango yeshawa ivame ukuba ne-limescale kanye ne-mineral deposits. Sebenzisa ingxube yeviniga kanye ne-baking soda ukuze iminyango yakho yeshawa ikhanye futhi. UTommy Patterson, umqondisi wokuthuthukiswa komkhiqizo omusha kanye nokuqeqeshwa kobuchwepheshe eGlass Doctor, inkampani eseduze, uphakamisa ukuthi uqale ngokufaka ithawula lephepha kuviniga omhlophe oshisayo bese ulifaka emnyango nasemgwaqweni. Bese ulivumela ukuthi lihlale imizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-60. “Imvelo yeviniga ene-asidi kancane iyivumela ukuthi ingene futhi ikhulule i-mineral deposits,” usho kanje. Bese usula umnyango ngobumnene ngendwangu emanzi noma isiponji esicwiliswe ku-baking soda. “Ungahlikihli kakhulu ngoba uzowuklwebha,” kusho uPatterson.
Ekugcineni, hlanza umnyango ngamanzi acwengekile ukuze ususe uviniga kanye ne-baking soda. “Uma i-limescale isele, phinda ukuhlanza i-baking soda kuze kube yilapho yonke imfucuza isisusiwe,” usho kanje.
Sebenzisa izakhiwo zokususa iphunga ze-baking soda ukuze uhlanze ikhaphethi yakho. Fafaza i-baking soda ekhaphethini lakho, uyivumele ihlale imizuzu embalwa, bese uyihlanza nge-vacuum.
Ukuhlanza umatilasi wakho kubalulekile empilweni yakho (phela, uchitha isikhathi esiningi kuwo). Fafaza i-baking soda kumatilasi wakho bese uwuyeka uhlale imizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kokuhlanza ukuze ususe iphunga kumatilasi wakho. Noma, uma udinga ukususa amabala, hlanganisa uviniga ne-baking soda. Futha uviniga kumatilasi kuqala, bese ufafaza i-baking soda phezulu. Mboza ngethawula bese uwuyeka uhlale amahora ambalwa ngaphambi kokuhlanza.
Fafaza i-baking soda ezicathulweni zakho ukuze ususe iphunga elibi. Khumbula nje ukufafaza i-soda ngaphambi kokugqoka izicathulo zakho.
Ama-cooktop angangcola uma evalwe ukudla noma amafutha. Ukuhlanza i-cooktop nge-baking soda namanzi kungasusa ukungcola futhi kubuyisele i-cooktop esimweni sayo esihlanzekile. Kodwa khumbula ukuthi amanye ama-cooktop, njengalawo anengilazi ebushelelezi, aklwebheka kalula. Sebenzisa uhlobo oluhlukile lokuhlanza.
Ukugcina ibhodi lokusika lokhuni lisesimweni esihle kudinga ukucophelela okuthile. Ungalihlanza ibhodi lakho lokusika ngokulisula ngesigamu selamula kanye ne-baking soda encane. Lokhu kuzosiza ekukhanyeni amabala futhi kususe noma yimaphi amaphunga asele.
Ukuze ususe iphunga esiqandisini sakho, akudingeki ngisho nokukhipha i-baking soda ephaketheni. Amabhokisi amaningi e-baking soda afika namaphaneli aseceleni ane-mesh akuvumela ukuthi ususe isembozo sebhokisi lephepha ukuze uveze izinhlangothi ezine-mesh. Vele ufake eyodwa esiqandisini bese uyivumela ukuthi isebenze umlingo wayo wokususa iphunga.
Sebenzisa i-baking soda ukuhlanza amasinki ensimbi engagqwali, izinto ezisetshenziswayo, kanye nezinto zikagesi ukuze zibukeke zintsha. Kumasinki: Fafaza inani elikhulu le-baking soda esinkini, bese uhlanza amabala kanye nokungcola ngendwangu emanzi ye-microfiber noma isiponji, bese uhlanza ngamanzi abandayo. Kuma-appliances kanye nezinto ezifana nama-faucet, qala ufafaze i-baking soda endwangu emanzi bese usula insimbi engagqwali ngobumnene ukuze ihlanzeke futhi icwebezele.
Indlela yemvelo neyobungani nemvelo yokubuyisela ukukhanya kwemvelo kwesiliva ukwenza nje i-paste ye-baking soda namanzi. Cwilisa isiliva ku-paste ye-baking soda bese uyivumela ihlale imizuzu embalwa (kuze kube yimizuzu eyi-10 yesiliva elingcolile kakhulu). Bese ugeza ngamanzi abandayo bese ugcoba kancane ngendwangu.
Okuwukuphela komehluko uma isiliva lakho seliphenduke i-oxidized futhi lakha i-patina futhi ufuna ukuyilondoloza. “I-baking soda ingasusa i-patina kwezinye izinto zesiliva, njengobucwebe noma izingcezu zokuhlobisa,” kusho uSokolowski. “Kungcono ukusebenzisa isihlanzi sesiliva noma indwangu yokupholisha ukuze ugcine i-patina oyifunayo esiliva lakho.”
Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi izitsha zokugcina ukudla zingangcoliswa ngemva kokusetshenziswa okuphindaphindiwe, njengokugcina izithako ezifana nesoso elibomvu. Uma ukuhlanza emshinini wokuwasha izitsha kunganele, fafaza i-baking soda namanzi esitsheni bese uyivumela ihlale ubusuku bonke. Hlanza i-baking soda paste ngakusasa ekuseni bese ujabulela isitsha sakho esisha, esingenamabala.
Nokho, qaphela uma usebenzisa i-baking soda, njengoba izakhiwo zayo zokukhuhla zenza ingafaneleki ukuhlanza yonke into ezungeze ikhaya. “I-baking soda iyisithako sokukhuhla, ngakho-ke ayifanele ukuhlanza izindawo zengilazi njengezibuko noma amafasitela, izindawo ezithile ezisicaba, noma ifenisha/phansi eyenziwe ngokhuni esiqediwe,” kusho uMock. Akufanele futhi uyisebenzise ezitsheni zokupheka ze-aluminium, ezindaweni zamatshe zemvelo, ezintweni ezimbozwe ngegolide, kumadivayisi kagesi, noma ematsheni ayigugu njengeparele nama-opal.
“Gwema ukuhlanza izindawo eziklwebheka kalula, njenge-aluminium noma imabula,” kusho uDyers. I-baking soda ingasabela nakwezinye izinto, njenge-aluminium, okubangela ukushintsha kombala.
Vele, ufuna ukuphepha uma usebenzisa i-baking soda ukuhlanza ikhaya lakho nendawo ezungezile, ngakho-ke qiniseka ukuthi awuxubi i-baking soda nemikhiqizo elandelayo.
Kwezinye izimo, ukuxuba lezi zinto kumane kwenza i-baking soda ingasebenzi kahle. Lokhu kwenzeka, isibonelo, uma ixutshwe notshwala. Kodwa kwezinye izimo, ukusabela kwamakhemikhali okuyingozi kungenzeka. I-oksijini kanye namanye amagesi anobuthi kungakhishwa lapho i-baking soda ixutshwa ne-hydrogen peroxide, i-ammonia, i-chlorine bleach, noma izihlanzi zamakhemikhali esitsheni esivaliwe.
Ezimweni eziningi, ukuxuba amanzi ne-baking soda kuzofeza imiphumela yokuhlanza oyifunayo.