HINTS FROM HELOISE
Dear Heloise:
I would like to offer one opinion and two helpful hints:
Many hair-care companies make a clarifying shampoo that is more effective and gentler to the hair than baking soda. Or just leave shampoo that has been lathered in the hair for two to three minutes. This will soften the hair spray, and a second lathering will easily remove the buildup.
I make a gallon of tea at a time using four to six tea bags. After the tea has steeped, I put the tea bags in a custard cup and into the refrigerator. I find that this works better than baking soda to get rid of odors. Warm herbal-tea bags give off the nicest scent in the refrigerator!
I use coarse salt and ice cubes to clean vases, coffeepots, etc. Put the ice and salt in, and swish it around a couple of times and rinse. This makes the glass just sparkle!
I’m not opposed to using baking soda for cleaning. I love using it in combination with vinegar for cleaning my sink drains.
Holly, great hints — thank you! And while it’s not perfect for all cleaning, I still think baking soda is amazing. I’ve used it in my home for 40-plus years; it is cheap, safe and readily available!
Look for giant-size boxes of baking soda in the laundry aisle! Heloise@heloise.com Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279 King Features Syndicate