Ecological products are on the rise! Black soap, Marseille soap, clay stone, lemon juice… Of all, the best known is the eco-friendly mixture composed of baking soda and white vinegar that comes up very regularly on websites or blogs that provide little household secrets and homemade cleaning products to replace chemicals. This duo is in fact often seen as at the height of efficiency and it is unrivaled in the hearts of many housewives looking for ecological solutions or nostalgic for the good ideas of yesteryear to make a clean house shine. Moreover, you will find this combo good for the environment in many enthusiastic articles on our site! What if all this didn’t have to be?
Why is the mixture of baking soda and white vinegar not unanimously accepted?
When we mix these two elements, we obtain a non-toxic effervescent chemical reaction. It presents no health risk and is linked to the acid and base association. Three elements result: the carbon dioxide (a constituent found in ambient air), water and a type of salt (acetate). To put things more simply and schematically: during this chemical reaction, the two elements neutralize each other and ultimately give… simple float! As for acetate, little is known about its usefulness for degreasing, cleaning and descaling all surfaces.
Why do we see a positive effect when using this mixture then?
This may be linked to incorrect dosage! We know that each on their own, they shine with their efficiency. So if there remains a little of one or the other which has not been neutralized during the reaction, it is this remainder (however tiny it may be) which allows most of the cleaning to be done. . Furthermore, the fact that it foams has a “mechanical” efficiency which can be very effective in the household.
So how to use them?
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Ideally, we advise you to favor one or the other for the maintenance of the house.
Sodium bicarbonate eliminates bad odors (especially mixed with a few drops of essential oil), cleans, removes stains and allows you to scratch if you make a paste with water, it also helps fight allergens (mites, etc.). ). White vinegar is a biodegradable disinfectant, descaling, deodorizing, stain removing and softening cleaning product. A lot of their properties overlapa good reason to choose one or the other!
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Take advantage of the mixture of baking soda and white vinegar
Unclog toilets and pipes by sprinkling with bicarbonate and drizzling with previously heated white vinegar. Then rinse with hot, even boiling, water. You can also replace the bicarbonate with concentrated soda crystals for an even more convincing result. Furthermore, it can be used for clean and degrease grease residue with a sponge soaked in vinegar and sprinkled with baking soda. Use quickly to scrub while the reaction takes place. It is also possible to spray white vinegar on the surfaces, leave to act for a few minutes then rub with baking soda. This will remove stains, disinfect, sanitize and descale with grandmother-style household products!
So you can quickly forget about bleach!