Verified on 02/26/2024 by Alexane Flament, Editor
Well known in food and cleaning, baking soda is biodegradable, non-toxic, edible, inexpensive, and has many health benefits! Explanations!
Here is 10 healthy applications of baking sodawhich prove that it definitely has its place in your medicine cabinet!
1. It is effective against fungal infections
Thanks to its antifungal properties, baking soda is excellent for treating athlete’s foot and foot fungus. Bathe your feet for 15 minutes in 1 liter of lukewarm water sprinkled with 4 tablespoons of baking soda.
2. It relieves heartburn and acid reflux
A teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water, taken in small sips, will relieve heartburn and acid reflux.
3. It soothes sunburn
Make a paste with water or a hydrosol and apply it as a compress to the sunburn or superficial burn.
4. It relieves eczema
Sprinkle 4 to 5 tablespoons of baking soda in a bath to relieve your eczema.
5. It fights sore throats
Gargling baking soda (a teaspoon in a glass of lukewarm water) will relieve your sore throat.
6. It cures blisters
Have you been walking all day in uncomfortable shoes? Nothing like a good foot bath with baking soda! (4 tablespoons for 1 liter of lukewarm water).
7. It relieves canker sores
Baking soda soothes pain and speeds up the healing of canker sores. You can use a mouthwash or apply baking soda directly to the canker sore.
8. It aids digestion
Difficult digestion? Add a little baking soda to your cooking water.
9. It soothes itching
In the event of an insect sting or bite, apply the baking soda that you have mixed with water, as a compress, directly to the bite.
10. It’s an alternative to toothpaste
Running out of toothpaste? Or want an economical and ecological alternative to brush your teeth? Sprinkle your damp toothbrush with baking soda and brush your teeth!
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February 26, 2024, at 2:44 p.m.
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