? about mixing vinegar and baking soda

[JustSo]

I know this combination can be used for unclogging drains, but is there any other use for mixing these two together (cleaning-wise, I mean)?

Thanks!!

[cafechi]

i use both of these as the majority of my ingredients to clean my house. bathrooms, kitchen counters, etc.

i always mix them too. i mix them as needed when cleaning. i don't mix before hand.

i find they work well and like the vinegar smell. i try to clean (not deep clean) once a week or so that i don't have to really scrub hard too much.

[calebsmama03]

I find it works like a scrubbing bubbles on soap scum for sinks/tubs. I also use in toilets - in both cases I sprinkle bs first then spray with vinegar then scrub.

[Spastica]

The combination, after the fizz settles, is actually a buffer solution, which is a great cleaner. Look up 'baking soda and vinegar' and buffer solutions on the internet, and you'll find out more.

[JustSo]

Great to know the combination is safe and useful. I'd heard that mixing them creates toxic fumes. Not so, then, right?

[Spastica]

Mixing bleach and vinegar or any other chemical based products can cause fumes. I wouldn't mix most cleaners together, especially if they have ammonia or bleach in it. Mixing homemade cleaners without chemical stuff is safe though. Just don't put those two in a bottle or you'll get a Coca-Cola bottle-like explosion. Wait until the mixture fizzes out and then use it in a bottle if needed.

I mix baking soda, white vinegar, and some EO's together and do a doggie wipe down if he is getting kind of stanky but I don't have time or energy, or he doesn't have the energy (like after a particular surgery) to give him a bath.

[Stackpole92]

Use ALL the Time!

Baking soda and vinegar is our newest, favorite natural cleaner! Even my DH likes using them together (the bubbles, perhaps!). Anyway, I keep a spray bottle of vinegar in my bathrooms, as well as a cheese shaker filled with baking soda. Then, I can sprinkle the soda where I wish to clean (toilet, tub, sink, floor, shower) and spray with vinegar. I have replaced almost all my cleaners with this combo. For toilets I use this sometimes, but also use the Seventh Gen cleaner. A friend had to do a side-by-side test for her DH to prove baking soda and vinegar was as effective as the mainstream cleaners. If you like the smell of vinegar, this is a bonus!

[kamilla626]

Originally Posted by luvmybabybear

Great to know the combination is safe and useful. I'd heard that mixing them creates toxic fumes. Not so, then, right?

Nope. Just carbon dioxide.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Spastica

The combination, after the fizz settles, is actually a buffer solution, which is a great cleaner. Look up 'baking soda and vinegar' and buffer solutions on the internet, and you'll find out more.

This I gotta find out more about. You're saying a sodium acetate buffer has particular cleaning properties? Compared to what? Yes, I know technically it's a soap solution, but that kind of soap shouldn't have any grease cutting ability. What does it clean?

Robert