More about the miracle deodoriser

Bicarbonate of soda is a great cheap deodoriser!
You can find it on the baking ingredients shelves at the supermarket.

Use to:

• sprinkle into whiffy trainers and shoes last thing at night. In the morning, shake it out - I find it best to shake it out over the bath then rinse away.
• for small, smelly objects that can't be washed, put them in a plastic bag with some bicarb. Seal and shake well. Leave to do its magic for a few hours.
• for a smelly patch on carpets or upholstery - make sure the surface is bone-dry. Sprinkle liberally with bicarb. and leave for a few hours before vacuuming away. [Particularly useful for car seats and travel-sickness-prone kids!]
• Put a teaspoon of bicarb into a new vacuum cleaner bag when you change it.
• Remove the lid from a tub of bicarb. and tuck it somewhere in the fridge where the open tub won't get knocked over. Replace every couple of months or so.

Fridge cleaning and deodorisers

To clean the inside of the fridge:

• swish a small amount of washing up liquid in cool water.
• put a soft cloth into the water and then wring out well. Use to wipe the fridge out.
• rinse the soft cloth of all detergent before wiping a final time.
• Place one teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda into a small bowl. Fill the bowl with cold water to dissolve. Put a clean soft cloth into the solution then wring out well and use to wipe sides, surfaces and shelves.

I would never buy commercial fridge-deodorisers. They're expensive, may contain unwanted perfume, and probably contain [hopefully contain!] nothing more than bicarbonate of soda.

Bicarbonate of soda is dirt-cheap! You should pay no more than about 20p for a tub [rather than over a pound for a commercial deodoriser]. Remove the lid from the tub of bicarbonate of soda and tuck it somewhere in the fridge where it won't get tipped over. Replace it every couple of months or so.

You'll find bicarb. of soda amongst the baking ingredients at the supermarket.

the best way to clean glass and mirrors

1. dampen two soft cloths
2. add a tiny amount of washing up liquid to one cloth
3. clean glass or mirror with the detergent-laden cloth
4. wipe clean with plain dampened cloth
5. take a sheet of newspaper and crumple it into a pad
6. use the newspaper pad to dry and polish the surface...

Guaranteed to leave glass and mirror surfaces sparkling and smear-free.