This article was co-authored by Jennifer Rodriguez. Jennifer Rodriguez is the Chief Hygiene Officer at Pro Housekeepers, a nationwide cleaning business. She has over two decades of experience cleaning both residential and commercial properties, and has been featured in publications such as First For Women, Fatherly, Business Insider and NBC News. This article has been viewed 449,790 times.

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To use baking soda, mix it with dish soap, vinegar, and warm water in a spray bottle to make an all-purpose cleaner. You can also add a cup of baking soda to your washing machine drum when you're doing laundry to help whiten your clothes and eliminate odors. If something smells bad, sprinkle some baking soda onto it and wait a little while for the bad odors to be absorbed. You can even dissolve 1/2 a teaspoon of baking soda in water to make your own mouthwash. To learn how to cook and bake with baking soda, scroll down!