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28
January
101 Uses for a Shaker Bon Bon
Back by popular demand everyone’s favourite little household helper; the Shaker Bon Bon. These little 500 gram shakers are filled with the mighty power of baking soda. They are supercharged odor fighters blended with essential oils to give a fresh scent. You are probably familiar with a few of these little tips and tricks to keep your home clean with something green.
101 uses for a Shaker Bon Bon
- Deodorize diaper pail; sprinkle
- Deodorize carpet; sprinkle and vacuum after 15mins
- Clean drains; 4 tbsp. with hot water/vinegar rpt
- Shine sinks; 2 tbsp. rub with a cloth and some hot water, rinse.
- Shine jewelry; 1 tbsp. with lemon juice
- Clean coffee/tea mugs; 1 tbsp. hot water let sit
- Wallpaper; make a paste and apply to area wipe away
- Shine porcelain; sprinkle in toilet or bathtub add hot water and scrub grime away
- Deodorize car; sprinkle and vacuum, or place in a small dish under the seat
- Deodorize pet beds. Sprinkle and vacuum away
- Polish silverware; a little hot water with a soft cloth and rub
- Remove crayon from wall; make paste with soft cloth rub away
- Polish a tea kettle; make a paste and rub on the body with a soft cloth rinse.
- Greasy appliances; sprinkle on and scrub with sponge
- Deodorize garbage pails
- Deodorize green bins
- Deodorize recycling bins
- Clean tiles by making a paste and scrubbing with a brush
- Dishwashers; pour ¼ cup into dispenser and run empty dishwasher
- Hairbrush; soak in 1/4cup warm water
- Room refresher; place little bowls under chairs and behind tvs
- Remove scuffs from floors
- Deodorize gym shoes
- Deodorize hockey bags
- Refresh dish cloths; soak in hot water with 2 tbsp.
- Clean counter tops; sprinkle and wipe away with cloth
- Remove toilet rings; sprinkle and scrub with a toilet brush
- Clean your fridge; make a paste to scrub tough stains and buildups
- Plain Jane can be used to wash camping dishes
- Refresh wet diaper bag with a sprinkle
- Refresh wet menses bag with a sprinkle
- Hide a small dish behind your toilets for a fresh potty
- Sprinkle on mattress and vacuum to kill mites
- Clean salt of Boots; make a paste with warm water or vinegar on a soft cloth and rub out
- Polish white shoes; make a paste and rub out spots
- Clean training potty with a sprinkle and a scrub
- Clean pet stains; sprinkle and dab with hot water and sponge. Pat dry with towel
- Greasy hair; sprinkle into your hands, run through hair, blow-dry upside down to remove excess
- Bee stings; make a paste and apply to area
- Dry shampoo for pets in cold weather
- Copper pots; lemon juice and a sprinkle
- Use it to clean battery terminals
- Rubber gloves a tight fit? Sprinkle some inside the glove.
- Put out a small grease fire on the stove
- Remove pencil from walls
- Remove pen ink from walls
- Pamper your feet; 3 tbsp. In a soaker
- Greasy dishes; add 2 tbsp. to soapy dish water
- Refresh outdoor cushions with a sprinkle
- Clean patio furniture by making a paste
- Microwaves; make a paste and with a cloth scrub away
- Clean ovens sprinkle in oven and spritz water , let sit and then scrub
- Weeds in your walkway; sprinkle in the cracks
- Clean furniture by sprinkling on a damp sponge and gently wiping stains away
- Shower curtains; sprinkle on and rinse clean
- Deodorize your fridge with a small bowl. Replenish every 3-4wks
- Sprinkle on sports gear to refresh
- Deodorize kitty boxes with a sprinkle
- Refresh closets with a small bowl in a corner or on top shelf
- Stuff animals getting grimy; sprinkle and let sit 15mins before giving a good brush off
- Freshen a fire place by sprinkling or placing a bowl on the mantle
- Deodorize wood cutting boards by sprinkle, scrub and rinse
- Add a teaspoon to vases to keep flowers longer
- Deodorize lunch boxes with a sprinkle
- Clean your produce with a sprinkle and water to wash pesticides away
- Keep ants out! Sprinkle where they enter the room
- Chicken pox; use a cup (Plain Jane) in warm bathwater
- Softer skin; use a cup in warm bathwater
- Stinky garlic hands; rub some between your hands
- Poison ivy; apply powder or a paste
- Freshen your breath by gargling a tsp (Plain Jane) with warm water
- Relieve Canker sores by gargling a tsp (Plain Jane) with warm water
- Jellyfish sting; make a paste apply
- Soak a cloth and wash across windshield to repel rain
- Put under sinks and stairs to repel cockroaches
- Sprinkle around flower beds to deter rabbits
- Remove fish smell by soaking fillets in 2tbsp plain jane and water for an hour
- Add a few tsps. to a spritzer to help clean showers
- Make a spritzer with to clean mirrors
- Make a paste to clean chrome
- Make a paste to clean stainless steel
- soak combs to clean them
- 3 tbsps. to a quart of water to wash marble topped furniture
- Absorb into a damp sponge to clean formica
- Soak thermos with a tbsp. overnight.
- Clean your coffeemaker by pouring 3cups water with 2 tbsp. diluted Plain Jane
- Bbqs; sprinkle and hose off
- Removed burnt food from pans by soaking in plain jane
- Clean ashtrays
- Clean canvas bags with a paste and a soft brush
- Clean retainers with Plain Jane
- Clean dentures with Plain Jane
- Unclog gas stoves
- Treat poison sumac; 1 cup in bathwater
- Treat measles; 1 cup in bathwater
- Microwave; bring to a boil inside 2 cups water 3 tbsp. shaker bon bon
- Remove a splinter by applying a paste and putting a band aid over top. Let sit
- Soak smelly sponges in 3 tbsp. and a quart of warm water
- Mop floors with a bucket of warm water and ½ cup shaker bon bon
- Soak baby toys in warm water and Plain Jane
- Treat dandruff by using as a dry scrub to remove flakes