Sodium bicarbonate is one of the most common chemicals. sodium bicarbonate is actually baking soda. When washing the dishes can add baking soda to remove pesticide, bicarbonate of soda can not only in addition to pesticides also can in addition to chloride, its formula is NaHCO3, which is positively charged sodium when it into the water that will become sodium chloride with negatively charged chloride in water. Hydrogen with positive charge added to water will combine with negatively charged water molecule O2 and become OH weak base water, which can effectively solve the problem of chlorine poisoning in water. However, most pesticides are acidic. Weak alkali water can not only neutralize acidity but also accelerate the removal of pesticides attached to fruits and vegetables.
Method of application:
When washing fruit, you can first wet the surface of the fruit with a little water, and then pour on 1 to 3 grams of baking soda powder, then add a little water to the fruit, the baking soda powder forced rub to the surface of the fruit, rub for a few seconds, and then rinse with water that immediately becomes clear.
Other purposes:
The person that is allergic to detergent, might as well add a few bicarbonates of soda in wash dish water, so both do not burn a hand, can wash bowl, dish again very clean, also can use bicarbonate of soda to scrub stainless steel pot, copper pot or iron pot. Baking soda can also clean the scale in a thermos by dissolving 50g of baking soda in a cup of hot water and then pouring it into the bottle and shaking it up and down that can remove the scale. Soak coffee pots and teapots in hot water with 3 tablespoons baking soda. After soaking for a while, stains and unpleasant odor will be removed. Add baking soda to the fridge to get rid of odors, or wash the inside of the fridge with baking soda mixed with warm water.
