Don’t be fooled into forking out for expensive specialist cleaning products – you can do many jobs just as well with simple baking soda.
It can clean sinks and baths, bringing your fridge up nice and clean inside, and even wash clothes.
It has the added bonus of leaving a pleasant smell and shouldn’t scratch the enamel on bathroom suites.
Mix about a quarter of a cup with one cup of vinegar - careful, this will cause a pretty impressive chemical reaction - and pour it down your sink or drain, followed by a good flush of hot water, to shift blockages.
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