Key Takeaways
Baking soda is a gentle, affordable, and eco-friendly household staple that can be used beyond baking, serving as a safe solution for cleaning and restoring surfaces.
It effectively erases common scuffs and scratches—from marks on walls and baseboards, to shoe scuffs on floors, and even utensil streaks on dinnerware.
Because baking soda can leave behind a powdery residue, always follow up with a clean, damp cloth or mop for a polished, streak-free result.
Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is an all-star pantry hero—we all know it’s essential in countless baking recipes and that it can clean and deodorize so many areas in the home. Plus, it’s incredibly cheap and much more environmentally friendly than many other cleaners and solutions on the market, so it’s no wonde