Baking — Soda And Salt For Drains

is a mild alkaline. While it isn’t as strong as lye (sodium hydroxide), it is excellent at saponification. That is a fancy way of saying it turns sticky fats into soap. Once the grease turns into soap, water can wash it away easily.

But there is a quieter, older, and vastly underrated hero in the pantry. It’s not just for cookies and curing meat. I’m talking about the dynamic duo: and Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) . baking soda and salt for drains

Give your drains a dry salt scrub tonight. Your future self, standing in a dry shower with no standing water, will thank you. Have you tried the salt-and-baking-soda method? Or are you still loyal to the vinegar volcano? Let me know in the comments below. is a mild alkaline

However, if you live in a house built before 1970 and you have that are already rusted or showing their age: Do not use salt. Once the grease turns into soap, water can

The real powerhouse combination is .