If you don’t like caustic store-bought scouring powder and you want something with a little more scrub power than plain baking soda, here’s what to do…
Mix one cup of baking soda, one-half cup of borax powder (available at supermarkets and drugstores) and three-quarter cup of table salt. Make it easy to use by keeping a portion of the mixture in a large salt shaker (or you can just poke some holes in a mason-jar lid). Sprinkle some on whatever surface you need to scour, like sinks and bathtubs. Let sit for 10 minutes or so on tough stains.
Caution: Make sure you label the salt shaker clearly so that nobody mistakes the mixture for regular table salt! And be sure to keep the shaker in a cupboard along with your other cleaning supplies—out of reach of pets and children. Borax can be dangerous if ingested. You can omit the borax, but we like the extra cleaning oomph it gives.
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