If you have laundry but not enough detergent, add one-quarter cup of baking soda to make up the difference. You may be so pleased with the result that you’ll start doing every wash this way!

Source: Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen are health investigators based in New York City who have spent decades collecting "cures from the cupboard." They are authors of Bottom Line's Treasury of Home Remedies & Natural Cures and Bottom Line's Household Magic. They are authors of the free e-letter Household Magic Daily Tips. 

Date: October 21, 2010

Publication: Bottom Line's Household Magic

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