9.) Health-Poison Ivy, sumac, measles or chicken pox: add ½ cup of baking soda to a bath tub full of warm water. Soak to relieve the itching and irritation.
-Sunburn: use a paste of baking soda and water.
-Bug bites: use a poultice of baking soda and vinegar.
-Bee sting: use a poultice of baking soda and water.
-Windburns: moisten some baking soda and apply direct.
-Acid Reflux, Indigestion, heartburn: Dissolve baking soda in 5 oz. of water and drink.-Diaper rash: 2-tablespoons of baking soda in your baby’s bath to relieve irritation. -Stuffy nose: add a teaspoon of baking soda to boiling water and sniff.
-Constipation or loose stools: mix 1/2 teaspoon to a glass of water and drink.-Splinters: make a paste of baking soda and water and apply to the bottom of a bandage, and apply that overnight. In the morning, the splinter should be much easier to remove
-Burns: quickly pour some baking soda into a container of ice water, soak a cloth or gauze pad in it, and apply it to the burn. Keep applying the solution until the burn no longer feels hot. This treatment will also prevent many burns from blistering.
-Cradle cap: make a paste of about 3 teaspoons baking soda and 1 teaspoon water. Apply it to your baby’s scalp about an hour before bedtime and rinse it off the following morning. Do not use with shampoo. You may need to apply it several consecutive nights before the cradle cap recedes. (You can also treat cradle cap with baby oil.)
-Dandruff: wet your hair and then rub a handful of baking soda vigorously into your scalp. Rinse thoroughly and dry. Do this every time you normally wash your hair, but only use baking soda, no shampoo. Your hair may get dried out at first. But after a few weeks your scalp will start producing natural oils, leaving your hair softer and free of flakes.
-Athlete’s foot: First, try dusting your feet (along with your socks and shoes) with dry baking soda to dry out the infection. Or make a paste of 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon water and rub between your toes. Let it dry, and wash off after 15 minutes. Dry your feet thoroughly before putting on your shoes.