14 Household Uses For Soda Ash

Soda ash is baking soda’s older, gruntier brother. It’s a powerful natural cleaner but unlike its counterpart, it cannot be eaten. Soda ash, otherwise known as sodium carbonate, is a fine powdery consistency whereas washing soda (often called soda ash) is gritty and harder to work with.

We only use Green Goddess Premium Soda Ash in our natural cleaning and laundry products. With with its high alkalinity (pH of 11) it’s brilliant for removing grease, grime and stains.

There are many uses for soda ash around the home, here are our top fourteen.

14 Household Uses For Soda Ash

Perfect for making our natural laundry powder. See recipe here.

Stop mildew and blackspot in its tracks by spraying roses with a solution made from 1/4 cup soda ash, 1 cup of milk and 3 litres of water.

Clean dish cloths and dirty tea towels in a strong solution of soda ash and hot water to remove dirt and grease.

Sprinkle on slimy paths and driveways, dampen, then leave for at least 12 hours, brush off.

Revive your silverware by soaking in 1/2 cup soda ash to 3 litres hot water in a bowl lined with aluminium foil. Leave for about 15 minutes or until the tarnish is lifted. Give the items a good rinse and buff until shiny.

Clean your oven by sprinkling on the base, dampen with water and leave overnight. Scoop up in the morning.

Scrub chopping boards to get rid of lingering smells without tainting food. Rinse thoroughly.

Clean your toilet by sprinkling 2 tbsp in the bowl, leave 10 minutes then clean with brush.

Get rid of whitefly and mites in your garden by spraying plants with 1/2 cup soda ash to 6 litres of water.

Soak dirty clothes in a bucket with ½ cup of soda ash as a pre-wash soak.

Dilute ½ cup in 1 litre of warm water and spray on lichen to kill it.

Use soda ash on your drains every couple of weeks to keep them clear, pour 1/4 cup down the drain and flush with water. For drains that are already clogged, pour down a cup of soda ash followed by three cups of boiling water, repeat this twice.

Cleaning your rubbish bin with a strong solution will help to remove dirt and grime.

Remove mould on outdoor furniture by sprinkling on and adding water, give it a scrub then leave overnight, scrub again and  hose off.