Why You Should Never Mix Baking Soda & Vinegar When Cleaning

Okay, ready for a chemistry lesson?

If you think back to early secondary school science lessons, you might have learned about acids, alkalis, and bases. In case you missed that lesson then here’s a useful summary.

How is secondary school chemistry relevant to green cleaning? Well, it’s important to know that vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. A base is any substance that reacts with an acid to form salt and water only. This means that when combined, acid and bases neutralise each other to create a roughly pH-neutral salty water solution. — Continue Reading…