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Six ingredients you already own — baking soda, salt, gelatin, turmeric, tomato, hydrogen peroxide 3% — and 47 useful, non-obvious things they can do for cleaning, gardening, crafts and home care. None of it involves eating anything.

01 Baking Soda Neutralise fridge and carpet odours — sprinkle, leave 15 min, vacuum away
02 Salt Restore cast iron without soap — coarse salt + paper towel, seasoning intact
03 Ketchup Remove copper and brass tarnish — natural acids do the work in 5 minutes
04 Gelatin Feed houseplants with nitrogen — 1 tsp dissolved in water, slow-release
05 Turmeric Natural fabric dye — warm amber-gold on cotton and silk, no synthetics
06 H₂O₂ 3% Whiten grout — spray, leave 10 min, scrub. Never mix with vinegar or bleach.
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Baking Soda Sprinkle on carpet or inside the fridge, leave 15 min, vacuum away. Neutralises odour at the source — no perfume cover-up.
Salt Coarse salt and a paper towel scrubs cast iron spotless without stripping the seasoning. No soap needed, ever.
Gelatin 1 tsp dissolved in water is a slow-release nitrogen feed for potted plants. Breaks down over several waterings.
Tomato The acids in ketchup dissolve copper oxide tarnish in minutes. Apply, leave 5 min, buff and rinse clean.
Turmeric Simmer cotton in a turmeric-water bath for a warm golden natural dye. No synthetic chemicals whatsoever.
H₂O₂ 3% Spray pharmacy-grade 3% on grout, leave 10 min, scrub. Spot-test first. Never mix with vinegar or bleach.

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What's on your shelf. What it can do.

Baking Soda
  • Deodorise fridge, shoes, carpet — leave and vacuum
  • Gentle abrasive paste for sinks and pots
  • Freshen drains — ½ cup + boiling water
  • Polish silverware — paste, scrub, rinse, buff
Tomato / Ketchup
  • Polish copper and brass — acid removes tarnish
  • Remove rust rings from metal cans on shelves
  • Neutralise skunk odour on pet fur (external)
Salt
  • Scrub cast iron — coarse salt, no soap needed
  • Absorb fresh spills before they set in fabric
  • Himalayan block — decorative lamp, no health claims
  • Finishing flakes — garnish only, nothing else
Gelatin
  • Houseplant nitrogen feed — 1 tsp in water
  • Hair-setting lotion — dilute, apply pre-blowdry
  • Bookbinding glue and paper size for craft
Turmeric
  • Natural fabric dye — amber-gold on cotton and silk
  • pH indicator demo — turns pink with baking soda
  • Colour homemade candles and soap naturally
H₂O₂ 3%
  • Whiten grout — spray, 10 min, scrub
  • Lift stains from cutting boards and wood
  • Brighten white laundry — ½ cup per cycle
  • ⚠️ 3% only. Never mix with vinegar or bleach.
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Kitchen & Cookware

Pots, pans, surfaces, drains — which ingredient does what, exactly how to apply it, nothing wasted.

Stains & Fabrics

12 stain types matched to the right pantry ingredient — wine, grease, rust, ink, grass and more.

Garden & Outdoors

Natural feeds, pest deterrents, patio and tool treatments. No new products needed.

Crafts & DIY Projects

14 projects with step-by-step instructions: natural dye, gelatin glue, baking soda clay, pigments.

Printable Quick-Reference Cards

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"What Not To Mix" Safety Page

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