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Citric Acid, an Economical and Effective Product!

Citric Acid, an Economical and Effective Product!

Inexpensive citric acid is a vegetable acid with many possibilities of use.

It serves me well in the kitchen, the bathroom, outdoors, and even for children's games!

Why do I like it? Beyond its effectiveness, its low price and its lack of toxicity for humans and the environment immediately appealed to me.

When I can both use an effective and eco-friendly product, and save money, I sign!

Citric Acid, an Economical and Effective Product!

In the kitchen

We have already told you about the cleansing action of citric acid, in particular thanks to its presence in Coca-Cola.

Personally, I use it in powder for:

1. Descale my appliances

Find out here how to descale household appliances with citric acid. And it works for a kettle, a washing machine and a scale-free coffee machine!

2. Make my surfaces shine

Ideal for stainless steel, chrome and ceramic surfaces.

After diluting 4 or 5 tablespoons of citric acid in a liter of hot water, scrub the surfaces in question or leave to soak for 2 to 3 hours. Rinse.

Note: it is advisable to protect your hands and avoid contact with the eyes because although not toxic, citric acid is irritating.

In the bathroom

I make my effervescent bath pebbles myself natural and economical. It's quick and easy!

Find out here how to make your homemade effervescent bath pebbles.

Outside

Using a sprayer, citric acid can remove moss from walls, roofs and floors naturally and inexpensively.

For children, an ideal salt dough

Children love being able to knead the salt dough as they please before cooking, to make the most beautiful creations!

Find out here how to make a soft salt dough using citric acid, and find out how to improve your salt dough recipe!

As you can see, I use little product with each use. My bag of one kilo of powdered citric acid therefore lasts a very long time.

Your turn...

And you, do you use citric acid at home? Share your recipes with our readers in the comments!