Stop Mixing Baking Soda and Vinegar. Do This Instead (The Japanese Method)

In my Japanese home, the cleaning shelf holds three white powders: baking soda, citric acid and sesuki (sodium sesquicarbonate). The secret is one sentence: match the cleaner to the dirt. In this episode: the two kinds of dirt in every home; why the famous baking soda + vinegar fizz is mostly a show; how to make the three sprays; five jobs (the stove, the kettle, the shower head, the fridge, shirt collars); and the three mistakes to avoid (one is dangerous: never let any acid, citric acid or vinegar, near chlorine bleach). 0:00 Count the bottles under your sink 0:54 The three Japanese powders 2:14 Two kinds of dirt: the whole secret 3:47 The baking soda + vinegar myth 5:18 Make the three sprays 6:56 Job 1: the stove 7:45 Job 2: the kettle 9:07 Job 3: the shower head 10:03 Job 4: the fridge 10:41 Job 5: shirt collars 11:26 Three mistakes (one is dangerous) 13:36 Emiko's rule