By Elizabeth Arnold, eHow Contributor
If your kitchen sink is smelling less than fresh, sweeten it by cleaning with natural products.
Eco-friendly, natural products such as vinegar and baking soda will clean and deodorize
smelly sink drains. Replacing chemical cleaning products with natural ones will be easier on
the environmental and on your nose. Deodorize your sink drain once a week, or more often as
the need arises.
Things You’ll Need
1 Large kettle
2 Rubber gloves
3 1 tsp. baking soda
Instructions
1 Kill any bacteria that may be lurking in the sink by flushing the drain with boiling water.
Boil a large kettle of water. Pour the hot water down the drain to kill germs and loosen
any food particles that may be stuck inside the drain. Wear rubber gloves to protect your
hands from the boiling water.
2 Measure 1 tsp. of baking soda, a natural deodorizer, and sprinkle it into the drain. Run
hot water from the tap for 10 seconds to send the baking soda down into the drain
pipes.
3 Pour 1 cup of distilled white vinegar down the drain to deeply clean and disinfect the
drain; the vinegar will also help remove any foul odors that still may be lingering.
4 Allow the vinegar to rest in the drain for 20 minutes, then turn on the hot tap water to
flush the vinegar from the drain.
5 Finally, pour 1 cup of fresh lemon juice down the drain to give the pipes a clean, sweet
scent. After 15 minutes, rinse the lemon juice down the drain with hot tap water.
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