How to clean a water bottle without soapDid you always dream of having your own magical Water-Bottle-Cleaner-Elf? A little magical helper that would take care of all the dirty bottles, big or small-scale, and wash away those hardened signs of juices and chocolate milk from the sides of the bottle? I did, many times!

Sometimes my kids fill up their bottles with surprising liquids similar a mix of shake and watermelon juice. Someone needs to polish these bottles upwards after those kinds of adventures, correct? Until my bottle elf comes forth, I guess I'll have to exercise it myself.

Recently I talked to my mom and she revealed me my Russian grandma'southward unproblematic trick for how to make clean all types of bottles – from tiny perfume bottles to huge five gallon bottles – in just 2 minutes and without soap!

Yes! Information technology is kind of like finding my own little bottle elf, isn't it?  Dorsum in Russia in the 1970's, they didn't have either a dishwasher or those fancy detergents we have today, so my grandmother and my female parent learned to clean all kinds of stubborn stains with: TA-DA – Four SIMPLE INGREDIENTS!! Let's not keep upwardly the suspense – the magic parts of this potion are rice + soda  + vinegar + water.

I took to the kitchen cabinets to get the things to effort it out. My two guinea pig water bottles were a fencing competition water bottle that had been rinsed and refilled, rinsed and refilled innumerable times, then rinsed once more; and a 5-gallon plastic bottle from club's cooler.  I couldn't believe it – the trick worked like a charm on both!!! Hither we go and so, the three step of the secret –

How to clean a water bottle without endeavor and chemicals:

  1. Put into your muddied canteen:

    • white rice – a handful for pocket-size bottles, more for larger ones.

    • baking soda – start with a couple of tablespoons, add more for a larger or dirtier bottle.

    • vinegar – same as for baking soda.

    • lukewarm water – about ⅙ of the bottle full (don't cook your rice with hot water!).

  2. Shut the canteen and shake until the water turns a disgusting yellow color,  we phone call this a "rice shake."

  3. Rinse, fill and drink!

Few more tips:

Tip 1: When you pour in the vinegar, it becomes  family unit fun chemistry experiment. The baking soda causes the vinegar to fizz, reaching even the most difficult corners.  Be sure to leave room for fizzing and have fun!

Tip 2: If you lot don't have either vinegar or baking soda on hand y'all can actually omit these ingredients, though the procedure won't work quite besides.

Tip 3: If the rice sticks to the bottle's walls or bottom, add a little more dry rice and a fleck more h2o and shake once more.

How to clean a water bottle without soapThis secret works on: teeny tiny antiquarian bottles, perfume bottles, narrow-cervix bottles, weird shaped bottles, perfectly shaped classical bottles, huge libation bottles, and of form, your standard able-bodied sport potable bottles. Well, you got the idea – everything that includes a word Bottle. Good luck!

Fence well, and be happy!

A Fencing Mom