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There are all sorts of cleaning hacks out there these days. A lot of all natural cleaning solutions call for baking soda and either vinegar or lemon juice. Alka Seltzer is made up of sodium bicarbonate (aka: baking soda), citric acid, and aspirin. So, it’s basically baking soda and lemon juice in a compact pill form.

In order to use this, simply stick the Alka Seltzer tabs in warm water to activate the ingredients. Keep reading to see the variety of things this cleaning concoction can clean!

Any hard surface that has stains and can soak in water is a prime candidate for the Alka Seltzer treatment. Your coffee pot, for example. Let’s be honest; when’s the last time you really cleaned out your coffee pot? The easiest way to get it back to it’s original, shiny condition is to fill it up with hot water and drop a few Alka Seltzer tabs in. Then let it sit for 15 minutes and rinse it out. That’s it!

Go ahead and watch the video below for more ideas on how to get a deep clean using Alka Seltzer. You’ll never clean the same way again!