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Vegan friendly, homemade cleaning paste for ceramics, stainless steel, silver and buffing brass - using a banana! Take half a banana and put it into a bowl, then mash with a fork. Add one tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda and stir to make a paste, then when softened, add another one tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda, then whisk. Finally, add one teaspoon of lemon juice and stir.

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Do you have a very smelly bin, especially if it is a plastic one? Did you know that under a microscope, plastic is very porous? That means those pores are very good at trapping bacteria that cause odours. The best way to remove these smells is to banish them with bicarbonate of soda, white vinegar and a few drops of essential oil.

Until now, the island nation was one of only two mosquito-free spots in the world.