NOW Foods, Citric Acid, Sprouting Aid, Great Substitute for Salt, Preservative Found in Citrus Fruits, 1-Pound

NOW Foods, Citric Acid, Sprouting Aid, Great Substitute for Salt, Preservative Found in Citrus Fruits, 1-Pound Okay, so I've never used citric acid before, and I read the reviews here and I read one that said it's great to add to your dish washing detergent and it saves money because you less detergent and you can wash your veggies with a spoonful of the citric acid and just letting them soak so all the dirt, wax, pesticides can get off of the produce. So, I figured I want to try to do both things but I was so freaking excited that I've only done one. So I was going to wash dishes and remembered to add a teaspoon of citric acid to the soap dispenser and mine is orange so it because like a pastel orange and it became bubbly. I was very excited to try it so I began and OH MY GOD, I pumped the usual amount I use and it was too much! Lots of foam was forming and my dishes were squeaky clean!!!! Also, I didn't NEED to wash my dishes with hot water because in order to remove grease or food from them I always use hot water, they were so clean, like, genuinely clean that I didn't need to use hot water. Then, I do this mix to glass jars to remove odor from store bought sauces like, spaghetti sauce, I let them soak for DAYS with baking soda, white vinegar and I squeeze a lemon and drop the lemon in the jar. Days pass and I wash it and the smell of the sause is gone. I do that with glass containers that have oil in them. So I have a bottle that I needed to wash and so I thought great! What a day to do it then right now (because my dish detergent is on cr a ck lol) So I pumped soap, dumped some baking soda and vinegar, then I remember, this is going to save me lemons! (And right now they are pricey) So I dumped a teaspoon of citric acid and then I began to fill my ceramic bottle with water. Well, I didn't need DAYS or hours. I began to brush away the bottle and I didn't feel the water come out with "grease" it wasn't oily at all. So I rinsed and brushed rinsed and brushed and my bottle is now ready to be refilled with cooking oil ON THE VERY SAME DAY! Also, I've heard it's great to soak sliced apples with citric acid so they don't brown. I've get to try that! Oh and a huge PLUS, my hands felt so silky, smooth. My skin is soft and not dry. (shrugs shoulders). I was going to buy the 4 oz bottle but I decided to get the 1 pound bottle (16 oz). I'm so incredibly happy with this purchase and Im ready to get a bigger bottle, oh, originally I was seeking citric acid to normalize the PH on liquid. But now I'm even more excited because I want to wash my stove top and my air fryer with my dish detergent that's on ste roi ds because of the citric acid making it a great degreaser.

Bought it to clean my tea pot. Works perfectly

Works.

I bought this to use like Fruit Fresh or Fresh Fruit...which ever it's called. In any event I was a little surprised when I received it and started reading the bottle. I came back here and read more reviews and found even more information. I started experimenting. I am a sprouter and it does say "sprouting aid" right on the front of the bottle. Directions explain how to use it in the washing and rinse water to help prevent mold and bacteria from forming. I had just started sprouting a batch of mung beans which I find the least favorite of seeds/beans to sprout. They have always just been a little harder to get sprouted and looking like I want them to....no hulls, no discoloration, just fresh and plump. Well I found a way to removed hulls with a spinning colander I had that was made with fairly wide slates cut into the sides. Following the directions on the bottle, the citric acid gave me the desired great looking sprouts I wanted. Check...citric acid now a must for sprouting. I read a comment concerning hard water and dishwashers developing mineral deposit build up. I have hard water. I have a dishwasher and I have that problem. I've kept it pretty much under control with baking soda and vinegar but I still have to go through the process every few weeks. The comment said they used this and solved the problem. So now I'm using it in every load. I actually think I see some positive effects but time will tell. It's only been a week or so. Next I'm going to try out some of the cleaning uses I found mentioned on eHow. 1 lb will go fast. I need to buy it in larger quantities. Oh...on fruit to keep it looking fresh? Of course.

I use this when I make pickles. Used with Dill weed, I get the right sour consistency for my Dill pickles

We use this product to make homemade mozzarella cheese, and it is effective in creating cards that are then stretched into the cheese. It is very easy to use and the directions are on the package. Price is reasonable, and the delivery by Amazon was flawless.

I use this to soften my water for shaving so as to have a good lather when using quality shave soaps and creams when wet shaving. Much of the water in the US in moderately to seriously "hard". That is to say full of minerals that make lathering with soap difficult. If you find it easy to wash soap off completely, if there are white spots on your facet and mirror, if you live in cave country you most likely have hard water. If you shave the old fashioned way with quality soap, cream or croap and a brush and cut off you beard or other body hair with a safety razor or straight razor you may notice that the artisanal soap, cream or croap doesn't work as well as cheaper ones with a bunch of chealating agents. It's most likely because of the hardness of the water. This is a trick I got from Michael Ham's book "Leisureguy's Guide to Gourmet Shaving the Double-Edge" Add a pinch of pure citric acid to a full bowl of hot shave water and Voila...instant softness...just titrate it to the point were the soap scum in the sink post shave disappears and no further...too much and you destroy the lather. Also, you need pure 100% citric acid, don't buy any with added pectin. Suddenly the better artisanal soaps, creams and croaps really started to works thee way others said they were supposed to. Shaving while on vacation in FL was a completely new and better experience.

Super bueno

Prompt delivery; product is working well.

Best citric acid powder available in the Market. Used it for deep cleaning Dyson Humidifier. Very Effective.

Got the product perfectly, by the promised delivery date.

Does the job

Great product, but pricey