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Acidic Water & Its Uses

What is acidic water and what exactly are its uses for your home and lifestyle?

Nothing beats drinking freshly ionized Tyent alkaline water, but did you know that your Tyent water ionizer does MUCH more than support your health and hydration?

Here’s how: your water ionizer uses powerful electrolysis to split your source water into two separate streams – alkaline and acidic.

 

Acidic Water and Its Uses

 

What’s Acidic Water & What Are Its Uses?

You drink delicious, filtered Tyent alkaline water, while the acidic Turbo Water – which is not suitable for drinking – can save you hundreds of dollars every year, by replacing dozens of everyday products! Read on to learn about Tyent acidic water and its uses for you and your home!

 

1. Oven Cleaner

The toxic chemicals in oven cleaners are among the most caustic and dangerous substances regularly found in the average home. And guess what? You don’t even need them. Tyent Turbo Water cleans your oven to a shine, with the addition of nothing more than baking soda and lemon juice. Say goodbye to noxious chemicals in your kitchen!

 

2. Acidic Water & Its Uses – Everyday Household Cleaners

Bathroom spray, kitchen surfaces cleaning fluid, window cleaner: all these and more can be replaced with chemical-free, non-toxic Tyent Turbo acidic water! Use straight, or add a few drops of your favorite essential oil for an uplifting fragrance.

 

3. Buy Regular Fresh Produce – Not Organic!

When you consider acidic water and its uses, do you think about the food you buy? Many people prefer to eat organic fruit and vegetables, to avoid ingesting harmful or unpleasant pesticides and herbicides, but must pay a premium to do so! Here’s a game changer – buy regular fruit and veggies and use acidic water to wash away the chemical residues that regular water cannot penetrate. Watch this short video to see the jaw-dropping difference that acidic water makes when cleaning these tomatoes!

 

4. Acidic Water is Beauty Water!

For people in the know, when they talk about acidic water and its uses, they’re thinking about how it can Turbo-charge their beauty routine! It’s true: acidic water has many uses to help beautify your life, including using it as a perfectly balanced pH toner that your skin will thank you for, a refreshing mouthwash, a final water rinse for the shiniest hair of your life…the list goes on! Watch this for more awesome acidic water beauty tips!

 

5. Acidic Water & Its Uses in the Garden!

There are even more ways to use acidic water! If you’re lucky enough to grow crops or flowers in a backyard greenhouse, then you know that those panes need a sluice down at least a couple of times each year, to keep them clear and streak-free. Now, if you’re an organic gardener, you probably don’t want chemical cleaners anywhere near your produce, and even if you’re not, avoiding excess chemicals is still a good idea! Acidic water cleans glass beautifully – it cuts through pesky streaks and mossy stains to let the light back in!

 

What Are Your Uses for Acidic Water?

Do you have any of your own tips for acidic water and its uses? How does Tyent Turbo Water save YOU money (and elbow grease!)? Please share!

 

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How To Use The Amazing Tyent Water Ionizer! [INFOGRAPHIC]

So, you’ve heard that a water ionizer is the best investment you can make for delicious, healthy hydration…but how does it work?

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Tyent Water Ionizers are sleek, stylish, and easy to use!

A water ionizer is plumbed directly into your water supply. Water flows into the unit, where it’s ionized and filtered before being dispensed at the push of a button, chock-full of natural antioxidants, essential alkaline minerals, and molecular hydrogen.

What’s more, it looks fantastic in your kitchen!

Let’s take a closer look:

Tyent Water Ionizers: How To Use (In 3 Easy Steps)

Don’t forget to download, save, or share these handy infographics for reference:

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Step One: What Kind of Water?

A Tyent water ionizer dispenses four types of water:

  • Alkaline water – for tons of health benefits, including energy boost, immune support, hydration, and workout recovery.
  • H20 – for taking medication and drinking with food.
  • Turbo Water – for non-toxic household cleaning and removing pesticides and herbicides from fresh produce.
  • Acidic water – for external use only, acidic water has a host of brilliant beauty uses.

Step Two: Select Your Alkaline Level For Drinking

When you first start to enjoy the incredible benefits of drinking ionized alkaline hydrogen water, follow these guidelines for optimum results (guidelines apply to the ACE-11, the UCE-11 has a three-step process).

  • Week 1 to 2: Alk 1 (pH 7.5 – 8.0)
  • Weeks 3 to 5: Alk 2 (pH 8.0 – 8.5)
  • Week 6 to 8 Alk 3 (pH 8.5 – 9.5)
  • Week 9 and ongoing: Alk 4 (pH 9.5 +)

The smartphone-style interface with Tap Touch technology is so easy to use: just select the level you need and press!

Step Three:  Stop the Water Flow

To stop the water flow, simply press the same button again.

The technology behind every Tyent water ionizer machine might be complex, but using one is beautifully simple!

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What Are People Saying About Tyent Water Ionizers?

There’s nothing we LOVE more than hearing about how a water ionizer has made an incredible difference to our customers’ lives.

From sports pros…

  • “With Tyent Water, my recovery time is much faster, and my energy levels have noticeably increased.” – TJ Ward, All-Pro NFL Safety

To the medical establishment…

  •  “To our amazement, the results from the ionized water is within minutes of consumption.” – Dr. Gus Spatharakis

From Olympic athletes…

  •  “After a week of trying out Tyent ionized water, I could not believe the difference I felt after extreme training efforts.” – Clara Hughes, 5 Time Olympic Medalist

To your favorite entertainers…

  • “The Tyent unit is awesome!!!” – Rick Springfield, Grammy-winning artist for the smash hit “Jessie’s Girl”

And, of course…

our countless happy customers who start every day with a delicious glass of alkaline water to boost their energy, help to maintain a healthy weight, and benefits from all that amazing hydrogen!

The Best Water Ionizer, the Best Deals

If you’d like to join them, then don’t delay!

Right now – we have some incredible deals on our award-winning water ionizers that we don’t want you to miss!

Want to balance the family budget? We can help!

Apply for our easy monthly payment terms to make buying an alkaline water machine even easier!

Don’t forget to download, save, and share the infographics above and comment below with your favorite benefit of Tyent Water!

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3 Reasons to Think Before You Drink Reverse Osmosis Water

Feature | Reasons to NEVER Drink Reverse Osmosis Water

In this article, find out why reverse osmosis water can be worse than untreated water.

In this article:

  1. What Is Reverse Osmosis?
  2. 3 Reasons to Reconsider Drinking Reverse Osmosis Water
    1. Reverse Osmosis Water Does Not Have Minerals
    2. It Doesn’t Hydrate as Well as Alkaline Water
    3. RO Is Extremely Wasteful

Here’s Why You Should Avoid Drinking Reverse Osmosis Water

 

What Is Reverse Osmosis?

What Is Reverse Osmosis? | Reasons to NEVER Drink Reverse Osmosis Water

“Reverse osmosis water” is a fancy scientific term used by many these days. You produce it through reverse osmosis (RO), obviously. It is a process of purifying water, but most people don’t know what an RO system is.

It is an issue for one crucial reason.

Without understanding how the reverse osmosis filtration works, it is difficult to see the disadvantages of the system. Reverse osmosis water is not safe for human consumption.

It is also not good for the environment. Later, you will know why.

What is reverse osmosis? RO is a method of removing contaminants from the source water by applying pressure. The machine lets the water flow through a series of artificial, semi-permeable membranes to further remove impurities.

Many homes and businesses use it for many different water purification purposes.

At home, RO systems should help “improve” tap water. Some industrial-scale water purification plants also use them.

Unfortunately, reverse osmosis is not as effective as a water treatment solution. It can create massive problems.

3 Reasons to Avoid Drinking Reverse Osmosis Water

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Just like distilled water, Tyent discourages drinking reverse osmosis water. Here are the reasons:

1. Reverse Osmosis Water Does Not Have Minerals

Part of the definition of reverse osmosis water is it is “purified water.” It means all the sediment, heavy metals, hard minerals, nutrients, viruses, and bacteria (both the good and bad) are no longer present.

Recent worldwide studies focused on the health risks of drinking demineralized water discovered:

Drinking water should contain minimum levels of certain essential minerals . . . . Sufficient evidence is now available to confirm the health consequences from drinking water deficient in calcium or magnesium.

– Frantisek Kozisek, National Institute of Public Health, Czech Republic

In contrast, Tyent alkaline water quality maintains high levels of antioxidants. It also contains essential nutrients like magnesium, which is essential to human life.

2. It Doesn’t Hydrate as Well as Alkaline Water

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The ALL NEW Tyent Alkaline H2 Hybrid Water Ionizer

Alkaline water can hydrate the body more efficiently than tap water.

Meanwhile, all indications cite how reverse osmosis water is less hydrating than even untreated water. This is because RO water has zero electrolytes.

When the machines filter the water, they also remove them.

Zero Electrolytes and No Antioxidants = Less Hydrating Water

Of course, alkaline water is rich in antioxidants and electrolytes. These help hydrate the body and neutralize harmful free radicals.

Electrolytes Definition: A combination of dissolved salts, magnesium, potassium, and calcium. All together, they regulate the flow of water of the cells. They are also essential in maintaining nerve impulses.

3. RO Is Wasteful

A 2013 study by researchers at North Dakota State University revealed:

An RO unit delivering 2 gallons of treated water per day may discharge 8 to 15 gallons of waste water per day to the septic system.

– Tom Scherer, Ph.D., and Roxanne Johnson

To produce reverse osmosis water, the machines have to expel 4 to 8 times the amount of waste as they do potable water!

Tyent water ionizers use filtration and alkalization. These processes treat 100% of the water that enters the unit.

 

Hveragerthi’s channel discusses how reverse osmosis and distilled water works and what it does to your body when you drink it:

With all these downsides, here’s our suggestion: drink alkaline water. It is very much the opposite of reverse osmosis water.

A water ionizer is more efficient than an RO system. It also produces mineral-rich, ultra-hydrating alkaline water.

Avoiding drink neutralized mineral-ridden reverse osmosis water again. Instead, use a Tyent water ionizer to create alkaline water.

Have you tried a water ionizer? What was the experience? Share your thoughts about it in the comments section below. Don’t forget to read our Tyent Water Ionizer Buyer’s Guide for more information.

Up Next: Put That Sparkling Water Down! Drink from Water Ionizers Instead

 

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on April 30, 2016, and has been updated for quality and relevancy.

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Why Is No-Poo a No-Go?  

 
Now don’t get us wrong, we’re often in favor of ditching the chemicals and trying out a natural alternative.  Dropping the foaming agent SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) and potentially dangerous parabens in regular shampoo might be worth a try, but what do you replace them with?  

Is your shampoo good for you?

Co-Wash For Curlies

Some people go down the co-washing route; skipping the shampoo altogether and washing their hair using conditioner.  It can have spectacular results on certain hair types (curlies blessed with coarse, thick hair often love it), but it’s definitely not for everyone.

Soda and Silicones

So how about washing your hair with baking soda?  It’s not exactly new…your grandmother might well have tried it!  The baking soda wash often crops up in blogs and articles about ditching the chemicals and going natural, but is it good for your hair?  

Initially, yes, it can be.  Silicones – present in so many hair products – eventually start to weigh your hair down and leave a residue that’s hard to shift.  Those expensive conditioners and serums that are meant to create shine, start to have the opposite effect.  

Deep Cleaning Damage

Anyone in this situation can either choose a chemical fix – a special kind of shampoo that “deep cleans” the hair and removes the build up of silicones; or an old fashioned – and admittedly natural – baking soda wash.

The baking soda will work, and if you only used it a couple of times, you probably won’t harm your hair.  However, if you use it as your regular shampoo, you would quickly notice the problem with using baking soda.  

A Closer Look at Cuticles

The outer layer of each hair is called the cuticle.  Under a microscope, the cuticle is comprised of overlapping scales, which protect the hair shaft itself.  A baking soda shampoo – usually a simple solution of baking soda and water – is alkaline. Very alkaline.  Your hair is slightly acidic.  

Baking soda lifts the minute scales on the hair shaft, exposing the more delicate shaft to an alkaline attack from the baking soda, which weakens and damages it.  

The Mane Event

A better option is to use a mild, SLS, silicone and paraben-free shampoo and follow with a rinse of acidic water from your water ionizer.

Your hair will love this: the acidic water from the turbo setting on your water ionizer smooths the cuticle and helps the scales lie flat against the shaft, creating brilliant, natural shine, and no damage!  

Water Ionizer Hair Care!

How do you use your Tyent water ionizer as part of your hair care or beauty routine?  We’d love to hear your tips!

Detox Your Veggies!

We all know that we need to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables to stay healthy.  Although most types of frozen, canned and dried produce count towards your daily total, nothing beats the taste of fresh, seasonal fruit and veggies.

How clean are your vegetables?

What’s On Our Veggies?  

But have you wondered about how those lovely tomatoes, salad leaves and bell peppers are produced?  If you buy organic or grow your own, then you can skip this. However, if – like so many of us – you tend to grab what’s on offer or looks great in the store display or farmer’s market, then read on.  

Did you know that much of the deliciously tempting produce on offer is grown with the help of pesticides and herbicides?  Chances are that you do know that, but where’s the harm when we can just wash off any nasty toxic residue before eating?

This Doesn’t Wash Easily

Well, think about it for a moment.  If those herbicides and pesticides could be washed off, they wouldn’t be doing a very good job, would they?  After all, if all it takes is a drop of rain to rinse away the oil-based chemicals, then what’s the use of them?

The reality is that most pesticides don’t wash off.  Rinsing a bell pepper under the tap is of very limited benefit.  

The Tyent Turbo Water Difference

But how about giving your fresh fruit and vegetables a soak in alkaline Tyent Turbo Water?  With a higher pH than tap water, Tyent Turbo Water emulsifies the pesticides and herbicides, lifting away the chemicals and rinsing them clean away.  

Check out our brilliant video to show clearly how the water literally changes color as the Turbo Water removes the pesticide residue from those tomatoes!  Once you know how much bad stuff is clinging to your food, it’s hard to go back to eating it without first soaking in Tyent Turbo Water!  You can even save money by not buying organic produce anymore!

Are You Growing Your Own?

We’re approaching the time of year when many people start sowing seeds to try to grow a few backyard veggies.  Have you been bitten by the grow-your-own bug yet? What will be growing in your window boxes and borders this summer? 

Hair’s Some Good News About Your Water Ionizer!

Did you know that your hair is acidic?  True story. Whether it’s short, curly, bedhead or a glossy mane: hair has a pH range of around 4 – 5.  

Fed up of fighting your hair?

Natural Balance and Bad Hair Days

When a shampoo is advertised as being “pH balanced,” it means that it has a similar pH to your hair.  Great right? That means that you’re not throwing out the natural balance of your crowning glory with nasty ol’ chemical shampoos?

Maybe not, but what about your water?  Most tap water sits between a neutral pH of around 7 and a more alkaline 8.5.  Rinsing your hair with water that isn’t pH balanced – even if your shampoo is – is a recipe for a bad hair day.

Rinse With Acidic Water

But let’s take a look at the hair shaft itself.  Each hair has an outer layer of overlapping “scales.”  When the scales lie smoothly, they reflect the light and look healthy and shiny.  Alkalinity can cause the protein cells in the hair shaft to swell, lifting the outer layer of cuticles – or scales – and sometimes even removing the hair’s natural oils.  

The result?  Dull, tangling, frizzy hair that is more likely to break when styled or brushed.  

However, giving your hair a few final rinses in acidic water from your Tyent Water Ionizer encourages the cuticles to lie smoothly, retain moisture and become noticeably more glossy, smooth and strong.  

Save Money, Look Great!

The result of rinsing your hair in acidic water from your ionizer?  Less money spent on serums, leave-in conditioners and whatever you buy and use to make your hair shiny and healthy-looking.  Nothing beats naturally beautiful hair, and with a Tyent Water Ionizer, it’s easy to achieve.

An acidic water hair rinse isn’t the only beauty treatment that your water ionizer can provide! Take a look at a few other ways that a water ionizer can help you to save money and look fantastic!

Top Water Ionizer Tips?  

Do you have any of your own water ionizer beauty tips?  We love trying them out, so get in touch and share!

How Your Water Ionizer Can Help You Shine This Season!

It’s that time of year again.  While Christmas is still far enough away for us to manage to avoid sliding into panic whenever someone mentions the word “tinsel,” it’s close enough for us to be penciling in those holiday gatherings that usually take place during the course of the next few weeks.

A Tyent Ionizer keeps you looking great!

Water Ionizer Tips!

Did you know that your Tyent water ionizer helps you to look and feel your best for any holiday occasion?  Forget expensive salon treatments and beauty products; your water ionizer is all you need to shine!

  • Hair to Help! Is your crowning glory not looking quite as glorious as it could?  Build-up from products and conditioning agents can stop your hair from feeling completely clean and looking swingy and shiny.  Simply use Acidic Level 1 water on your Tyent ionizer as a final rinse to boost deep shine and fabulous softness!
  • Seriously Smooth Skin! Forget primers and collagen creams. Scientists have identified that hydrogen-rich ionized water not only inhibits the formation of wrinkles, it can also boost collagen production for smoother, younger-looking skin!   Start drinking Tyent Water now and you’ll have the confidence to go fresh-faced to your holiday celebrations!
  • ‘Tis the Season to Smile! Acidic Turbo Water from your Tyent Ionizer makes an amazing mouthwash that doesn’t just help to keep harmful bacteria at bay, it’s also terrific for gum health as well.  Now isn’t that something to smile about?  
It’s All Natural!

Tyent Water is packed with free radical-busting antioxidants to boost your overall natural health and give you a natural radiance.

Each glass of Tyent Water is also replete with hydrogen.  Dissolved in water, hydrogen is incredibly effective at increasing your natural energy levels so that you feel ready to take on the Christmas shopping crowds!

Why not click on our Cheat Sheet for more fantastic facts about Tyent Water?

Started the Countdown Yet?

Are you looking forward to the holiday season starting up?  Maybe you’re ticking off the days until you can deck the halls or do you prefer to leave it all until the last minute?  Drop us a line and share!  (Unless you’ve finished every last bit of Christmas shopping already, in which case don’t tell us.  We’ll only panic…)

Smile Brighter with a Water Ionizer!

No cosmetic or Instagram filter can rival your true greatest asset – a bright, natural smile.  

Tyent Water is always worth smiling about!

Take Good Care of Your Teeth

As well as a good brushing and flossing routine, most of us know how to take care of our teeth – trips to the dentist, changing our toothbrush regularly and not eating and drinking too many sugary things.

Sparkling Water Harms Tooth Enamel?

But drinking sparkling water must be okay, right?  Not so, according to recent comments by Dr. Edmond R. Hewlett, spokesperson for the American Dental Association.

Those bubbles are created by adding carbon dioxide.  It’s not sugary, but it is acidic, and it’s the acid that can be erosive to your tooth enamel.

“If you’re sipping and keeping that acidic drink in your mouth and swishing around every time you sip, and if you do this often, multiple times a day, then that’s probably the most dangerous kind of behavior when it comes to tooth wear.”

   ~ Dr. André Ritter, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry

Is it All Bad News? 

We know.  If you’re trying to drink healthily, then right now, things might seem bleak.  The guessing game of whether your tap water is contaminated goes on; soda drinks are bad news all round and even bottled water isn’t what it seems.

Cleaner, Healthier Teeth with a Water Ionizer!

But there is good news.  With a Tyent Water Ionizer, you can enjoy pure, healthful hydrogen water every day.  Along with dozens of other health benefits, it’s actively good for your teeth and gums!

Hydrogen water hydrates and energizes you, with a difference that you’ll be able to feel straight away.  You can’t even have too much of this good thing as any excess hydrogen that your body can’t use is harmlessly expelled when you breathe!

You can even use water from the acidic setting on your water ionizer as a mildly antiseptic nightly mouthwash!

It’s no secret that doctors love the incredible health benefits of hydrogen water, and it’s hardly surprising that dentists are on board as well!

Smile!  It’s Easy to Own a Water Ionizer!

Why not click on our Cheat Sheet or give us a call today at 855-893-6887 to find out how easy it is to install a water ionizer at home?  Now that’s definitely something to smile about!

2 Things I Hate About My Water Ionizer

Love isn’t – despite hundreds of songs and films suggesting otherwise – unconditional.  The flip side of real-life love is hate, a strong word, but who hasn’t been tempted to use it every now and again?  You can love someone, but still hate the fact that they stack the dishes in the sink instead of straight into the dishwasher.  You can adore your soulmate beyond reason, but still hate their “signature” risotto.

Love you, hate this.

So yes, love and hate can co-exist in an everyday way, without drama.  And it’s against this backdrop that I can breathe a sigh of relief and finally get it out there.

There are 2 things that I (used to) hate about my water ionizer.

  1. My Water Ionizer Has an Acidic Water Dispenser Spout

I can’t believe I hated this, but I did.   I found the bottom spout that dispensed excess acidic water annoying.  Why did I need it?  I didn’t.  I just wanted the delicious hydrogen-rich, ionized water.

Then I found out a little more about acidic water.  In it’s own way, it’s just as amazing as the alkaline hydrogen water that we love to drink.  I now use it to clean my work counters and give a sparkle to mirrors and tiles.  I even use it as a toner on my skin before applying moisturizer.

It literally has dozens of daily uses that I now can’t imagine managing without.

  1. My Water Ionizer Takes up Counter Space

I know.  First world problem, but I hated the fact that I had to sacrifice counter space to fit my water ionizer in.  To be fair, my beloved ACE-11 looked great.  It’s really narrow with a tiny counter-top footprint compared with other brands.  That means it can be pushed way back, leaving plenty of counter space.

But, my kitchen is at the smaller end of “compact and bijou.” I had to make a straight choice between my breadmaker and water ionizer and I decided that it was pretty easy to buy bread…

Then I realized that I didn’t have to compromise.  I called Tyent on 855-893-6887 and spoke with one of the brilliant customer care team about their trade-in program.  Shortly afterwards, I was the proud owner of the amazingly sleek UCE, that takes up no counter space at all!  So many of my friends have commented on how great it looks.  It’s perfect for smaller kitchens and lovers of clutter-free surfaces alike!

True Love Forever…

And the UCE?  I’ve tried to find something new to hate, for old times’ sake, but really?  It’s perfect.   There’s nothing I hate about this beauty at all.  Call now to find out how much you’ll fall in love with a brand new Tyent water ionizer!

 

3 Top Ways to Clean Faster and Better with Your Water Ionizer!

 
Nobody wants to spend a beautiful summer day doing housework but most of us like to have a clean, tidy home.  To get the best of both worlds, we’ve rounded up three fantastic ways you can use your Tyent water ionizer to clean smarter, faster and better.

“Cleaning is such a joy in summer!” said no one, ever.

How Water Ionizers Make Cleaning a Breeze!

The key to cleaning with your water ionizer is Turbo Water!  The acidic water produced on the Turbo setting of your water ionizer is awesome stuff, and we don’t use the term lightly!

Read on to enjoy the sun and a sparkling clean home!

  1. Turbo Water in the Kitchen!

One of the hubs of a busy household, somehow the kitchen always seems to need cleaning!  Make it fast and painless by spritzing your work surfaces with Tyent Turbo Water in a spray bottle to cut through oily spillages and remove any marks.  Turbo Water is completely natural and brilliantly effective on it’s own, but adding a few drops of citrus essential oil will give your kitchen a fresh fragrance to help eliminate cooking smells into the bargain!

  1. Turbo Water in the Bathroom!

Forget aggressive chemical cleaners and those bottles with so many warnings on the label you’d be forgiven for being too scared to open them!  Turbo Water from your water ionizer is perfect for bringing mirrors and tiles up to a shine.  Spending a couple of minutes wiping around sinks and shower cubicles at night is always time well spent.  Being greeted by a spotless, gleaming basin and shower in the morning is a great way to start the day!

  1. Turbo Water in the Oven 

Hands up everyone who wants to clean an oven on a beautiful summer day!  But it’s got to be done, right?  Commercial oven products are notoriously replete with pretty scary substances to attack oven grime, but Turbo Water makes it quick, safe and effortless.  Simply mix together acidic Turbo Water and baking soda to a paste and apply to the walls and bottom of your oven.  Leave overnight and wipe away the residue with damp cloths for a chemical-free clean.

Your Water Ionizer Tips!

There!  Now all that’s left to do is grab a jug of chilled, fresh ionized water and relax.  Do you have any cleaning tips using Turbo Water?  We love to hear about how you use acidic water from your water ionizer around the home, so share your ideas and inspire us!