Sodium bicarbonate

The sodium bicarbonate: NAHCO3 = baking soda

The product is known by different names: Baking soda, Sodium bicarbonate, Sodium hydrogenocarbonate, Dough soda, Baking soda in the United States, Vichy salt in Belgium.

Baking soda has been used since ancient times, in Egypt, we used a mineral called Natron, natural soda ash, which was harvested after evaporation in salt lakes.

(1863) It was thanks to the chemist Ernest Solvay who, according to the work of Nicolas Leblanc (French), developed a simpler and more ecological process for making baking soda.

Sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate: sodium carbonate = Na²CO³ + one molecule of water H²O + one molecule of carbon dioxide CO² = One molecule of sodium bicarbonate NaHCO³

The Food Code found in the composition on the packaging is E500 5 (ii)

Some applications of baking soda

This product degreases and deodorizes. It is safe for food, the environment, animals, delicate surfaces to clean ...

In green vegetables: A pinch makes the vegetables greener.

To clean: Sprinkle the baking soda on the surface to be cleaned, rub and then rinse well otherwise you will notice white traces.

You can clean like this:

Kitchen, garden, sanitary, shower screens, curtains, garbage cans, cutting boards, sinks, counters, coffee makers, plastic food boxes, microwaves, ovens, hoods, tiles, furniture and baby items, equipment domestic animals…

For burnt pans soak overnight. To scour: half baking soda, half cooking salt and wet with vinegar.

To get rid of bad smells:

Proportions: 4 tablespoons of baking soda per liter of water

In the car :

A damp sponge, with this solution, on the headlights removes the flies, rinse.

The ashtray: sprinkle and wait a few hours before emptying it

White teeth:

Sprinkle your wet toothbrush with baking soda, not too often

Footbath: A handful of baking soda in fairly warm water, stay a quarter of an hour

In the garden: Combats grape mildew and stains

roses - 2 to 4 tablespoons per liter of water 1 x per week and after

every rain.

Pool maintenance

swimming pool

Cleaning after wintering: 35 g per m³ to be poured everywhere in the pool.

wait 24 hours, then clean all the walls, then do a back wash

Raise the TAC:

16.5 g per m3 and per point to be reassembled

Recipe for ecological toilet bowl cleaner: 50g of baking soda + 10 cl of

vinegar (this mixture will bubble). Rub with the bottle brush, leave to stand overnight, repack and then rinse.

Product to keep dry. in case of contact with eyes, rinse thoroughly.

The bicarbonate can be delivered to Belgium, France, Luxembourg and all the other countries of Western Europe.