Item number: 3760138830357 View all products from La droguerie écologique > View more: DIY Cleaning Products > La Droguerie Ecologique Baking Soda - 1 kg Sodium bicarbonate is the scientific name for baking soda. It is also known as bicarbonate, E500, and baking soda. It boasts numerous ecological properties and is inexpensive. The variety and richness of its applications are astounding. Sodium bicarbonate can replace many products. Therefore, instead of water softeners, chemical cleaning products, air fresheners, and maintenance products, consider sodium bicarbonate! It can be used as a cleaner, water softener, abrasive, pH regulator, air freshener, and descaler... the applications are countless! Sodium Bicarbonate - a brief history The ancient Egyptians already used the properties of natron, a mineral consisting of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate. They extracted this substance from the evaporation of salt lakes and used it as soap to wash their bodies. This substance was also used to mummify the body, as bicarbonate has excellent dehydrating properties. In 1791, a French chemist first developed the sodium bicarbonate we know today. Various improvements were later made in its production and refining. Current bicarbonate is primarily obtained from the chemical reaction between chalk and salt: two virtually inexhaustible sources. Some dried-up lakes (including in Canada and the US) still extract natron today, which yields bicarbonate in refined form. Product specifications Baking Soda - 1kg - 1kg Item description Baking Soda - 1kg Item number 3760138830357 Version 1kg Country of origin France In the bathroom Cleaning your beauty accessories: Place your accessories (hairbrushes, nail brushes, curlers, etc.) overnight in a bath with the prepared solution. Rinse thoroughly with clean water the next day. Dishwasher Before starting the pre-wash cycle, you can sprinkle a generous amount of sodium bicarbonate directly onto the dirty dishes: it prevents unpleasant odors and reduces the amount of detergent! - To boost the performance of your usual detergent: add 2 tablespoons of sodium bicarbonate during the wash cycle. Handwashing Mix vinegar, sodium bicarbonate, and water. Stains on porcelain from tea, coffee, etc.: rub the porcelain with a sponge soaked in sodium bicarbonate, the stains will disappear in no time. Fabrics and linen For softening linen: put 1/4 cup of bicarbonate and 3/4 cup of water in the washing machine's rinse dispenser. Stain removal from linen: soak it for a few hours in a basin of warm water to which you add a cup of bicarbonate. Then rinse briefly and put it in the washing machine. For cleaning upholstery, such as carpets and diluted in 1 liter of water with 4 tablespoons of sodium bicarbonate Sofas Sprinkle sodium bicarbonate on it, rub it in well, leave for 1 hour, then vacuum. The fabric is clean and odor-free. Cut flowers: add a teaspoon of bicarbonate to the water of your cut flowers. You will see that they stay beautiful longer. Remove odors: scoop some baking soda into your shoes to remove odors. Let it sit overnight and shake it out well the next morning before putting your shoes on again. Polish jewelry: to make silver jewelry shine again, cover the bottom of a bowl with aluminum foil. Then add hot water and a generous scoop of baking soda. Let the jewelry soak for a while and then wipe it dry with a clean cloth. Drain cleaner: bicarbonate also works perfectly as a drain cleaner. Pour a cup of baking soda into the sink and add vinegar. Let this mixture soak for about fifteen minutes. As a final step, pour hot water over it. Repeat if necessary