Sodium Bicarbonate

Commonly known as: Sodium bicarbonate, Baking soda, Sodium acid carbonate, Monosodium acid carbonate, Sodium hydrogen carbonate, Baking soda, Vichy salt.

I.N.C.I. list name: Sodium Bicarbonate?

Extraction process: Produced from limestone, salt, and ammonia.

Source: Synthetic, mineral.

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Chemical properties: Water-soluble; Slightly soluble in alcohol; Mild abrasive; Fungistatic; Density: 2.218 kg/dm^3; pH around 8.

Properties:

Required dosage in cosmetic products: Not regulated.

Function: Abrasive agent, alkalinising agent (increases the pH of acidic preparations), deodorant, oral hygiene agent, skin protection agent.

Specificities: Rebalancing, deodorising.

Benefits: Recommended for excessive perspiration, oral hygiene, and for rebalancing the skin's pH.

Details

Usage

Facial care (exfoliants); Hygiene (deodorants, bubble baths and salts, toothpastes).

Discontinued

Rose & Vanilla
Natural deodorant — £16.50

Discontinued

L94 — Bergamot & Green Mandarin
Natural deodorant — £16.50

Method of Preservation

Store at room temperature, protected from moisture.

Contraindications, Usage Precautions

Baking soda does not pose any particular danger to health. However, keep out of reach of children and avoid contact with eyes. Do not mix with acids in a closed container (gas release).

This powder is versatile; it is used in cooking, cleaning, and beauty care. The quality demanded in cosmetics is inevitably much stricter than that required for its use in cleaning products. The granulometry and purity of the ingredient are thus strictly controlled in cosmetics. Despite its name, which can be misleading, baking soda has nothing to do with caustic soda or soda crystals.