Non-toxic Cleaning Around the House – Part 2
Sodium Carbonate (aka Washing Soda) Soluble in water and very slightly soluble in alcohol. Pure sodium carbonate is a white, odourless powder that absorbs moisture from the air, has an alkaline taste, and forms a strongly alkaline water solution. It is one of the most basic industrial chemicals. Sodium carbonate decahydrate, Na2CO3·10H2O, is a colourless, transparent crystalline compound commonly called sal soda or washing soda. Because seaweed ashes were an early source of sodium Read more