Comments on: Is Baking Soda Natural?

By: Jim Hickey

Jim Hickey — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:42:09 +0000

Sydney, Phillip, Jon and Vicki ….

Thanks for commenting. Your views and thoughts definitely help illuminate the message of this site

First of all, I never meant to imply baking soda was completely unsafe, when used properly all evidence suggests it is a safe product to use for a variety of purposes

Secondly I also never said the baking soda of today wasn’t natural and I provided a little more insight about that on the following post (What does natural mean exactly?).

I wouldn’t stop using baking soda in either case my point mainly has to do with our use of certain terms. I will be presenting a series of related posts over the next couple of weeks examining people’s perspectives about terms such as natural, chemical, green, etc. and how they appear to influence their attitudes about certain types of products.

Thanks again everyone!

By: Vicki Zerbee

Vicki Zerbee — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:30:02 +0000

I was not aware of the old way or the current way of processing baking soda. It was interesting to learn more about it. I try to stay away from chemicals as much as possible because they are everywhere. We breathe them, eat them, and live with them. I am concerned, the same as someone else commented, on baking soda in toothpaste. Somehow it doesn’t seem as bad getting it from our baked goods (providing we aren’t eating too much of those) as it does getting it multiple times per day on our teeth.
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By: Jon Clayton

Jon Clayton — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:13:37 +0000

Jim, it had not occurred to me that baking soda was a processed chemical. That is a real eye opener. Your post points out a flaw in common perceptions concerning what is natural and what is chemically processed. I suspect there are a lot of processed items within the “natural” arena. I agree with Sidney that baking soda is still a better alternative than many other cleaners.
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By: The New Money Making Blog

The New Money Making Blog — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:53:37 +0000

Hi 5 folks – definitely food for thought – “I’m gob-smacked” lol – you have me thinking here! – I have been cleaning my teeth with “dental grade baking soda” included in this tube of Arm & Hammer brand of enamel care toothpaste I bought a couple of weeks ago and being a person who usually is very cautious what I put into my body in the way of chemicals I never gave this a thought simply because baking soda has been in all my homes all my life since I was a kid! – its one of those old fashioned kind of products that most homes seem to have in there cupboards I never gave it a thought when seeing baking soda added to this toothpaste on the box when I was deciding what toothpaste to buy in the store so I just went for the dearest – but now I’ll be thinking? – am I doing the right thing when cleaning my teeth after reading this post I betcha I end up throwing this new tube out and buying my usual Fluoride Brand ha ha – now there’s another subject to blog about – “Fluoride” – lol

All my best to you and yours
Phillip Skinner
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By: Sydney Johnston

Sydney Johnston — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:42:33 +0000

You’re right that this is a lot of processing and baking soda definitely isn’t dug straight out of the ground and boxed. Still, baking soda has a ton of uses besides just causing baked goods to rise and considering so many of the alternatives, it still is relatively healthy. I don’t use it much internally but it’s a frequent ‘guest’ for cleaning and deodorizing. For instance, I much prefer using baking soda to scrub countertops rather than a chemical product with a multitude of unpronouncable names.
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