Sodium Bicarbonate

Sodium Bicarbonate is the key ingredient for making bath bombs alongside Citric Acid. The chemical reaction between water, sodium bicarbonate and the citric acid produces the fizz and bubbles when a finished bath bomb hits the water.  It's all to do with the science! 

Highlights

• a very fine powder to give your bath bombs a smooth finish
• it acts as a water softener in the bath and is often used with Epsom Salts for this reason
• ideal as a major ingredient in solid bubble bars
• packed in 1kg, 5kg and 25kg bulk quantities 

 Recommended for

• making bath bombs - use Sodium Bicarbonate with Citric Acid in the ratio of 3 parts Sodium Bicarbonate to 1 part Citric Acid as the base to creating your bath bombs.  This ratio can be changed to your own specification but it we would recommend that it always needs to be at least 1:1.
• household cleaning -  it's great for removing tea stains from cups and cleaning out the fridge
• perfect for rust removal

Don't forget

• don't confuse it with Baking Powder which is a mixture of ingredients
• it is often referred to as Bicarbonate of Soda
• to store it in a cool, dry place and avoid humidity