ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda™ 454 gram = 1 Lbs.

ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda™ not Animal, not Vegetable, but Mineral !

Baking Soda, alias sodium bicarbonate, is a naturally occurring substance that is found in all living things, where it helps regulate their pH balance. ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda is made from soda ash, also known as sodium carbonate. To make ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda, the soda ash is mined in the form of an ore called trona. The soda ash is then dissolved into a solution through which carbon dioxide is bubbled and sodium bicarbonate precipitates out, forming "Pure, Safe and Natural"

ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda. You remember that from chemistry class, don't you?

What is the deal with ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda and pH ?

As we mentioned, baking soda helps regulate pH—keeping a substance neither too acidic (sour tasting), nor too alkaline. Think of pH as a see-saw, with acidic pH tilting one way, alkaline pH tilting the other way, and neutral pH when the see-saw is level. When ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda comes in contact with either an acidic or an alkaline substance, it's natural effect is to neutralize that extreme pH - tilting the see- saw back toward level. And beyond that, baking soda has the capability to resist further changes in the pH balance - keep the see-saw level--this is called buffering.

So what's the big deal? Well for us, this neutralizing and buffering capability is the science behind how our
ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda is so effective for so many uses. Whether it's neutralizing acidic (sour tasting) smells in your refrigerator to keep milk from tasting like last nights dinner, or maintaining a neutral pH in your laundry water so your detergent can work best, or stabilizing your pool water pH to keep it clear, it's this science that explains how.

ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda can do it all !

Learn about these and other uses for ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda as you Visit Our Neighborhood.

What can ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda clean ?

ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda is a safe and effective cleaner for kitchens and bathroom surfaces - countertops and sinks, tub and tile, chrome, steel, enamel or plastic throughout your home. When it is not fully dissolved, like when it is sprinkled dry from our plastic Shaker package onto a clean damp sponge, ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda is perfect to use as a gentle scouring powder - it won't scratch your shiny appliance surfaces, but it's abrasive enough to lift dirt and stains for easy removal. It's great around food prep surfaces because you know it's not leaving a chemical residue.

In the laundry, ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda helps liquid laundry detergent clean better, so keep our 12 lb. Resealable Pouch handy for these big cleaning uses.

What can ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda deodorize ?

ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda's deodorization power is legendary ! Use our ARM & HAMMER® to help keep your foods tasting like they should. The ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda absorbs odors from stinky foods in your refrigerator and freezer to keep other foods (like ice cubes) from tasting funky. Our Fridge- n-Freezer® Odor Absorber package can also be used in musty closets and coolers and diaper pails and garbage cans and….well you get the idea!

ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda deodorizes carpets, upholstery, pet beds and even pets themselves, when you sprinkle the baking soda directly on the smelly item. Keep your ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda Shaker handy to freshen your entire home and its contents! Learn how to freshen your entire home!

ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda can even deodorize when it's dissolved in water! Get our 12 lb. Resealable Pouch with the enclosed scoop so you can use baking soda in the wash water whenever you need to add a boost of deodorization to your wash water. When you use ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda with your bleach loads, you'll find you can cut back on the bleach you use and not have that bleachy smell on your clean laundry when you are done.

How does ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda deodorize, you ask? Well it's all in the pH.

What does ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda do when you bake ?

ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda's original use was as an essential ingredient for baking. In dough or a batter,
ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda helps to make the dough rise, also known as leavening. When ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda in a batter is heated and combined with acidic ingredients (like lemon juice or buttermilk), it gives off carbon dioxide which, in turn, causes the dough to rise. This leavening increases the surface area of dough or batter by causing it to rise and become light and porous, and that makes for one tasty cake! Check out our Recipe Box for great baking ideas!

How can I tell if my ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda is still effective for baking ?

There is no easy test for determining the acceptability of baking soda beyond the expiration date which appears on the bottom of every box of ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda. For those uses that require optimum performance, such as baking, we recommend purchasing a fresh box.

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