relaxing bath anyone?

cathy_3

a handful of baking soda or bicarb in the bath is great for a relax or if your sunburned

no need to buy expensive bath stuff if you drop a few drops of lavender oil in as well

potty_2

please help me, what is baking soda, is this bicarbinate of soda, or baking powder, or soda crystals, I know the americans use the term baking soda for what we call something else, what is it...?

cathy_3

soda crystals come in a big bag and they are biggish

bicarbonate of soda is like a fine powder

baking powder is the same stuff

cream of tartar is similar and good for cleaning

borax is also like a fine powder

carly

Baking powder is generally more expensive than bicarb as it is a mixture of bicarb and a raising agent ( which is often cream of tartar (tartaric acid ). When the two are mixed and wetted they react and give off carbon dioxide which causes the product to fizz and the cake (or whatever to rise)
My "supercook" baking powder contains ..................
Wheat flour and
raising agents: disodium diphosphate, sodium hyrogen carbonate (which is another name for bicarb )

carly

Cream of tartar :
white crystalline powder. Chemically it is potassium hydrogen tartrate, KC 4 H 5 O 6 , the acidic potassium salt of tartaric acid . It is used as the leavening agent in baking powders.

Bicarb or baking soda as the americans call it : Sodium hydrogen carbonate, chemical compound, NaHCO 3 , a white crystalline or granular powder, commonly known as bicarbonate of soda or baking soda. It is soluble in water and very slightly soluble in alcohol. It evolves carbon dioxide gas when heated above about 50°C, a property made use of in baking powder, of which it is a component. It is also decomposed by most acids; the acid is neutralized and carbon dioxide is given off. The major use of sodium bicarbonate is in foods, e.g., baked goods.

Borax:
Chemical compound, Na 2 B 4 O 7 ·10H 2 O;
Borax is a colorless, crystalline salt; it also occurs as a white powder. Is widely and diversely used, e.g., as a mild antiseptic, a cleansing agent, a water softener>

Soda or Washing soda
chemical compound, Na 2 CO 3 , soluble in water and very slightly soluble in alcohol. Pure sodium carbonate is a white, odorless 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, Na 2 CO 3 ·10H 2 O, is a colourless, transparent crystalline compound commonly called sal soda or washing soda. Because seaweed ashes were an early source of sodium carbonate, it is often called soda ash or, simply, soda.It is also used in processing wood pulp to make paper, in making soaps and detergents, in refining aluminum, in water softening,

debtworrier

cathy wrote:

soda crystals come in a big bag and they are biggish

bicarbonate of soda is like a fine powder

baking powder is the same stuff

cream of tartar is similar and good for cleaning

borax is also like a fine powder

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but DON'T use washing soda crystals in the bath - they're far too strong and will damage your skin!

big-girl

relaxing bath - lavender, candles, soothing classical music, and a glass of Australian shiraz - heaven!!

mum2kathryn

debtworrier wrote:

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but DON'T use washing soda crystals in the bath - they're far too strong and will damage your skin!

I thought this was the main ingredient of bath salts? I seem to remember making some blue peter style when I was a kid.

arabellacatpig_2

If you have room for growing things,you don't have to shell out for essential oils.Pick a bunch of what you fancy.Tie it with string,and hang it from the tap so that the water runs through it,this works really well with leafy one's like lemon balm and mint.Or you can wrap some in a hankie like a bouquet garnie,bruise it a little first to help the oils to come out.This is great for lavender and rose.Citrus skins also work well.

Pink.

This is a good thread for the Health and Beauty moneysaving board so I've moved it across.

Pink

Ted_Hutchinson

Magnesium Chloride. available by the 25kg bag from animal food/agricultural supplies depots also known as DEAD SEA SALTS. around £7ish bag.

For general relaxation as well as for back pain and arthritic or muscle pain and stiffness either magnesium chloride or Epsom salts may be used. Both are excellent to soak in a hot bath with the addition of up to 1 kg of magnesium salts.

If you regularly have a bath in Dead Sea Salts the magnesium will be absorbed through your skin so improving your anti inflammatory status.

It is particularly useful for those under stress there is also some evidence it's useful for those suffering from Bruxism (toothgrinding/jawclenching.) It's particularly useful also for those wanting to improve skin condition.