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Fake Plastic Fish sings the praises of baking soda

Posted on Nov 05, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Home & Garden, Susie Collins

Beth Terry at the blog Fake Plastic Fish shares myriad uses for baking soda, including personal hygiene, cleaning, deodorizing and baking.

Environmentalist Beth Terry (left) at Fake Plastic Fish reports about the many uses of baking soda. She put out a call on Facebook and Twitter for “unusual uses for baking soda,” and I chimed in with a couple of ideas. She was kind enough to give The Canary Report two shout outs in the post, adding my input about the use of baking soda for bathing for people who are chemically sensitive. It’s always a pleasure to see Multiple Chemical Sensitivity talked about from a supportive and inclusive perspective.

Face and Body Cleanser: Susie Collins of The Canary Report, a blog about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, told me that many people who can’t tolerate soap wash instead with baking soda, mixing it in a 50%/50% ratio with water. She also let me know that people with MCS often have difficulty finding pure baking soda that hasn’t been cross contaminated by products with strong scents. Since baking soda absorbs odors, it could potentially pick up the odor of anything it was shipped or stored near.

I did clarify in the comments that it’s really the problem of toxic chemicals in modern scent that sometimes cross contaminate baking soda in storage facilities and transit, not odors per se.

Beth’s post includes myriad uses for baking soda, including personal hygiene, cleaning, deodorizing and baking. She buys it in bulk at her health food store (see photo). We all know baking soda is an MCSers best friend!

Hats off to Beth for all her hard work in environmental protection, esp in the area of plastics, she’s a true environmental warrior. She’s just launched a discussion board on her blog, so I hope you’ll drop in to visit Fake Plastic Fish to learn about ways you can cut down on your use of plastic.

You can also find Beth’s post at Blogher: Save Money & the Planet With Baking Soda: How Many Uses Can You Think Of?

Thanks, Beth!

Photo used with permission.

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