If you've come across washing soda in a cleaning recipe and didn't understand what the difference was from baking soda, then look no further. Washing soda is natural cleaning booster that elevates favorite products. What makes baking soda different from washing soda? Water and carbon dioxide.
OK, here are the technicals — baking soda's chemical makeup is NaHCO3, while washing soda's is Na2CO3. Basically, heating baking soda at a high temperature evaporates water and releases carbon dioxide, resulting in the change. Baking soda is commonly used in baking as a leavening agent, but minus the water and carbon dioxide, and it becomes a concentrated alkaline laundry booster that helps remove stubborn stains — and is not meant for use in cooking at all. We found the easy directions on Lifehacker and had to give it a try.
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