It is praised by bloggers, recommended by grandmothers and used in every second life hack.
But few people know that ordinary baking soda can cause poisoning, burns and even explosions.
Yes, you heard right! When soda gets into the body in large quantities, it disrupts the acid-base balance, causing nausea and convulsions. And if you mix it with vinegar in a closed bottle, the reaction will cause the container to explode.
But the most dangerous are household myths. For example, cleaning aluminum pans with soda. Abrasive particles scratch the metal, and harmful oxides get into the food.
And attempts to whiten teeth with soda end with thinning of the enamel and caries. Even "safe" washing of floors with soda can be harmful: if there are animals in the house, they lick off the remains of the powder, which provokes gastrointestinal diseases.
How to use soda correctly? Only in small doses and without fanaticism.
For example, to eliminate odors in the refrigerator (place an open box on a shelf) or gently clean glass (dissolve a teaspoon in a liter of water).
And never mix it with chlorine-containing products - this causes the release of toxic gas. Remember: even folk methods require common sense.
Author: Valeria Kisternaya