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Baking Soda in UK

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:14 pm
by Nikki
Anyone know where one can get a hold of baking soda in bulk?

:dave:

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:43 pm
by madanna
yup lol

When i was using it for my nappies, I used to be able to get it in bulk from one of two bakeries in the town - and it wasnt badly priced either - try the independent ones before the chains as they seem to be more aimiable.

I also recommended it to all the people I sold nappies too and they didnt have any trouble getting it that way either

Just take care on the way home with brown bags of white powder :lol: :lol: treat passing policemen with care :mrgreen:

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:45 pm
by Annpan
I bought some online recently at summer naturals, very competitive pricing.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:07 am
by Jack
Gidday

Try your farm supplies stores, especially ones that supply to dairy farms. Sometimes it is used as a suppliment to correct acidity in rumanants.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:13 am
by Nikki
Thanks guys.

Wouldn't have a clue where was the nearest farm supply store, and our 'bakeries' are rubbish high street ones. (still in the city). Hopefully that helps someone else.

I will check online.

:dave:

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:26 am
by glenniedragon
Chemists too a worth a try, good old fashioned cure for indigestion! I've boughts it by the kilo from Lloyds before.

kind thoughts
Deb

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:56 am
by possum
try for it at the places where you buy stuff loose, I forget what the chain is called, but you can buy it by the kilo

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:36 am
by Nikki
Thanks.

I just found it online from a soap making company. So shop around amongst these. I found it for £4.80 for 5kg, pretty good I think. Cheaper if you buy more.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:29 pm
by the.fee.fairy
What soap making company is that? I'd like to bulk buy it too.

for going down the sink, its Bicarbonate of Soda you want - baking soda has cornflour added to it.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:48 pm
by Nikki
Isn't that baking powder?

Bicarbonate of soda and baking soda are the same thing.

The cheapest online, taking p&p and vat into consideration too, was http://justasoap.co.uk/catalog/sodium-b ... 01885571cd

This comes to £2.04 p/kg

However! I checked with T**co, and there it's £1.85 p/kg.

The p&p online is painful. Baking soda is just so heavy. So it's either local supermarket or chemist, etc, for true savings.

:dave:

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:26 pm
by the.fee.fairy
aaah, maybe i was getting myself confused there then...

I#ll have a look at that site - it looks good. I want to make myself some bath bombs!

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:42 pm
by Andy Hamilton
Just been doing some research for the book on this topic, pool suppliers also sell it in bulk it goes by a different name though - sodium bicarbonate.

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:21 pm
by the.fee.fairy
oooh, never thought of them!

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:33 pm
by the.fee.fairy
http://www.edictchemicals.com

£5.25+vat fopr up to 10k shipping charges, and a 2kg bag of Bicarb is £2 something!!

Minimum order is £10.

I like this company...

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:10 pm
by Shirley