Underarm Freshness Made With Baking Soda

Many consumer products are on the shelves today because they are manufactured for a specific use. However, in recent years those same products are now being used for other purposes. For instance, Baking Soda, originally manufactured as an antacid has many other uses from cleaning teeth to sweetening tomatoes, and keeping flowers fresh longer.
Nell Barnes was raised on a farm in Doddridge, Arkansas. She said she grew up using baking soda for many purposes, including putting it in her and her sibling’s shoes to kill sweaty feet odor.

A year ago, Nell began to create her own deodorant using essential oils and baking soda. “I learned that using antisperperant deodorant was beginning to cause problems for women under their arms clogging their lymph nodes, which according to research, leads to breast cancer,” said Barnes.

Like many products baking soda, if misused can be harmful when ingested. In one study conducted on 192 patients who reported to the California Poison Control System, found that misuse of baking soda could have a significant impact on electrolyte and acid/base imbalances.