Ras
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Fearing the pollution that could be in my tap water, for the past several weeks I have been using sodium percarbonate to bathe certain body regions. And I have found it to confer a strong deodorant effect for at least 24 hours. Hometown temperature has been greater than 100F (38C) for a few weeks now, and it works well in spite of the sweating. I have used an equivalent amount of hydrogen peroxide alone, and it yields no such benefit, so I conclude that it must be the resultant sodium carbonate. I scrub it on with a rag and let it air-dry. The result reduces skin-friction and does not leave dust on my clothing. I've not tried sodium bicarbonate; I don't know if it would work the same, as the carbonate salt produces greater total alkalinity per equal measure. I also have not tried sodium carbonate alone.
According to my AWS-600, I dissolve about 17.5 grams (1 tbsp) of sodium percarbonate into 1 cup of hot distilled water. And because sodium percarbonate is 1 part sodium carbonate and 1.5 parts hydrogen peroxide, the solution comprises about 11.7 grams of hydrogen peroxide and 5.8 grams of sodium carbonate. The peroxide does bleach brown hair, so using sodium carbonate (soda ash/washing soda) will avoid that effect.
Formula:
1 cup distilled water
~6 grams of sodium carbonate
According to my AWS-600, I dissolve about 17.5 grams (1 tbsp) of sodium percarbonate into 1 cup of hot distilled water. And because sodium percarbonate is 1 part sodium carbonate and 1.5 parts hydrogen peroxide, the solution comprises about 11.7 grams of hydrogen peroxide and 5.8 grams of sodium carbonate. The peroxide does bleach brown hair, so using sodium carbonate (soda ash/washing soda) will avoid that effect.
Formula:
1 cup distilled water
~6 grams of sodium carbonate