Madame 35289??? have you just debunked yourself???

"benzene in baking soda, which is on the list of ingredients,"

Ummmm there are no listed ingredients in baking soda other than baking soda which is sodium bicarbonate you do not seem to know this as of yet because you contimnue to say .

"so she suggests straight sodium bicarbonate (which incidentally can't be bought by the public!)"

I just bought sodium bicarbonate yesterday in an orange box with a hammer wielding arm emblazoned on the front. It says 100% USP with no other ingredients.  If there are hidden or less than detectable traces  they certaintly are not listed. If you have allegation that benzene is an "ingredient" please substantiate it and do not mislead people.

Then without providing any substantiation you repeat your unsubstantiated claim


"but anyway if benzene is something you want to ingest, go for it! I just wasn't sure if people knew it's a toxin."

Well benzene is not on the ingredients list but if it is there in trace or barely detectable amounts please I repeat show us the substantiation beyond some claim by Hulda Clark so that you buy her 4.00 baking soda. It is unethical to put labeling such as "Aluminum free" on baking soda (As Bob's Red Mill used to do) because they know people get this mixed up with baking powder which lists aluminum as an ingredient. Ignorant consumers fall for this. And Ignorant (not having right knowledge) people may fall for your unsubstantiated claims. I Am ignorant until I am shown the truth.

yes we know what benzene is, even if not we can tell by the name it is a "not good chemical' , but I thought you were spending all this time looking for substantiation and here you have further unsubstantiated and debunked your own self.

It would serve us well if you can come up with substantiation for your claim as it is a big one. We all await some REAL substantiation if you have it.  Otherwise you unsubstantiated claim is just that.  This is very misleading it would be better to say I do not know, I am ignorant to this, I am just parroting something I heard, Ihave no substantiation or cannot find any. 

I do acknowledge that you say you are trying to help, yet We await your reply with REAL substantiation

 thanks

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