OK, here goes, for the record, as far as I know:

baking SODA is sodium bicarbonate.  It should not contain aluminum. this
is used primarily in cooking to aid in baking to keep items light; and,
in spas to keep the water from becoming excessively acidic.

baking POWDER may/usually contain aluminum. Its primary use in cooking
is to act as a non-yeast leavening.  There is a brand which does not
include aluminum, normally offered in health food stores.  Conventional
baking POWDER always includes aluminum.

roberta



Janis Callen Bell wrote:
>
> >> Baking Soda contains aluminum, if I recall, which is linked with Alzheimer's,
> >> and when applied to the armpits, could permeate and get into the lymph
> system.
> >
> >Isn't baking powder, not baking soda, the one with aluminum?
>
> Hope we can resolve this one.  I take 'detox' baths with salt and baking
> powder.  Would hate to think I'm soaking up aluminum in my pores!
> Janis
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