Sodium carbonate is a white crystalline powder which is commonly called soda ash or washing soda. Sodium carbonate is used in industry in the manufacture of glass. It is also used as detergent booster to soften hard water and as a household cleaner. read more
Sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3, (also known as washing soda, soda ash and soda crystals, and in the monohydrate form as crystal carbonate) is the water-soluble sodium salt of carbonic acid. It most commonly occurs as a crystalline decahydrate, which readily effloresces to form a white powder, the monohydrate. read more
The uptake of sodium, via exposure to sodium carbonate, is much less than the uptake of sodium via food. Therefore, sodium carbonate is not expected to be systemically available in the body. Furthermore, an oral uptake of sodium carbonate will result in a neutralization in the stomach due to the gastric acid. read more