No, when you heat sodium bicarbonate to make sodium carbonate, you don't necessarily need to crystallize it further to obtain the actual sodium carbonate; the heating process itself converts the sodium bicarbonate directly into sodium carbonate powder, releasing carbon dioxide and water vapor, so you already have your sodium carbonate product once the reaction is complete
Like you could, but when the bubbles stop that means it's done reacting. Just felt like weighing it would be extra steps when observation seemed sufficient and I dont assume people are using this for lab work.
technically the temp you need to achieve is 300 Fahrenheit, as she said there is no need to weigh it when the reaction is visible when done and its likely that weighing results would be different for many reasons. Inhalation of anything from the process isn't good, do it outside and stand upwind.
I tried using baking soda with red cabbage, and it seems to have worked just fine! The pigment is still drying, but there's lot of it left on the coffee filter. I have no idea how well it will mix with my medium yet, though.
I think mine might be smoother? It's hard to say for sure. I haven't actually ground it up yet. It doesn't feel gritty when I touch it and it looks smooth. One difference I've definitely noticed is that the colors of mine turned out richer than the results you got. You mentioned that yours turned green as it dried, but mine is dry and is a vibrant turquoise blue color. You might want to experiment with using baking soda just to see if your results are any better.
Yeah, the baking soda didn't crystalize. I've ground it up now, it makes a great powder, nice and smooth. I should note, however, that the turquoise has been my best results I've gotten so far. I've tried a few other attempts at making different pigments with a variety of ingredients and haven't gotten great results. Blueberries make a nice purple, but the texture isn't great. I think I didn't strain out the pulp and seeds well enough. My test with pomegranates failed miserably as the baking soda made the red turn green which turned to brown as it dried. Hopefully your grass or ginger plant work out alright. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. :)
You should definitely use washing soda, it's main job here is to be a strong base, and also a clear crystal for the dye to color and turn into your insoluble pigment. Baking soda is also basic, but it's much LESS basic, so you'll waste a lot of your product, and then it's less stable once made, so will break down more easily.
As the other people pointed out, it's definitely not the same chemical. However it does have basically all the same properties relevant to lake pigments, and might actually work here in place of washing soda (both are semi transparent crystals that are alkaline and should precipitate out the alum and hold a dye). Did you ever actually try it and find success? Would be interested to know.
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this is really helpful, Thank you, NadaMakes!
Superb method !
thank you so much!
Isn't washing soda Na2CO3.10H2O?
So after making the anhydrous washing soda, don't you need to add water to crystallize it?
Yes u do
No, when you heat sodium bicarbonate to make sodium carbonate, you don't necessarily need to crystallize it further to obtain the actual sodium carbonate; the heating process itself converts the sodium bicarbonate directly into sodium carbonate powder, releasing carbon dioxide and water vapor, so you already have your sodium carbonate product once the reaction is complete
Instant funnel - curl up some paper into a cone & tape. Snip off the end to make a hole suitable for your jar. Perhaps use coffee filter instead......
No temperature setting or time frame given?
I've read you can weight them and you should lose 2/3rds of it's weight once fully converted.
Like you could, but when the bubbles stop that means it's done reacting. Just felt like weighing it would be extra steps when observation seemed sufficient and I dont assume people are using this for lab work.
technically the temp you need to achieve is 300 Fahrenheit, as she said there is no need to weigh it when the reaction is visible when done and its likely that weighing results would be different for many reasons. Inhalation of anything from the process isn't good, do it outside and stand upwind.
Thanks for this video. Can you explain the process to use bicarbonate soda to make skeleton leaves. Thanks.
Thank's your a star.
Hi can you tell me how much water and baking soda you use 😊
You don't add water to the baking soda. You just put it in the pot.
The best way to know is by strongly heating to constant mass
Hi, i have a question, when i put de sodium carbonate in water, they react and turn warm, its something wrong??
Your water cant be acidic right?
How much do you use and is it safe for baby clothes
Is is possible to use the baking soda to make paints with? Or do you absolutely have to turn it into washing soda first?
I tried using baking soda with red cabbage, and it seems to have worked just fine! The pigment is still drying, but there's lot of it left on the coffee filter. I have no idea how well it will mix with my medium yet, though.
I think mine might be smoother? It's hard to say for sure. I haven't actually ground it up yet. It doesn't feel gritty when I touch it and it looks smooth. One difference I've definitely noticed is that the colors of mine turned out richer than the results you got. You mentioned that yours turned green as it dried, but mine is dry and is a vibrant turquoise blue color. You might want to experiment with using baking soda just to see if your results are any better.
Yeah, the baking soda didn't crystalize. I've ground it up now, it makes a great powder, nice and smooth. I should note, however, that the turquoise has been my best results I've gotten so far. I've tried a few other attempts at making different pigments with a variety of ingredients and haven't gotten great results. Blueberries make a nice purple, but the texture isn't great. I think I didn't strain out the pulp and seeds well enough. My test with pomegranates failed miserably as the baking soda made the red turn green which turned to brown as it dried. Hopefully your grass or ginger plant work out alright. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. :)
You should definitely use washing soda, it's main job here is to be a strong base, and also a clear crystal for the dye to color and turn into your insoluble pigment. Baking soda is also basic, but it's much LESS basic, so you'll waste a lot of your product, and then it's less stable once made, so will break down more easily.
Is it bicarbonate soda ?
After it's cooked, the baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) becomes sodium carbonate or some people call it sodium hydrogen carbonate.
Pls help me with how to make Nigeria washing soda I can't find the video here anyone with the video should pls help me with it pls
I am not sure what you mean by Nigeria washing soda! But you can make washing soda from baking soda by heating the baking soda.
Merci nadouna
PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWER ME IMMEDIATELY KDKCKKV DID SHE USE HIGH HEAT? OR MEDIUM?
IM DOING IT RIGHT NOW AND THERES SOME YELLOW SHIT
Yo sorry for the delay! I just used medium- high heat didnt get any yellow shit - are you sure you used just baking soda?
lol.
This woman was kidnapped by pirates and had to manufacture washing soda by the end of the day or face certain death
You call it baking powder @ 1:40. It is not. It’s baking soda. Baking powder is a mixture of baking soda and an acid.
Sorry, my bad, I misspoke
100th.....thanks for the info
Help pls
you messed up. You're turning sodium BIcarbonate into sodium carbonate
Right, at 00:54
Washing soada costs 5 bucks a box at Wal-Mart they call it borax . Same stuff.
Cheaper and easier just to buy it. 🤔
Borax is not washing soda- borax is boron based, while washing soda has no boron at all.
Mike Kalynowski washing soda is different from borax.
As the other people pointed out, it's definitely not the same chemical. However it does have basically all the same properties relevant to lake pigments, and might actually work here in place of washing soda (both are semi transparent crystals that are alkaline and should precipitate out the alum and hold a dye). Did you ever actually try it and find success? Would be interested to know.
Washing soda is significantly higher in PH than Borax.