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Higher pH but doesn’t cause rashes
Magnesium hydroxide has a higher pH than baking soda. What makes it less irritating to the skin and how come it does not cause burns like baking soda? TIA.
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It’s very poorly water soluble which means, there is nearly no free base available which therefore gets neutralised easily. Nonetheless, it can burn skin even more but requires more time (and more sweat). -
@Pharma
Thank you. So prolonged exposure will do the damage? -
As long as it stays wet, yes, sure. Go work constructions and you’ll know what I mean 🙂 .
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Pharma said:As long as it stays wet, yes, sure. Go work constructions and you’ll know what I mean 🙂 .
Well said. Thanks for the insight
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