06/12/2008: Alain from Ottawa, Canada: "First: Great Site-Really great Site, there may be still some hopes for the human race after all.

I live in Ottawa and I am trying to find Sodium Carbonate (a.k.a washing soda). I found two products at Wal...t, but ...

The first one is Arm & Hammer SoClean Super Washing Soda (UPC_CODE:6533300330). The box did not list any ingredients. So I emailed the company in both Canada and USA in order to know if it was 100% pure Sodium Carbonate. The US company replied the next day (no answer yet from the Canadian Company). Here is an excerpt from the answer:"This product is made from 100% Sodium Carbonate. However, the Canadian formulation has a fragrance added." Well ... we sure do not have the same understanding of 100%. I hoped it may help others to know.

My question: I don't think it is safe to use that product in the carbicarb formula? or is it? Anyone has an opinion?

The second product is a pool product called pH up (a kind of Wal...t noname product) which only says that "this product contains sodium carbonate", That's all there is as far as ingredients are concerned. I noticed that it, however, does not say "contains only sodium bicarbonate". Well, it does not say "contains only sodium carbonate". But my guess is, because it is for swimming pools, there is no need to add other garbage and therefore is probably "cleaner" than the "SoClean" product. Am I right? Anybody with an opinion?

So, my third question is: Does any of EC Canadian readers know how to obtain 100% pure Sodium Carbonate? I do not mind if it is only available online.

Again EC your a great site.

PS:One suggestion. I think it would be great if, beside an item in a list of remedies, you would indicate the yeas count, so it would make it easy to find the most popular remedy for a particular ailment."

08/26/2008: Kay from Toronto, Canada replies: "I want to try the carbicarb remedy for eczema also, and went to W..M..t today and found the Arm & Hammer washing soda. it MUST have fragrance in it. I went online and found the same info as you. It says the brand that we've both purchased contains 86% sodium carbonate and 15% water. It didn't say anything about fragrance, but it clearly has one. Hmm.. I wish someone would reply to your question because I'm anxious to try it. I've done some research on the carbicarb remedy in general, and it seems safe to take. better than using just sodium bicarbonate. Due to the fragrance though in the Washing Soda, I'm wary to take it. I checked the cautions for the Washing Soda "Warnings: May be harmful if swallowed. May irritate eyes. Avoid contact with eyes. If contact is made, flush with water. If swallowed, give water or milk. Contact a physician. Keep out of reach of children." Also "Ingestion: Slightly toxic. Ingestion may cause abdominal discomfort and irritation of the oral and alimentary mucosa. Ingestion may also present a potential aspiration hazard. Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure: None given". Here's the link. Useful info!... http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=brands&id=3005006"

08/28/2008: Chris from Blairsville, Georgia replies: "I bought a product called "Arm & Hammer ALL NATURAL Super Washing Soda" from www.soapsgonebuy.com It has the same warning label: "May be harmful if swallowed". Hope this helps!"

07/04/2010: Jackie from Belfast, Ireland: "What is molybdenum (sodium molybdate) and where do I buy it in northern ireland. I went online to two popular health food stores and they don't seem to stock it. Also, are there any side effects with sodium molybdate?"

08/22/2010: Wydo from Ventura, Ca, United States replies: "Yes, I also would like to know where to buy this. I found technical grade on ebay at 96% to 97% pure but this does not seem pure enough."

09/30/2010: Wydo from Ventura, Ca, United States replies: "Does Ted know if technical grade or reagent grade is good enough for the sodium molybdate?"

08/09/2011: Saul42 from Ny: "Where can I purchase pure sodium thiosuphate. Some of the places I have seen add some other stuff to the mix. IS any of this other stuff dangerous?"

08/09/2011: Peter from Chicago, Il replies: "They have it in Ebay."

12/14/2009: Wydo from Ventura, Ca replies: "I have tried every pet shop around here and an aquarium store. Most of the declorinators on the shelf do not list ingredients. The ones that do don't list sodium thiosulphate. I have found some online that say Pentahydrate or lab grade. I also found lage amounts for over $100 but nothing afordable. I could sure use some help here finding a small amount. Is the Petahydrate or lab grade ok to use? If you know where to find it please post it here. If you know here at EC please email me."

01/26/2010: Wydo from Ventura, Ca replies: "If anyone is still having problems getting sodium thiosulfate at the pet store after reading all this here is what I did. Go to your local pet store and find where they keep the dechlorinators and write down the product names and the brand name. Then look them up on their website. You should be able to find a page with the MSDS or material safety data sheet. The MSDS will give you the ingredients. Some times the bottle will have the URL for the website on it so you can write that down."

[YEA]  08/17/2008: Kathy from Ozark, MO: "Just wanted to let you know, I found a site that sells all of the herbs and other vitamins at low price. It's called VitaCost...

http://www.vitacost.com/

visit this site for Xylitol (cheapest price I found)
http://www.emeraldforestxylitol.com"

03/14/2010: Jacobo from Albuquerque, New Mexico: "I just purchased some EDTA in the form of Tetrasodium Hydrate 98%. I've seen the suggested use of 1/16 teaspoon, but is this also valid for 98% EDTA? I don't want to accidentally kill myself."

11/24/2010: Anthony from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: "Hey,
Just curious where online I can buy a good reliable Tumeric powder? Thanks! "

01/22/2011: Conrad from Calgary, Ab,canada replies: "TURMERIC IS ONE OF THE FIVE MAIN INGREDIENT FOR MAKING CURRY POWDER. ANY GROCERY STORE SELLS SPICES WILL LIKELY HAVE IT. IN SMALL BOTTLES OF 35 GM. WILL BE EXPENSIVE. IF YOU LOOK INTO SECTIONS WHERE THEY SELL CURRY POWDER IT MAY COME IN 454GM FOR MORE OR LESS THE SAME PRICE AS THE BOTTLE."

07/28/2012: Rob from Pattaya, Thailand: "Need vitamin C powder or crystals and lecithin granules to make liposomal C for HBV. Where in Thailand can I get these?"

09/27/2011: Tom from Bangkok, Thailand: "Hi, can you tell me where I might go to purchase an alkaline water machine in Thailand? Thank you kindly, Tom Kim, email address tom-kim(AT)live.com"

10/24/2010: Lew from Batang Kali, Selangor, Malaysia: "Greetings
I would be grateful if any member can inform me where I can buy in Malaysia :
1. Magnesium Oil for transdermal application
2. Magnesium Chloride flakes
3. Nascent Iodine"

06/08/2011: Elementz from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia replies: "Hello Lew from Batang Kali. How are you doing?

I would just like to inform you that you can find distrubuters who sell Magnesium Oil in Malaysia at www.elementz.com.my

The RRP for a 100ml bottle is RM70.00 exc. Delivery charges. However, if you are looking to purchase bulk of 3 boxes (48bottles/box) you can buy it directly from ELEMENTZ. And you would be able to buy it at wholesale price."

02/04/2010: Cordell from Saint John, New Brunswick Canada: "Chemical Supplier (Ted's remedies) in Canada

Hi. I would just like to post this for anyone interested in buying many of the chemicals etc. used in Ted's remedies in Canada. I found a Chemical Supplier with "Food Grade chemicals" called the Kissner Group online http://www.kissner.com -- it's located in Ontario and has Disodium EDTA, Potassium Bicarbonate, Hydrogen Peroxide, Magnesium Chloride and many others. I was personally quite happy to find it after extensive searching and thought It'd be just wrong for me not to share!"

02/04/2010: Steve from Toronto, Ontario, Canada replies: "Hi Cordell, thanks for the supplier. Just what I was looking for ... health and prosperity!"

06/27/2009: Suresh from New Delhi, India: "WHERE CAN I PROCURE:

1) APPLE CEDAR VINEGAR
2) TEA TREE OIL
3) NEEM OIL"

EC: A few posts from India regarding where to buy apple cider vinegar here: http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/apple_cider_vinegar_buy.html#INDIA

09/28/2010: Rose M from Kuwait City, Kuwait: "To Dianne from Kuwait - I am new to Kuwait, coming from the US and want to know if you have to order all your health stuff online or if you have found some here? I am trying to find baking soda, food grade hydrogen peroxide and urine/saliva test strips. I did find regular 6% peroxide at a pharmacy."

01/02/2011: Fajq8 from Kuwait replies: "HI there,

Does anyone have information about where to purchase food grade hydrogen peroxide in kuwait? Please contact me via email at Fajq8[at]yahoo[dot]com (make sure to say something in the subject about hydrogen peroxide kuwait otherwise it might be spammed!! )

Thanks."

02/20/2011: Francisca from Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France: "My husband will be going to Singapore soon, does anyone know where he can buy MSM crystals, cream and eye drops? They are very difficult to get here in Europe so he promised me to try there. So far the powder one buys here hasn't helped me but maybe I need to take a bigger quantity and stick with it longer? Also the eye drops might help my eye floaters and the overal health of my very myopic eyes!

As he will only be there for a few days and he will be very busy with work I would very much appreciate if someone had a good address where the could go and buy the stuff. We do know Singapore a bit but we never looked for health food shops so we have no idea if they have any. Of maybe this is sold in pharmacies over there?"