Used in bleaching and hair removal creams.
It is also a component of fungicides, fire-extinguishers and cleaning products.
It further finds applications in cooling baths, pharmaceuticals, dyes, pigments, and it is an essential fertiliser, used for degreasing textiles, chrome leather tanning and as an additive in ceramics.
Uses
Ammonium Bicarbonate is used for bleaching and in hair removal creams, as a bleach activator.
Used for buffering solutions to make them slightly alkaline during chemical purification.
In the cosmetic industry and leather processing, it is used for neutralising and stabilising pH.
It is used as a foaming agent to build up plastics and rubber.
Benefits
• Helps lighten hair
• Neutralises pH
Usage Rate
The usage for this product depends on the nature of the formulation, thus there is no exact recommended concentration.
Strengths
Helps lighten hair.
Caution
Ammonium Bicarbonate is a natural chemical which takes the form of hard, white crystals. It has a faint ammonia smell because it slowly decomposes to ammonia, carbon dioxide, and water. It has many industrial applications, since it dissolves in water to give a mildly alkaline solution. However, It is insoluble in acetone and alcohols. Some uses include hair bleach activator, ingredient for fire extinguishers, dyes and pigments, and as a fertiliser, among others.