Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate) - Brackers Good Earth Clays

Bracker's Good Earth Clays provides clay and other ceramic materials, equipment, tools, and toys to potters and sculptors in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Illinois and beyond. In Lawrence Kansas since 1982.
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Brackers Good Earth Clays Serving Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

Potassium Carbonate (Pearl Ash) - weighed out - Brackers Good

Na2CO3 (58.49% Na2O) In ceramics, a common use of soda ash is as a soluble deflocculant in ceramic slips and glazes. It works well in combination with

Soda Carbonate (Soda Ash) - 1 lb.

50 lb Pail of Pure Sodium Carbonate Dense Soda Ash

Products Brackers Good Earth Clays

Products Brackers Good Earth Clays

Excellent Natural Food Satbilizer and Anti-Caking Agent Helps balance the pH levels in the body Odorless and tasteless food grade powder May Also be

Sodium Carbonate - Natural Grade 100 Anhydrous Powder - Soda Ash, 12 oz (340 g)

Sodium Carbonate - Natural Grade 100 Anhydrous Powder