Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is a versatile, budget-friendly essential for cleaning, health, beauty, and baking. If you follow our practical tips like those on comment-economiser.fr, it's already in your toolkit.
Here's where to find and buy it effortlessly:
- Supermarkets and hypermarkets (in the salt and spices aisle): Leclerc, Carrefour, Cora, Auchan, Leader Price, Intermarché, Aldi, Franprix, or Lidl.
- Organic stores: Naturalia, Biomonde, Biocoop, Les nouvelles Robinson, Bio c'est bon, Satoriz.
- Pharmacies.
- Drugstores.
- DIY stores (often in bulk packs): Brico Dépôt, Bricomarché, Bigmat, Gédimat.
- Unsure of local stock? Read our detailed guide here.
- Online: Shop anytime with home delivery or affordable pickup points.
I've always bought it in rectangular cardboard boxes for convenience.
It also comes in cylindrical plastic tubs, like salt containers.
Prices vary slightly by retailer:
- Higher in pharmacies, drugstores, or organic shops (€4.50–€5 for 500g).
- Affordable at DIY stores (€4.20–€4.90 for 500g).
- Cheapest in supermarkets and online (€3.80–€4 for 500g).
Key Tip: For ingestion (e.g., teeth whitening), opt for food-grade baking soda. Technical grade works for cleaning or pools.
