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So i work in a factory that packages food products... One of the products we package is baking powder... Whenever we do baking powder, after a couple of days' exposure to it, our noses start bleeding... Does anyone know why that is?
i would assume that the powder is getting into the air because it is very then consequently getting into your noses, drying them out and causing cracking 
thats just my guess though
thats odd... baking powder is normally used as a clotting agent to help prevent nose bleeds 
I have read various forums about baking powder and baking soda, but they say that those products can be used to clot the blood to STOP a bleeding nose... it would be nice to get an answer from someone who isnt a complete moron, Killas...
finally someone can tell me
what is the difference between baking powder and baking soda?
baking soda is bicarbonate soda (sodium bicarbonate)
Baking powder is baking soda mixed with an acid and often cornflower or something else (this allows it to bubble up and help your cakes etc rise in the oven )
My thoughts HJ which are probably horribly wrong but meh...: The powder is coating the inside of your nose, this leads osmosis of the water out of your nose initially (hence your nose will start to run first). This is because of the high concentration of salt (sodium) on the inside of your nose...
The bleeding part im not 100% sure on but could be a result of an irritation caused by the powder which is now dissolved and manages to cause a lesion in ur septum -> bleeding -> blood nose...
Baking powder is alcalic. The mucosa of your nose is slightly sour and it gets damaged by the baking powder so nose bleeing can appear...
found that on google and had to translate into english..
i can not 100% verify if its true.
majorly what Blizzard says is right, the powder wont make you bleed, but the powder gases will because the components are dissolved, and what you get into ur nose is mainly acid within the water vapours.
It's the same happening to mineral water when you boil it, it's not recommended to boil mineral water because the temperature breaks all chemical bondings so what you have in the end is a mix of components that will join randomly when water is warm again, forming new molecules not always good for health.
Mineral water has HCO3, Na, SO4, C, Ca, K if you dissolve this at a certain boiling point you can even form potasic oxid K2O or sulfure acid H2SO4, and this is not ideal for ur body.
Idk the components of the powder, but maybe you are manipulating it too early after boiling and you should wait longer till its cooled enough and restful.
stop picking ur nose hj
HJ, If your work won't provide a low to moderately priced respirator for free, buy one, they aren't super expensive...just make sure you buy the right kind or you could do more harm than good depending on the application... Or if you're too manly... an N95 dust mask may be appropriate, but I'd check with someone who has more knowledge than me in regards to airborne particulate matter and its penetration of various human orifices... and of course, if you're not willing to wear a goofy mask... learn to live with it...
ur sure its really baking soda and not a coverup cus ur boss mass produces cocaine? that sh*t will ruin ur nasal passage bro!
Yah thanks FA... We have recently kicked up a fuss about bleeding noses with baking powder and my work have supplied us with decent dust masks so its not really a problem anymore... A woman at work actually rang the company who made the baking powder just to find out what was in it that could cause a nose bleed and that company was going to send a representative over to talk to us about it... The boss heard about it and put a stop to it and my work mate got in trouble and still had no answer... This thread helped her out 
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