Baking Soda Reviews

Worked great ONCE, then quick became too drying. I would suggest just using once a week, maybe on a day when skin is irritated from weather and such.

This really works! I was a bit skeptical, as I've struggled with acne for six years and thought that I'd surely heard of everything by now, but I guess not! I love how a few tablespoons out of the everpresent box in your fridge is a better facial mask than a super-expensive special paste. I use the 3-step program, plus this a few times a week, and my skin looks a ton better than it has since I was 12 - in fact, it's better than it was while I was on Accutane for awhile. I love it. :-D

The only annoyance is how it crumbles and brushes off so easily... oh, and how bad it tastes if you happen to get any of it in your mouth. But really, these are miniscule cons to astronomical pros!

First I tried it as a spot treatment and then later as a mask. The mask helped for 1 or 2 days...but then I'd have to do it again, and that was a pain. Plus the results werent consistent..all the spot treatment did was bring my pimples to a textbook whitehead (white/yellow tip with a red base). The pimples still took 3 weeks to go away completely.

Baking Soda definitely is worth a try. So far I haven't seen any miracles but then again, I have only been using the baking soda masks for a few weeks.

I'm in my early thirties, had acne since I was around 12 and I've tried all the nonprescription topicals, with little success.

When I stopped using SHAMPOOs to wash my hair (I heard the Sodium Lauryl Sulfates in them cause acne) and I started washing my hair alternting between bar soap and an SLS free shampoom,Dr. Woods Castille Soap, I noticed a very great improvement in my forehead, back and upper arm acne, which really cleared up nicely. So...Then I decided to give up on using all topical acne treatments (they weren't working anyway), and I also stopped washing my face with soap, and stopped using make up...

Instead I now wash my face with just plain water. I also apply the baking soda mask once a day for 30 minutes. I've been using this water only plus Baking Soda Mask for over 2 weeks now. AMAZINGLY, my face hasn't gotten any worse for it. I did get some bumps and all the red marks from earlier breakouts haven't faded yet (typical for me, I am a slow healer) But the black heads are definitely disappearing. I will check back in two more weeks to update you on my progress.

Im 19 and i started doing the baking soda mask every night for a week and it left my skin super smooth but never faded any of my existing acne/marks. I get big cysts on my chin that are veryy deep and it takes them forever to surface are very painful. when i started the baking soda i havent got any new cysts but it hasnt helped the 5 huge cysts on my chin

I tried baking soda with Cetaphyl one night after reading about it in Glamour. I wasn't expecting anything to help with my breakouts...I'm 30 and just started suffering from ance. I have spent a TON of money on all types of products and treatments with no great results. I also have hyperpigmentation from sun and scarring. I noticed a major difference after a week of use - it dried out my current pimples and I haven't had any new pimples. I have told all my friends about it! Even if you aren't suffering from cronic breakouts - it leaves your skin soft and brilliant. I'm totally sold on this easy and cheap remedy!! I'm waiting to see if it whitens my scarring - I have seen some bulletins of that happening.

Ok I have been wanting to try this for weeks.
I finally did today after reading every comment on here about it. I simply made it into a pretty thick paste and gently put it on my face and neck. I left it on for about an hour I experienced mild stinging at first but that went away fast.
After I washed it off my face felt so soft and when I looked in the mirror OMG I could tell such a huge difference already.

I hardly had any redness at all My face can take almost anything with all the harsh over the counter products I have been using all these years. I plan to add to this in a few weeks and hope it works. Even if it's not all I hope for but makes my face feel this good I'm hooked for life.

You can also use the baking soda and apple cider vinegar to wash your hair. I wasn't so sure about it when I first heard of it, but my hair felt so much lighter afterwards! Just like the face version, it takes a day or two to get used to it. The baking soda paste only needs to go on your scalp near your roots, and then you can rinse it out. After that you need to rinse with apple cider vinegar (I use a spray bottle, but you can just pour it over). It'll help eliminate the oil that seems to get on your face from your hair!

Okay, I applied baking soda last night with water (made a paste) and gently massaged my skin with it last night... I then applied apple cider vineger (with water) for ten minutes and washed that off. --- I did the same thing tonight and added an eggwhite mask (w/ lemon juice) for 10 mins afterward. I can tell that something is happening to my red marks but I am unclear what it is. I can't say I see a difference for the better, simply a difference. I hope it works but I am not sure yet. I am also using the "Acne Free Three Step System" I am not sure if it's okay to do both at the same time.

Ok, so I like this much more than the egg whites which I tried last week. This was quicker, not smelly. my face looks less red and blotchy, tighter and more even toned. I am fair with sensitive skin, so I only left it on for 20 minutes. Didn't scrub, lightly rinsed it off- lots of splashing so as not to rub the granuals into my skin. I don't see any increase in whiteheads- though my acne is primarily um, large pussy lumps- few in number. (sorry don't know the acne terminology!) I'll keep using this for the next few weeks- I like the results this far.