Baking Soda

This is the best acne medication I have ever used. Previously I did Dan Kern's Regimen for 4 years and, even though it decreased breakouts, I still had a few. I have a hormone imbalance and it recently just stopped working altogether. I was getting frustrated and decided to try different methods. Last summer I tried baking soda which I left on overnight as a paste. My face started breaking out even worse so I went back to the regimen. When I started working in lab my acne got really bad and my skin was very oily. I don't know if it was because I was working with bacteria or if it was stress working with my crazy PI. Anyway, I decided to give Baking Soda a try again. At first I just used my finger to apply it, and I saw a reduction in acne. I then decided to apply using a cotton ball. Bad idea, I think it exfoliated my skin too much and my acne got worse. So I went back to just pouring about a teaspoon in my hand, wetting it a little, and then slapping it on my face. This is what I do 1. Wet face 2. Pour some in my hand and wet with a little water. I make it a little watery. 3. Apply to face. I only let it sit for about 30 seconds before I wash it off and I don't rub it in too much. I read somewhere that if you let it dry it exfoliates the skin. 4. Apply copious moisturizer. I do this in the morning and even and my face just feels cleaner all day long. If you gave up on it, try different methods because everyone's skin is different and the time and amount used might vary. Unlike BP, it doesn't bleach clothing. The Regimen ruined a lot of my nice dress shirts and bleach almost every towel and pillow case I own. I love baking soda. Now I can wear colored dress shirts again!

I was shocked by how beautiful, glowing, and brand new my skin felt and looked after using this. I have been dealing with flakiness, oiliness, and small blemishes all over my face. The texture of my skin is now night and day different. Flakes are virtually gone. My pores are noticeably smaller and oil production has calmed down. I can't comment on whether it heals acne, but it has calmed current blemishes significantly. I mixed a couple pinches of baking soda with my facial cleanser (CeraVe), gently massaged, and rinsed to find that my skin had dramatically improved. Definitely do moisturize as my skin did feel a little tight afterward. I plan to use this a couple times a week at most for exfoliation. Give it a try!

I just love Baking soda. and i buy it in my grocery. its works wonders for my skin and my tan as well as acne marks have reduced dramatically in just a period of 15 day. i use it to exfoliate daily before bed and then i apply my night cream. my skin is extremely oily but after using baking soda it has considerably become less oily. i just love it and would want every acne sufferer to give it a try !!!! =)

Bottom line is I beg of you to try it, lol. I know first hand how frustrating acne can be. I've tried one product after another and I've never gotten such quick or satisfactory results. I'm going to continue drinking plenty water and eating right to prevent breakouts but I officially swear to the use of Baking Soda to clear it up if any do occur. I'm 19, african-american, and have medium skin. If it can work for me it can work for you. I recommend this product to everyone. Don't over-do it, use it sparingly and you will see results. I recommend once a day or once every other day depending on the severity. My acne is moderate, with more blackheads than anything. But soon I'll be acne and blackhead free. Do yourself a favor, if you've tried everything there is out there, give this a shot. You will see a difference. Arm & Hammer would be the best brand to purchase.

So I have oily skin and a bad habit of touching my face. I'm 17 and I've had acne for years now. I remember using baking soda at 14 I wanna say, off and on. Ive tried a bunch of different skin cleansers, washes, whatever you want to call them. Gentle, foaming, exfoliating. But these past few months I've been using it a lot more. I decided this past month and a half to really give it a shot. Since baking soda is abrasive and impossible to use on its on, i mixed it with a gentle face cleaner that only really got to the surface. The cleanser I chose still got kind of foamy and had a whipped consistency. I rinse my face off in the morning, then when I get home from school, I use it. I use it once again before bed, especially if I went out again. I don't get big pimples anymore, if i do they're tiny and pretty flat. They only show up where I touch my face. I also use Clindamycin Phosphate, a topical solution that my doctor prescribed to me. I've been using that for about two weeks. It's an anti-bacterial that has also helped a lot. Before that I used an astringent with 2% salicylic acid in it. I wouldn't recommend that because it was too harsh, I feel. Some tips id recommend is using warm water when washing your face and to not touch your face. I wouldn't recommend baking soda if you have dry or combination skin. Maybe in certain areas or once a week to every few days. Any scaring I had is fading away and my skin looks crazy glowy. It's clear and you can't even notice acne unless you look for it. Baking soda is incredible and Ive never had anything that's taken care of my acne better.

I love using baking soda! I saw this on here and with it's pretty sturdy review, I decided to give it a shot. The first time I used it, I only mixed it with a wee bit of water, so it was very concentrated, and smoothed on my face as a mask. It was a lovely cool feeling for the first minute, but as I am on doxycycline, retin-a, and aczone, my skin is super sensitive, and so I washed it off as soon as I felt a burning pain on my nose and undereyes. Ever since, though, I use it blended in with my go-to cleanser (Clean & Clear Foaming Facial Wash Oil-Free) and it exfoliates and freshens like a charm! I bring a small bowl of it with me in the shower and blend with a gentle salicylic acid body wash for my back and chest acne, and it's super effective! I'd also recommend even using it with your regular body wash on your legs, arms, etc. It so exfoliating and lovely for the body, I couldn't NOT recommend it! So although I cannot say it's cleared up my acne, I can say it's an added pick-me-up to my too-long-used regimen!

I'm a teen with moderate break outs, but a couple weeks ago I got the WORST breakout I've ever had. Guys, it was gross. But, when I looked up some home remedies, I found baking soda the most reliable. I tried it and guess what, IT WORKED! I could finally show my face again -If you have really sensitive skin, add a lot of water and only a little bit of baking soda, then it doesnt irratate as much -if not, go for it :) mix water and baking soda together untill it makes a paste, then slab it on those pesty zits and wait 30mins-1hr, you can even leave it on all night if you desire. -use it once a week for oil and acne treatment, and MOISTURIZE! Because trust me, it does dry out your skin!!! ITS TOTALLY WORTH THE TRY!!!

IT WORKS! Might as well try it. Just mix with a small amount of water... aplly to face... done :)

I definitly recommend it, it has worked BEAUTIFULLY on my skin and has DEFINITLY decreased the severity of my acne. I don;t know what I would have done if I hadn't found this lovely little cure in a box.

Follow my instruction: Mix baking soda and water. It should be the consistency of milk not a paste. You will have a thin layer all over your face. You don't need to form a paste it will be to thick and fall off. Put it all over your face and let it dry. I normally leave it on at least 1/2 hour to hour. Rinse it off without scrubbing your face. It will be glowing and the acne begins to dry up. Do this twice a day morning and night. After the 1st day I don't care who you are, you will notice a difference. For cystic acne it will take maybe two more days to deeply penetrate it but it will definitely clear that too, Trust me! Keep using this until your acne clears. Then use once daily as needed to keep acne at bay! This stuff is excellent in getting rid of acne. I was using proactiv and still getting acne because of the chemicals. I came across a site that mentioned baking soda to clear acne. I tried it and I am so happy!!! Please use it you will not be disappointed. Stick with it!