Baking Soda

This needs to be used consitently in order for it to work,so use it for a week to see real results. I ran out of Cetaphil cleanser a couple of weeks ago and tried out baking soda with a few drops of water (to make it into a watery paste). It WORKS! My acne scars are so much lighter. I must say that my skin looks a lot better. It feels very smooth,my skin has a better glow to it,and my pores look smaller. I haven't had any breakouts since I started using this.It's honestly a great product.The only thing is that there can be a little irritation after the first few uses of it,but that goes away.Make sure you use a good moisturizer to prevent your skin from being too dry.

I was blown away, literally. My acne isn't severe but it does breakout and it is extremely annoying. I used this very simple, very cheap mask and I am happy I did. What I did: 4-5 Tbsp. Baking Soda 2 Tsp. Warm Water and mixed until I got a solid though slightly wattery paste, thick enough to stay on your skin and not drip off. I dabbed the mask on in large chunks, avoid rubbing it on your face as much as possible, just let it sit on then smooth it over. I left the mask on for about 20 minutes. I then rinsed with warm water ***do not rub the mask off*** The baking soda will make small abrasions on your face. Just make a cup with your hands of warm water with your face looking down at the sink, and wash it off. It should be about 6-8 handfulls of water to get all of the mask off. The results are amazing :) I am so happy this worked for me!

i was desperate. i have been dealing with acne for 10 years. i put it in my shampoo bc ur hair can trigger acne. also shampoo w ur head tilted back....dont let it run down ur face when u rinse the shampoo off ur head. try it as a scrub for 2-3 minutes on ur face or use as a mask for 10 minutes. whats worse? 10 minutes of a slight burn or the embarassment of acne? my current acne dried up n vanished in 3 days n the red scars are fading fast i tried it and it works for me...so happy and excited for the first time TRY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've always had acne, started before puberty and at the age of 27 I broke out into a nasty pizza face that left me with a couple dozen infections at a time. I'm also a picker (serious psychological issue that I'm overcoming and my face was one of the largest targets). My acne itched, produced discharge, stung, was sometimes cystic but mostly a combination of every blemish type. As I became older, it even spread to my neck and jawline. Dermatologist couldn't help. I started using Epsom Salt and steam to cure my infections. That had the greatest initial impact. Once my infection were gone, I was still left with clogged pores, pock scars, and dark marks. Plus, tiny infections still would spring up that I had to soak, even if they didn't last long. Behold baking soda! I clean my house with it, and as an experiment mixed it with a tad of Cetaphil cleanser one day. (I now just use water + baking soda paste) and it had an immediate impact. Skin looks fuller, as if that exfoliation had stimulated collagen, and my blackheads were diminished. After having done this three times in one week, my scars were lighter and I had zero new infections. I've been tracking my face with photos daily for a month. I use baking soda three times per week, epsom salt twice per week or when I see any hint of new infection or clog. I use lemon juice twice per week to lighten scars. My bathroom counter is full of products that my dermatologist recommended. Time to clean house.

I recommend it 100% its clearing my scars, and for having extreme sensitive skin, its not harsh nor is it drying. I put it on in the morning and again at night with some lemon in it. Of course I do the mask and leave it on for 20-30 mintues. It's amazing guys. Really try it. It does wonders!

First off, I wanna give a quick backstory to my skin. I come from a family that has alot of acne (mainly hormonal acne--which is the hardest to treat) and have suffered from moderate/moderately severe acne. As I got older (im 20 now) my other acne subsided but I continued to get cystic acne. My derm had prescribed everything under the sun and the only thing i had left to try was accutane, and i really didnt wanna take that stuff. So I watched alot of skin videos on YT and saw a few videos on using Baking Soda as a face wash. I tried it since I had nothing to lose. After buying the BS, i put in a container with water and would shake&pump it to wash my face everyday. MY SKIN CLEARED UP SO FAST!!! it was the clearest my skin had been in years. But since I was using it everyday without fail my skin began to get irritated, really bad. So now I may use it every other day or once a day when i REALLY need it. But honestly I rarely do, my skin hasnt broke out in cystic acne SINCE! ..i MAY get an occasional zit (non-cystic, and very small) about once every 3 weeks or so. Looking back, BS was the only product that cleared my skin up, and now i barely have to use it at all.. overall this worked GREAT for me and it was only a dollar!! :)

Hello! I've been suffering from acne since I was 11 years old and that affected my confidence, I rarely go out of our house because I was so embarrassed of what my face looks like. I have tried many products but none of it really cleared up my skin. So my major breakout was when I was 14-15 years old (I'm 16 now, btw) and I was so desperate to clear and cure my acne because it really sucks having those bumps and puss on your face. :'( And then finally!!! MY FACE CLEARED UP. What I did was to use Sulfur soap (Dr. Wongs Sulfur soap) which works slowly but it really is effective if you are patient then after patting my face dry, I'll put Eskinol and I'll mix Dalacin-c, I'll use that before I go to bed. DON'T use this treatment when going out under the sun because it might burn your face. and don't use this treatment for too long because the dalacin-c will no longer be effective because it is an antibiotic. BUT IT IS REALLY EFFECTIVE, YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE TWO WEEKS AFTER USING IT. I am also using baking soda twice a week and/or Egg yolk mask. this routine cleared up my skin. But just this March I started breaking out again, not that bad tho but it won't stop so I have acne marks again on my skin which really frustrates me a lot. So what I did this time was different, I am putting honey in my face and rub it in circular motion and after a minute or two I'll wash it and then I bought Cetaphil facial cleanser and wash my face with the cleanser, after that, I'll use Apple cider vinegar as a toner (Diluted 50% water, 50% acv) and when my face absorbed the toner I then put Palmer's cocoa butter Skin Therapy Oil for my acne marks or hyperpigmentation and after that I'll put Petroleum Jelly for the dry patches on my skin because my skin is Combination. I noticed the change on my face after 2 or 3 days. I am doing this twice a day, morning and night. It never broke me out. Ever. Now I'm just waiting for my pimple marks to fade. I'm so happy with the condition of my skin right now and I gained my confidence back. Stick to natural methods. It will do miracle. =)) I am planning to buy another box of baking soda because it's doing its job well on fading my marks and preventing pimples from coming out. I am also doing Oatmeal + Honey + Tea face mask or Turmeric + Honey face mask once a week. I also exfoliate using Oatmeal only once or twice a week. I tried exfoliating with sugar but I broke out after using it, I thought that's not the cause so the following week I used that again but sadly, I broke out again after that so I changed to oatmeal. It leaves my skin soft. I also drink tea (green or black). I also tried drinking ACV, a cup of water + 1 tsp of ACV, in empty stomach before. It really did its job. I noticed dramatic changes 2 or 3 days after :) and drink lots of water. It really helps. Occasionally, I rub banana peels on my face before I wash my face whenever there is banana available on our kitchen. Hahaha. I also tried using Defensil, it's so good!!! But I decided to use the Cetaphil instead. But you can use Defensil also because it really dried up my pimples. :) So yea, guys, you might wanna try those routines that I did because I can vouch for its effectiveness. :) God bless and don't give up! You guys can fight those suckers. :)

The bottom line with baking soda is that it works to an extent. It works great, actually. My face is pretty bad, to the point where I hate leaving the house, I hate going anywhere, just because I don't have clear skin. However, my problem may be different from a few others; I know it's recommended heavily against, but I can't ever help but scratch and pick at my acne. I scratch them until they're absolute, bleeding scars, until they're unrecognizable as acne. And so one day, I was looking at myself in the mirror, saw that I had these awful scabs and scars everywhere, so I tried baking soda and water. I stirred until the mixture was thick enough to stay on my face, but liquidy enough not to crumble to pieces. I spread it on all over, and let it stay as a mask for 10 minutes. Ensure that you remain still, or the mask will begin to "snow" whenever you move. I turned on the water to be lukewarm, borderline cool, and I used only my fingertips to rub in circular motions at my face. If the mask restricted rubbing because of water and paste buildup, I would just run my palm under the water and dab my face at those areas. I pat the towel in gentle, small and rapid pats all around my face. Very gentle, very rapid. No pressure applied at all. After this, I notice the scabs are not black, the scars are not red. The baking soda peeled off the layer of dead skin, and now it's just flesh that needs to heal. Now that it's no longer acne and it's just a cut, I apply Polysporin, and it heals great. You also don't have to worry about that lasting discolouration from old scars; baking soda bleaches your skin and evens out the skin tone. (: I would advise against using it too much. Peeling off skin that is trying to heal too often won't give it a chance to go away completely. But with new breakouts, I would use it more consistently, until the scars are fleshy and you can use Polysporin. I have a piano recital coming up, so I am so, so, SO thankful for Arm & Hammer Baking Sod

This is the best thing I have ever added to my skin care regime! I tend to get acne around my jaw and cheeks due to the pores there being smaller and more prone to clogging. I use this as an everyday exfoliator and cleanser. I have never seen my skin so clear and help with my acne scars. i also mix BS with toothpaste and brush my teeth as it is teeth whitener and Its a great deodorizer too.

I used to have amazing skin, then tried murad skin care to help with the occasional breakout and that stuff made me break out like crazy...im talking 20+ at a time..it was awful didnt even want to leave the house! I started mixing the baking soda in with my regular face wash in the morning and then at night i do a mask of baking soda lemon juice and honey and its amazing in 9 days all my bumps have gone flat and the marks are almost all gone! I cannot believe how amazing this has worked! Definitly worth a try if your like me and have tried everything!