Baking Soda

Before I start this, some advice which is important that you must know...DO NOT exfoliate when you have inflammations on the skin.This either results in making them much worse, or causing even more acne on your face...I learned that the hard way, unfortunately. :( On a better note though, you have to make sure that you don't scrub whatsoever with this, and even try not to scrub it in, if you have current acne inflammations. It is better to dab it on, to avoid causing furthur irritation; but if you think that massaging it in like a scrub will be beneficial to your particular skin, then go ahead. This is just from my experience and a bit of common knowledge about my acne condition. To make, you simply put some in a bowl, and add a little water until it makes a cement-like paste. Easy as that. :) Then just dab it gently on your whole face or the affected areas. If your skin is sensitive like mine, leave on for 1-2 minutes. If your skin isn't, leave on for a maximum of 5 minutes. Overall, I like this mask. So far, it has been quite effective for my hard-to-please skin...and trust me, hardly ANYTHING works for my acne, especially not chemicals. I have been using a strawberry cleanser for my skin for the past few days, which I got from the book Organic Body Care Recipes. (Which I give special credit for a beautiful face recipe.) Buy the book and check out the cleanser recipe. There are also alot more great recipes from masks to toners, and of coarse cleansers and more...definitely reccommend the book to anyone. ^^ Anyways...I dab the baking soda on over top of the cleanser on all of the affected areas, leave it on, then rinse off. The bottom line is, I find baking soda is effective to clear acne. It bleaches your skin and gives it a more even tone, and shrinks and calms the redness of your pimples. Good luck with it! <3

this will DEFINITELY be my new scrub!mix some baking soda with water,and scrub gently all over your face.in the beginning,it STINGS to high heaven,so make sure to use just enough for your face! ( and not too much. ) wash with warm water.my whiteheads come straight off afterwards,it's amazing!

If you don't have sensitive skin, give it a try. if you do, KEEP AWAY.

This is my first time using baking powder, so far it's exceptional. I made it into a paste; with a tea spoon of baking powder and a equal amount of water and stirred. Applied on my face like a mask and left for five minutes then washed off with warm water. It really helps with blackheads and I think in time it will weaken them so that they are easily removable. Doesn't do much for redness or cystics so far. It's also really evened out my complexion; I've always had uneven skin since a horrible sunburn when I went skiing. But this has really helped. So far my skin is soft, but I would still recommend using moisturisers (or in my case, Extra Virgin Olive Oil). Definitely worth a try.

i use this with honey lemon juice rose water and granulated brown sugar (to form a scrub) i leave it on my face for 10 minuites then i start to scrub it i scrub it for 2 minuites and then i take it off i dont really know the price because i brought this big pack from costco

I would recommend this if used sparingly. I left the mask on for about 5-10 minutes, and it seemed to be doing its work. I washed it off with a soft washcloth and warm water. My skin felt tight and grainy, not something enjoyable! If you want your skin to be wonderfully hydrated and clear, I would recommend using Noxzema every day, as well as a light moisturizer.

I've had acne since I was in 5th grade and now I'm a senior graduating from high school. I've tried tons of products, neutrogena, clean and clear, clearasil, the acne regimen, kavi products, and lots more. All those products are good, but their expensive and I wasn't sure if their extensive ingredient list would be good for my skin in the long run. Well I tried baking soda and I LOVE IT! My acne is so much better I don't need to use foundation other than on a couple spots. I wash my face lightly with the baking soda (like a scrub), and then leave a mask on twice a week or on problem spots for about ten min and then wash it off. I highly recommend giving baking soda a try, all you have to lose is 59 cents but it might make a huge difference!

I used this product for a few weeks. I made a paste out of baking soda and water and applied it to my skin and left it on for about 10-15 minutes, then very gently rinsed it off. It did leave my skin feeling nice afterwords, very soft and smooth. But this did not seem to help my acne at all.

I was really hoping that this would work, but it did nothing for me but cause more problems. I think to use this method you'd better have pretty hefty skin it is definity not a great option for someone with sensitive skin! I wouldn't say that its a horrible method I just think it probably only works on people who do not have sensitive skin. So try it if you have normal skin, but for my fellow sensitive skinned people beware. :O