Baking Soda

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4.2
1084 Reviews

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December 10, 2007

Pros:

none

Cons:

my entire face was red for about 2 weeks. I had to visit a dermatologist who pescribed proactiv.

My doctor advised not to continue this or i could end up with extremely dry skin which will could cause flaking and scars to appear.
November 17, 2006
honestly, i've been using baking soda this past 2 days and did't make acne cleared up but my pore size reduced. i still reccommend it and use it b'coz who knows you might see the effect after 1-2 weeks of use
June 14, 2011

Pros:

good exfoliant
squeaky clean skin

Cons:

irritated my skin which made its condition worse
stings
NOT for sensitive skin

tried this about 3 times already, in different weeks, not consecutively. well, everytime i use this my skin is stinging. the last time I used it, I just pat it on the surface (not rub) but I felt that it still stings. It's not really meant for my sensitive skin.
July 15, 2009

Pros:

Makes my nose very clean and shiny

Cons:

Makes my skin full of pimples!!
Burns my skin very very badly, now its red in color and my skin dried up...its been 1 day already T_T
creates alot of small and big bumps on my face...

WILL NEVER USE IT AGAIN T_T!
March 18, 2009

Pros:

works ok

Cons:

none

the best thing that i have used is diffrin i mean yea but it will seriously clear your face up over night u have to go to a dermo for it and get a prescription
March 6, 2012

Pros:

-smoother skin for a little while
-cheap exfoliant

Cons:

-didn't help with clogged pores at all
-allegedly bad for skin ph

It seems to be exfoliating but doesn't affect clogged pores for me
October 28, 2009

Pros:

N/A

Cons:

didn't work for me

This didn't work for me. It just made my skin dry. I'm sticking to the BP gel. That works great for me.
December 8, 2007

Pros:

Apparrently it works for everyone else.

Cons:

On my second day i'm noticing faint red marks appear on my face and stronger burning during application. There fore I am discontinueing its use.

I would mix this with Hydrogen Peroxiode and rub it into my face. Considering that I am 22 yrs old and I really don't have any acne I just wanted to see if this would soften up and improve my skin generally. Yesterday on the second night my face started burning and the few pimples that I do have are now turning red and almost look like they want to spread. Therefore this product seems to be GIVING me acne not curing it. Right now my face has very faint red burn marks and I fear that if i continue they will only appear worse. I will continue to try my nose how ever which has a little bit of black heads on it as it is the only part of my face that doesnt seem to be irritated. After a week or so of rest maybe I'll try my face again mixing WATER only and see if it does any damage. As far as i see it though I've punished myself for trying to improve already good looking skin. :-(
June 9, 2012

Pros:

Cheap and easy to make.

Cons:

Burns a lot
Irritates your skin
Leaves your acne red

I have a lot of cysts, and when I tried this on my skin, it burned quite a lot but I tried to withstand the pain. When I washed the baking soda off, my skin was red and screaming. I immediately applied some kind of moisturizer. It didn't help my acne at all, but it kind of stopped some acne growing for a day. How to do this: Baking Powder Water Place a little bit of baking powder (as much as you need) and mix it with a similar amount of water. Mix together until it gets a consistency that you want. If you want a more pasty consistency, add more baking powder. If not, add water. x
February 19, 2011

Pros:

smooth skin

Cons:

break out
itchy
irritating

if you wanna get rid of flakes, go for it, but that's when you don't mind getting acne again, and if you don't mind dealing with the marks and scars... I would not recommnad it..