Baking Soda

I almost never have breakouts, maybe one or two blemished during my menstrual cycle. My business has recently expanded, and while painting the walls, I noticed the paint loosened and started to separate from the wall. So I took a scraper and started to chip away any the many layers covering the concrete. What a job it was. 8 hours or so for 5 days in a row I chipped away at the paint. It was hot, I was sweating, and I'd come home each day covered in chips of paint. After the second day I noticed my skin was irritated and deep zits were rising to the surface of my cheeks. After a couple more days I was positive it was related to the paint. My dog also started having wheezing attacks and it didn't take long before I realized the paint I was chipping away at and coming home each night covered in was lead paint. I stopped working and for the next two weeks I was tormented by the worst acne of my life. My skin was so irritated and every day it seemed new painful zits were popping up. Finally I decided I needed something cooling to just calm my capillaries and nutralize my very sensitive inflamed skin. I'm a huge fan of baking soda, it cured my heartburn that I suffered from for years. So without hesitation, I mixed baking soda with coconut oil each night and gently scrubbed my face with it. I saw incredible results literally the next day after using it. My pores calmed down, and I could see the skin smoothing out. It took a total of about five days, my skin healed and the acne retreated. I do highly recommend baking soda. I don't think it's something to fear. Sodium bicarbonate is a naturally occurring chemical in our bodies the regulates the level of electricity in our blood stream (ph levels). the balance of alkalinity and acidly in our bodies in crucial. Of course acids are important, acids digest our food in our stomach, but alkalinity is vital. Without making sure we take extra steps to alkaline ourselves our bodies tend to go acidic. Baking soda is a easy way to keep those levels in check.

baking soda has become a key part of my regimen. i stopped using it for a few months and swapped it for a prescription gel (ziana, don't do it) and regret it so much. i'm back to my old regimen and already seeing some improvement. here's what i do every night after i was my face: 1. a honey mask. put plain pure honey on your face for as long as you have time for. if you are just sitting around doing homework, i figure you may as well multitask. i will leave honey on for anywhere from 15 minutes if i am tired and rushed to 6 hours if i have a lot of homework. honey is super gentle, known to help keep your skin moisturized and be an antibacterial 2. BAKING SODA. take a small palm-full of baking soda and mix just enough water to make a paste. apply to your face and leave it on (a) til it dries hard (b) until it stings/irritates if you have sensitive skin (c) for about an hour if you have enough time to do so anyway. then rinse off with cold water 3. alpha hydrox. i have used both their cream and souffle (which contain 10 and 12 percent glycolic acid respectively) find here: [link removed] be careful if you have sensitive skin. 4. moisturize and that's it! more involved than i would like, but i haven't found anything that works better. my skin isn't perfect, but this gets it to the point where i don't feel like the light remaining acne really hurts my confidence. plus it's relatively inexpensive (the aha costs between 10 and 15 dollars) and you can do whatever while the masks are on. all of these things are great if (like me) you struggle with hyperpigmentation, because all of these things also help to lighten the skin/exfoliate and remove dark spots. as far as the baking soda goes, please try it, you really have nothing to lose except maybe some acne

I had been suffering from breakouts since I was fourteen years old I am now twenty four, nothing ever worked for me. I tried Proactiv and Murad and nothing has made my skin as soft and clear as baking soda. I use it twice a day, once in the morning and once at night and at least once a day I moisturize my skin afterwards. I waited for about two months to write this review just to make sure this would work and it did, MY SKIN HAS NEVER LOOKED THIS CLEAR, I can finally wear my hair off my face without being embarrassed about my acne. Thank god for helping me find something that worked for me and that is so cheap to buy.

This stuff is miraculous!! I have researched and tested everything but nothing has given me overnight results like this. In 3 days all of my current acne was GONE. I couldn't tell you how stupid I feel for wasting money on drug store products and expensive over the counter products! What I do: 1. Wash off make up with olive oil bar (Kiss my face) 2. Pour a little bit of baking soda in my hand and, while my face is still wet, gently rub it on my skin for 30 seconds 3. Use unrefined virgin coconut oil as a moisturizer I only do this at night because it can be drying. Please try this!! Natural products are SOO much better and inexpensive.

take one cup of baking soda but make sure it is not an extremely strong type, I made this mistake by using baking soda i bought from a Russian store which is 100% baking soda and extremely strong. 1)to the baking soda add just enough water to make a paste 2)add 2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice 3)1 tablespoon of sugar **the fallowing is optional** * 1 tablespoon of olive oil (if skin is extremly dry) *1 egg white *a drop of honey *1 teaspoon of lavender oil *Dried basil then put on area that is littered by black heads.I have horrible black heads on my nose that literally stick out. Bottom line, it may sting at first but with evreyday use you will notice your black heads to be completely gone and in my case completely flatten. I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT BEING APPLIED TO SKIN OTHER THEN NOSE OR CHIN.

After reading a lot of reviews on here, I was actually afraid to try it but I'm so glad I did! I have periods where my acne can get really bad and this cleared it right up. I've been using a mask for about a week now and I am very happy with the results. I put olive oil on my scars to soften them for about 5 minutes. Then, I take a wet wash cloth and heat it up as hot as I can stand it (for me, about 45 secs in the microwave) and put it on my face until it becomes cool to open my pores. I like to put baking soda in a small bowl, add a few drops of fresh lemon juice (note, if your skin is very sensitive you may want to forego the lemon) and then add water until it's a little softer than a toothpaste consistency. I put it on my face for a minimum of 10 minutes and then wash it off. The hardened baking soda exfoliates your skin as you wash it off. Make sure you moisturize a lot afterwards and that's it. Note: when the mask hardens it can begin to flake so be aware of your facial expressions!

Baking Soda is an amazing little acne fighting ingredient which I sometimes add to my face washes but most often use on my own. On its own, depending on how you want use it as (a face wash or as a mask) I either add a lot or little water to make to it. I use it most often as a mask. Here's what I do. -I put some in a little bowl/or cup and add water to it until it becomes a toothpaste texture -I put it on my face and leave it on for two minutes (I take this time to brush my teeth) -I rinse it off, tone, and moisturize I would recommend that you get it. Why? its so cheap and unless you have super sensitive skin (some people complain about it reddening and burning their skin, problems which I haven't really had) you really have nothing to loose.

I got a little bowl and added a little bit of water. Then little by little I added baking soda while mixing it with a chopstick. Stop when you get a paste-like consistency. Add a couple drops of organic honey (or regular) and it will work as a moisturizer and soften your skin. I have read a couple reviews where they said it burned or stung for them, but it hasn't happened to me. Which was quite surprising because I have eczema and my skin is extremely dry compared to others. As to where I have to apply face lotion more than 3 times after I wash my face. If your face is known to be dry and flaky, I recommend that you add more honey rather than using baking soda on it's own. It will help balance out the harshness and will moisturize your skin as well! Make sure you do apply face lotion afterwards though. I don't recommend you use this everyday though. Switch around and try other home remedies such as honey or green tea facial. Use a home remedy every other day because your face has natural oils that are known to treat your acne. You don't want to wash it away do you? It's also good to switch your products once in a while. Like every other medicine, using the same product over and over again will be less effective over time because your body has gotten used to it. Good luck!

Love it!. Worked like a dream for me. I don't use it as a mask, I just mix it with some water and use it as a regular facial cleaner. This way, it doesn't stay on my face long enough to dry it out significantly but still leaves behind great results. Highly recommened using this as a facial cleanser.

I use this every 2-3 days depending on how my skin feels. I use a liquid black soap cleanser on my face then take baking soda and rub in small circles all over for about a minute. cheap & easy!