Baking Soda

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August 8, 2014
Great Exfolient, reduces redness and removes built-up dirt + bacteria! Will use again!
So, I tried Baking Soda Mask for the first time today after reading some great reviews. I was impressed, but not overly impressed like most of the reviews state. While it did help to relieve my redness and irritation, it did not reduce the size of any of my whiteheads. However my skin is extremely soft afterwards. I also did not notice any burning sensation and I mixed mine with Lemon - I might just have tough skin - I do put it through a lot. Anyways, this is a great natural exfolient and I will be using it 1-2x/week because it removes a love of dead skin and reduces redness and inflammation, so it's great for that! It's definitely not a quick fix, but with other treatments, I bet it will help enhance the results.
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August 6, 2015
Lemon juice is an acid and baking soda is a base so when you combine the two you actually neutralize them. You might as well put plain water on your face because all that you will get from mixing an acid and a base of similar but opposite strengths is create a salt and water. No point.
July 22, 2012
I haven't been using this long enough to give a proper review, but I just wanted to add a word of caution: if you're also using essential oils to treat your skin, be careful about applying them after using baking soda. My skin normally isn't very sensitive, but I experienced a burning sensation when I applied lavender and thyme after a baking soda mask (which was washed off with cleanser). The burning stopped when I washed the oils off, though, and the baking soda seems to be working well otherwise.
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January 10, 2012

Pros:

Gives u smooth skin
Red marks fade away
Whiteheads get smaller

Cons:

Skin is very dry for couplr of hours
Might casue redness for first 20 min
Not good if there are inflammed pimples

It works as a perfect exfoliant. I do it once a week and I'm happy with results. Affordable and effective method for acne treatment. I'd say it gives me the same results as chemical peels.
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December 24, 2011

Pros:

shrinks pimple size
reduces redness

Cons:

pimples look worse initially but looks better after 20 min or so.

I love this product. I had a couple of bad breakouts about a week ago and nothing has worked as well as baking soda. It has reduced the size and number of pimples on the side of my face in 2 days. Even thought it didn't get rid of them all, most have almost completely disappeared :)
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December 30, 2013
Works well

Pros:

Makes your skin feel clean
Gets rid of acne scars
Get rid of whiteheads

Cons:

Drying

I used lemon and baking soda since I have a mix of everything and scars, for the first 5 min I had it on it was fine then it started to feel like cement was on my face so I washed it off and put olive oil on it, I kept doing this 2 times a week and in three weeks all the scars and whiteheads are gone.
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August 7, 2011

Pros:

-faded red marks
-exfoliated
-shrunk acne

Cons:

-bad on sensitive skin

It often stung and burned on my sensitive skin. It did work most of the time, but sometimes it made things worse. I had a healing patch of skin that was in between a scab and healed, and it opened it back up again. Now I'm back to square one to heal it.
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September 19, 2010

Pros:

-Brightened my complexion (& i just used it 15 minutes ago)
-Feels like it works

Cons:

-Burning sensation for while it was on my face & continued to feel it for a few minutes after I washed it off.
-Stings on the problem areas (acne, pimples etc.)
-Dries skin/tightens it up

I like how my face feels after you wash it off. It sooooo SMOOTH! Hopefully I'll see the results (clear the 3 acne bumps and blackheads) i want in a few more days :)
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March 30, 2010

Pros:

Edible (not on it's own though!)
Natural
Cheap
Has other household uses (scrubbing the tub, stove, absorbing smells in fridge, etc)
Easy
Makes skin very smooth
Helps lighten scars (very slowly)
Helps dry out white heads
GREAT for clearing blackheads on nose

Cons:

-Can be a bit drying at first but after a bit your skin gets used to it and doesn't get dry or flaky
-Temporary redness after use may occur
-Might burn/sting some people's skin

I've used this on and off over this year but obviously find it's most effective when I'm consistent. At first, I could only use it once a day or less due to dryness, but now I used it as my main cleanser, about 10-12 out of 14 cleanses per week. Just shake a bit into your palm, add a few drops of water and mix with your finger. Scrub in circular motions on your face and then wash off. It makes my skin feel very smooth to the touch after I use it and it's helping clear my purple scars a bit. But the best part is how much it cleared the black heads on my nose. It took awhile, maybe a month or more but I don't really get them anymore- and my nose was completely covered in them. I gave it a four instead of five because it hasn't cleared my scars as much as I thought and it doesn't prevent all of new pimples.
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January 19, 2013

Pros:

baby soft skin
gets rid of dead skin
less breakouts
cheap

Cons:

tingles a little bit
dries skin

I use it to exfoliate my skin when i feel like i need it. I try to use it once every week but sometimes i forget so usually i use it twice a month. if you rub the baking soda to hard on your skin, it will hurt but if you lightly massage it in your skin, after you rinse it, your skin is like baby soft but if you don't apply a moisturizer, your skin will be so dry. after using it, my skin doesn't break out as often and it's cheap
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May 16, 2011

Pros:

got rid of most of my acne

Cons:

stings a little

It stings but overall works pretty well
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