Incorporate Baking Soda In Your Beauty Routine

Apart from helping you deep clean, keep kitchen odour-free or simply bake, the natural mineral Baking Soda (NaHCO3) also solves most of your skin problems. Yes, you heard that right. Baking Soda treats acne and prevents it from reoccurring. Its alkaline nature balances the pH levels and helps in exfoliating dead skin cells to reveal new fresh and radiant skin.
Read on to learn more about how you can incorporate this ingredient into your daily beauty routine.

1. Helps treat acne

The exfoliating, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of baking soda for skin can help reduce the reoccurrence of pimples and acne. To use this ingredient effectively, mix 1 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp water together and follow these steps.

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Step 1: Mix baking soda and water until you get a smooth paste.
Step 2: Wash your hands and your face and pat them dry with a clean towel.
Step 3: Massage the paste onto your nose and other areas affected by acne, blackheads, or whiteheads.
Step 4: Leave it on for about 2-3 minutes and rinse off the paste with warm water.
Step 5: Rinse your face for a second time with cool water and pat dry with a clean towel.
Step 6: Finish by using a non-comedogenic moisturizer as baking soda can be quite drying on your face.
Use it twice a week for better results.

2. Helps tighten pores

Now only a great exfoliant, baking soda also helps by shrinking pore size, thereby preventing dirt and other particulate matter from clogging them. Follow these steps and see the difference.

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Step 1: In a jug, dilute the baking soda with a cup of water.
Step 2: Cleanse your face.
Step 3: Splash the baking soda onto your face and then pat dry.
Step 4: Proceed to moisturize your face with a non-comedogenic product.
Try to use this 3-4 times a week, in place of your regular toner.

3. Helps skin glow

This might come as a surprise to some but baking soda when mixed orange juice, can provide your skin with multiple benefits. The healing properties of such a solution can boost the collagen levels of your skin while also cleaning out any impurities that might be present. To give this a go, you will need 2 tbsp Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice, 1 tbsp Baking Soda and follow these steps.

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Step 1: Mix the baking soda and the orange juice until you get a smooth paste.
Step 2: Wash your hands and your face.
Step 3: Using a towel, pat away the excess moisture from your face, leaving it slightly damp.
Step 4: Apply paste onto your face like you would a face mask. Once your face is evenly covered, wait for 15 minutes.
Step 5: Pat some water onto your face and rub the face pack loose.
Step 6: Rinse your face with cool water and pat dry with a clean towel.
For best results, only use this once a week.