When an ingredient becomes an all rounder, it sounds nice. An ingredient that is used in cooking and staple of kitchen also comes in use for skin- that is baking soda.
Baking soda is not just to make the food items but also polishes your skin. There are many benefits using baking soda for skin.
This beneficial ingredient is not just to stay in kitchen. You can combine it with other simple ingredients and gain healthy skin. You must find some of the best5 uses of baking soda for skin.
Baking Soda for skin
Baking soda is a good remedy for many skin problems and to get healthy skin. The strong and reacting properties like antiseptic and anti inflammatory are present in baking soda.
Though it is not a great idea to use baking soda everyday. You can use it once in a while based on the skin problem you are facing. It is also based on the ingredients you are mixing with baking soda. As baking soda is acidic in nature, you cant use it directly on skin.
How to use baking soda for skin?
1. Baking Soda and orange juice- For Glowing Skin
Baking soda and orange juice together increase the collagen production. This baking soda remedy can remove the impurities that are stuck to your skin. We can call it a gentle exfoliator that naturally glows skin. Have you decide to try it?
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon baking soda
2 Tablespoons orange juice
Quick make and use directions
1.Make a smooth paste of baking soda and orange juice.
2.Clean your face with a mild cleanser.
3.Apply a thin layer on your face spreading it evenly.
4.Let it sit for 15 minutes and then clean it off your face with a wet cotton ball.
How often?
Do this once a week.
2. Baking soda and lemon juice- To get rid of blemishes
Baking soda contains the bleaching properties can fade the blemishes. As baking soda alone can be harsh on your skin, you are asked to mix it with lemon juice. The blend of lemon and baking soda is safe to go on skin and reduce the blemishes naturally.
Ingredients
1 Teaspoon baking soda
Half a lemon juice
Quick make and use directions
1.Take baking soda and lemon juice into a bowl.
2.Stir both the ingredients to obtain a fine paste.
3.Make sure to start with clean face and let the face be a little damp.
4.Apply a thin layer of the prepared paste on the blemishes and scars.
5.Let it stay for 2-3 minutes and then wash off with lukewarm water.
6.Pat dry your skin with a clean towel.
7.Apply your daily face moisturizer.
How often?
Repeat it 1-2 times a week.
3. Baking soda spray- To prevent blackheads
This helps in minimizing and closing the skin pores. You will also see the pore shrinking slightly with this remedy. When your pores are closed, there will be less chances for occurrence of blackheads and pimples. This is how blackheads can be prevented using baking soda.
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon baking soda
Water
Quick make and use directions
1.Take a spray bottle and fill in water.
2.Add baking soda and shake it well.
3.Cleanse your face with a regular cleanser.
4.Spray the solution overall your face.
5.Let your face soak with the spray for few minutes.
6.Clean your face and then apply a face moisturizer.
How often?
You must keep doing this everyday as routine skincare.
4. Baking soda and turmeric- For Skin Brightening
Baking soda remedy with turmeric is for natural glow. You have other benefits for skin with this remedy. It can keep the acne away and also doesn’t dry out your skin honey is added. You can rejuvenate your skin with this baking soda remedy.
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon baking soda
1 Teaspoon turmeric
1 Tablespoon honey
Quick make and use directions
1.Mix all three ingredients in a bowl and make fine paste.
2.Clean your face and apply the paste to your face.
3.Leave it for 15 minutes and then rinse off with water.
4.Pat dry and apply a face moisturizer to your skin.
How often?
Repeat it time a week.
5. Baking soda and potato juice- To get rid of dark elbows
Potato juice is filled with natural moisturizing properties. Both the bleaching agents potato and baking soda work their magic on the dark elbows. You will see the difference of your elbows whitening.
Ingredients
1 Small potato
1 Teaspoon baking soda
Quick make and use directions
1.Remove the potato peel and grate it.
2.Strain the juice out the grated potato.
3.Mix baking soda with potato juice and make a fine paste of it.
4.Apply this paste to your elbows.
5.Let it remain for 10 minutes.
6.Then wash off the paste from elbows.
7.Apply a moisturizer to your elbows.
How often?
Do this 2 times a week.
6. Baking soda and castor oil- To Remove Ingrown hair
Women who have oily skin are prone to ingrown hair. You cant even remove the ingrown hair normally with a razor or waxing as tucks into your skin strongly. Never mind! You can take the help of castor oil and baking soda to get rid of ingrown hair.
The baking soda loosens the hair and helps in removing the ingrown hair. Castor oil moisturizes the area where the hair is ingrown.
Ingredients
2 Drops of castor oil
Pinches of baking soda
Quick make and use directions
1.Start massaging the affected area with castor oil.
2.Allow your skin to soak in the oil.
3.Then wipe it off using clean damp cloth.
4.Now make a paste mixing baking soda and drops of water.
5.Apply the baking soda paste on the affected area.
6.Continue to rub the area and exfoliate the ingrown hair.
7.Using a tweezer, pull the hair gently.
8.Keep a cotton soaked in cold water. Apply the cotton pad on the area.
(Cold water soaked cotton pad helps in closing the pores)
How often?
When you want to remove an ingrown hair.
7. Baking soda and coconut oil- To Get Rid Of Rashes
As said before baking soda can help you in getting rid of the infections as it is anti inflammatory. Also the anti bacterial properties in baking soda can help you in getting rid of rashes. When you combine coconut oil with baking soda, it can sooth the rashes and irritation.
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon coconut oil
1 Teaspoon baking soda
How to do?
1.Combine baking soda and coconut oil.
2.Let the paste be smooth and a bit of thick consistency.
3.Apply on the made paste on rashes.
4.Leave it for 4-5 minutes and then wash off.
How often?
Repeat twice a day until rashes vanish.
8. Baking soda and apple cider vinegar- For Anti Aging
Apple cider vinegar helps in eliminating the wrinkles and age spots. Baking soda and ACV is helpful to remove dead skin. This baking soda remedy also helps in improving skin texture. It is also a great and natural remedy to stay away from acne as it prevents from excess sebum.
Ingredients
1 Teaspoon baking soda
Drops of Water
Drops of mother vinegar
Quick make and use directions
1.In a bowl mix baking soda, water and vinegar.
2.Mix the ingredients and make a smooth paste.
3.Apply the made paste to on tanned skin.
4.Leave it for 10-15 minutes.
5.Then wash off the skin.
How often?
Do this 1-2 times a week.
9. Baking soda and water- To remove nail fungus
Baking soda is anti inflammatory and antiseptic in nature. You must also need to know that, nail fungus is formed due to moisture. Baking soda washes out the moisture and bacteria that is causing fungus in nails. This is a simple remedy with baking soda to remove fungus in toenails.
Ingredients
Baking soda
Water
Quick make and use directions
1.Make a thick mixture of baking soda and water.
2.Apply on the affected area and leave it for 10-15 minutes.
3.Then rinse of with lukewarm water.
How often?
Repeat it 3-4 times a day.
10. Baking soda and water- For feet soak
Women who wear shoes need to do the feet soak using baking soda. Baking soda let you get rid of smelly feet.
In fact, baking soda for body odor is also a working home remedy. It also makes your legs feel smooth and cleansed. As we give least care to feet, this is a easy and best remedy to keep our feet clean and beautiful.
Ingredients
Baking soda
Warm Water
Quick make and use directions
1.Keep warm water ready in a bucket.
2.Add baking soda to it and soak your feet in the bucket for 10 minutes.
3.Exfoliate your feet using a pumice stone.
4.Wash and wipe your feet once you finish cleaning your feet.
5.Apply a moisturizer to your feet.
How often?
Do this twice a month.
11. Baking soda and cucumber- To Sun Tan
Cucumber is enriched with vitamin C that removes dark layer on skin. Blending cucumber with baking soda lightens skin. This remedy helps in restoring the natural skin tone by removing pigmentation. This baking soda remedy can also treat sun burnt skin.
Ingredients
Half a cucumber
1 Tablespoon baking soda
Quick make and use directions
1.Make cucumber pulp and add baking soda to it.
2.Combine both ingredients for a semi smooth paste.
3.Apply this paste on tanned skin and massage.
4.Leave it for 20-25 and then wash off with cool water.
How often?
Repeat this for 2-3 times a week.
12. Baking soda and rice flour- To exfoliate skin
We always suggest you to exfoliate skin which makes your skin smooth, glowing naturally. So, here rice flour works wonders along with baking soda. This is a DIY baking soda scrub that exfoliates dead skin and tan as well.
Ingredients
1 Teaspoon rice flour
1 Teaspoon baking soda
Raw milk
Quick make and use directions
1.Mix both rice flour and baking soda.
2.Add raw milk to the powder.
3.Make a fine paste of these three ingredients.
4.Once you are ready with the scrub, apply to your cleaned face.
5.Massage your face gently in circular motions for a minute.
6.Leave it for 10 minutes and then wash off with cool water.
How often?
Do this for 2 times a week.
13. Baking soda and milk- For underarms
The bleaching properties in baking soda can remove the underarms darkness. Milk is known to lighten dark skin and also an effective cleanser. The DIY baking soda remedy can is a must try to lighten dark underarms.
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons baking soda
2 Tablespoons of milk
Quick make and use directions
1.Make a fine a paste by adding both- baking soda and milk.
2.Apply the paste on the underarms.
3.Massage for in circular motions for few minutes.
4.Leave it for 10-15 minutes.
5.Rinse off with lukewarm water.
How often?
Repeat for every alternate day.
Can You Use Baking Soda For Sensitive skin?
Baking soda is not harmful in general but it can irritate skin. It is a based on, if the person is sensitive to baking soda. Until you use baking soda, you will not know if you are sensitive to it. It is better, if use baking soda after a patch test before directly applying. In case, your skin dint react with rashes and irritation, then you can continue doing it. If your skin reacts to baking soda, then you must stop using it immediately.
What is the difference between baking soda and baking powder?
Baking soda and baking powder are used for the same purpose- baking. Both are use to prepare and rise dough. The difference comes between these two, with the chemical composition.
If you are using baking powder as a substitute of baking soda- then you will need triple times more quantity of baking powder which is equal to baking soda. Baking soda is stronger than baking powder. When you substitute baking powder in place of baking soda, it may create a bitter and chemical taste in final product.
When you decide to work on your skin with easy home remedies, baking soda can help you. Baking soda for skin is inexpensive way to get healthy and glowing skin. That is the reason it is nice to have the multi purpose uses with a single ingredient. Use baking soda for skin and not just for baking.
