Ever wondered what can that box of baking soda lying in the kitchen do to your skin and hair?
Baking soda has wonderful healing and anti-bacterial properties that can act like a magic wand on your skin, hair, and teeth! Yes! From brightening skin complexion to getting white sparkling teeth, baking soda has got you covered!
Let us explain the top 7 beauty benefits of baking soda!
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1. Whiten teeth
Ingredients: 1tsp baking soda and few drops of water.
Method: Mix the baking soda and water. Rub on your teeth for 10-15 minutes. Wash it off!
How it works: Whitens stained yellow teeth! Get pearly whites easily!
Frequency- once a week
2. Get rid of acne
Ingredients: 1 tsp baking soda and few drops of water.
Method: Mix the ingredients to make a thick paste. Apply on acne and leave it overnight. Wash off next morning.
How it works: Baking soda sucks out the oil glands and shrinks the acne, fading it off faster!
Frequency- 3-4 times a week
3. Brighten skin complexion
Ingredients: 1 tbsp baking soda and a few drops of lemon or orange juice.
Method: Mix the ingredients to get a face mask like consistency. Apply it all over the face and leave it for 15 minutes. Wash off with cold water!
How it works: Baking soda is a natural bleach and helps to remove tanning.
Frequency- thrice a week.
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4. Get rid of pigmentation
Ingredients: Baking soda 1 tbsp and a few drops of lemon juice
Method: Mix the ingredients and apply to the pigmented or blemished regions of skin. Leave it for 10 minutes. Wash it off with cold water.
How it works: Baking soda and lemon act like bleach that fight the patchy and pigmented areas of skin and even acne scars!
Frequency- 2-3 times a week.
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5. Get rid of Dark lips
Ingredients: 1tsp baking soda and 1 tsp honey
Method: Mix the ingredients and apply to the lips. Exfoliate for 3- 5 minutes! Wash it off and apply lip balm.
How it works: baking soda fights lip pigmentation due to the sun and helps to lighten it with frequent uses. Honey hydrates the lips!
Frequency- 2-3 times a week
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6. Exfoliate
Ingredients- 1tbsp baking soda and a few drops of water
Method- Mix the ingredients and apply to face. Start scrubbing in a circular motion for 2-3 minutes. Was it off and pat try/ moisturize with your favorite lotion!
How it works- The baking soda grains help to remove dead skin cells and helps to boost the formation of new skin cells!
Frequency- twice a week
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7. Fight dandruff
Ingredient: 1tbsp baking soda
Method- Wet your hair and rub baking soda on the scalp. Let it stay for 5 minutes. Rinse it off.
How it works- Baking soda helps fight fungal infections and removes dandruff! It boosts the health of scalp too!
Frequency- Twice a week.
Now that you are aware of the top 7 beauty benefits of baking soda, we bet you cannot live without using it!
Let us know which baking soda beauty hack was your favorite!
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