7 Beauty Benefits Of Baking Soda!
Kritika Mishra
Updated At 14 Sep 22
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
Also Read: 15 Best Lipstick Shades For Indian Skin Tone
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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