Baking Soda is one such ingredient in your kitchen which
is inexpensive and can do wonders for your skin, hair and body. It has
antibacterial, anti-fungal, antiseptic and has anti-inflammatory properties.
Here’s how to use baking soda to enhance your beauty.
6 DIY Baking Soda beauty uses for hair
and skin:
1. Acne:
Baking Soda has mild anti-inflammatory properties that
help reduce redness and swelling. Thus, reducing the acne appearance.
How to use:
Mix two tablespoons of baking soda and one tablespoon of
water to form a paste. Cover the acne with this paste. Let it dry for 5 – 10
minutes and then rinse off thoroughly with cold water. Repeat this twice a
week.
This is a natural way to brighten teeth at home.
How to use:
Mix one teaspoons of baking soda with enough water to
make a paste. Put a good amount of this paste on your toothbrush and apply it
on your teeth. Leave the paste on for one minute and then rinse. Do not
keep this paste on your teeth for more than one minute.
3. Sunburn:
You can make homemade sunburn cream by using baking
soda, here’s how.
How to use:
Combine 1 teaspoon of aloe vera gel, 1 teaspoon of
peppermint oil, 1 teaspoon of witch hazel and 2-3 tablespoon of water. Add 1
tablespoon of baking soda to this mixture. Apply this on the sunburn affected
skin for 5 minutes. Repeat once a week. Do not over use this.
4. Skin Whitening:
Baking soda is composed of sodium and a pH neutralizer
which exfoliates the dead skin cells throughout the skin.
How to use:
Mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda with 1 tablespoon of
water. Apply this paste as a face mask on your face and neck not for more than
5 minutes. Repeat this twice a week.
5. Polishes Nails:
The bleaching property of baking soda can help remove
yellowness from the nails.
How to use:
Mix two tablespoons of baking soda and one tablespoon of
3 percent hydrogen peroxide in a small bowl. Apply this on your nails with the
help of cotton swab. Keep it on for three to four minutes and then rinse with
water. Repeat this process once a month.
6. Shampoo:
Baking soda is perfect to revitalize greasy looking hair
your hair.
How to use:
Mix baking soda and water in 1:3 proportion in a squeeze
bottle. The more hair you have, the more you’ll need. You can use baking soda
on dry hair, when your hair is wet. Work the mixture in starting at your roots,
and move it through to the end of your hair. Keep for 5 minutes and wash off
with water. This can be your weekly shampoo. Use it once a week for better
results.
Precautions:
•Always
do a patch test before using baking soda for your skin. It may not suit all
skin type.
•Do
not apply baking soda on and around the eye area.
•Apply
moisturizer after using baking soda.
•Do
not over use as it makes the skin dry.
•Consult
your dermatologist before using any of these home remedies.
•Baking
soda is effective when used for short periods. However, excessive use can
damage your skin and hair.
Use these home remedies and get good looking skin and
healthy hair.
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