Make a Baking Soda Facial

A baking soda facial can be an inexpensive, natural, and effective way to nourish, protect, and heal your skin. You can create simple baking soda facials out of baking soda and water, or you can combine baking soda with cleansers and other natural ingredients. Read the following tips to learn how to cleanse your face with baking soda.

Steps

Making and Using a Basic Facial

  1. Start with a clean face. Before you can use a baking soda facial, you will need to make sure that your face is clean and free of any oil or dirt. Clean your face using warm water and your usual face wash.
  2. Make a paste with baking soda and water. You will need three teaspoons of baking soda and one teaspoon of water. Mix the two together until you get a paste. Baking soda makes a great, gentle exfoliator; it also has anti-fungal and antiseptic properties, making it perfect for managing pimples and blackheads.[1][2]
    • Make sure that you are using baking soda and not baking powder or washing powder.
  3. Spread the mixture onto your face using your fingers. You can also dip the corner of a damp washcloth and use that to apply the paste to your skin. Avoid the sensitive areas around the eyes and mouth, but focus on the areas that get a lot of blackheads, such as the nose. Gently massage your face for about five minutes, but be careful not to rub too hard.
  4. Rinse your face using warm water. Make sure that you get all of the face mask off. Sometimes, tiny grains of baking soda can get caught in your eyebrows.
  5. Dry your face. Use a soft, clean towel and gently pat your face dry. Do not rub your face.
  6. Finish off with moisturizer and toner. The moisturizer will help keep your skin looking and feeling soft while the toner will help restore the pH balance of your skin as well as tighten the pores.[3]
  7. Consider making this facial a part of your skincare routine. Your skin can benefit from gentle exfoliation from time to time, but avoid using this mask every day. Instead, limit yourself to using this mask no more than three times a week.[4]

Making and Using an Exfoliating Facial

  1. Start with a clean face. Wash your face using warm water and your favorite face wash. Rinse the soap off your face and gently pat your skin dry using a soft, clean towel.
  2. Brew a cup of chamomile tea. Place a bag of chamomile tea in a cup and fill it with ¼ cup (56.25 milliliters} of boiling water. To get the most out of the tea, cover the cup with a small plate and let it brew for five to ten minutes.[5] You will need strong, chamomile tea for this recipe. Allow the tea to cool before adding it to the rest of the ingredients.
  3. Grind some old-fashioned oats in a blender. Measure out some old fashioned oats and pulse them a few times in a blender until they become finely ground. You will need enough ground oats to fill a ½ cup (40 grams). The oats will act as a cleanser and moisturizer while gently exfoliating your skin.[6]
  4. Make a paste using the ground oats, some honey, and baking soda. You will need ½ cup of the ground, old fashioned oats, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, and 1 tablespoon of raw honey. Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl until you get a paste.
    • For a more exfoliating mask, add 2 tablespoons of white sugar.
  5. Add the chamomile tea. The mixture you have made will be a little too dry to use as a mask, so you will need to moisten it by adding some chamomile tea. Start by pouring in two tablespoons and mixing with a spoon. If the mixture is still too dry, add in a little bit more tea. Keep doing this until you get the thickness that you like. The paste should be smooth enough so that you can spread it easily onto your face, but not watery and runny.
  6. Prepare your face for the mask. Dampen your face with some warm water. Because this mask can get messy, you will need to protect yourself by pulling your hair back and away from your face, and by draping a towel over the front of your shirt. You can also use this mask in the bath or shower, which will make cleaning up even easier.
  7. Gently massage the paste into your skin. Apply the face mask onto your face using your fingers or a damp washcloth. Be sure to avoid the sensitive areas around your eyes and mouth. Leave the mask on your face for about five minutes.
  8. Rinse the mask off. Splash your face with warm water and gently massage it to get the mask off. If there is still any honey residue on your skin, you may clean it off with some of your favorite face wash.
  9. Consider following up with moisturizer and toner. The moisturizer will help your skin look and feel soft while the toner will help condition your skin and tighten the pores.

Making and Using a Honey-Based Facial

  1. Start by washing your face. Before you can use this facial, your face will need to be clean and free of any oil or dirt. Wash your face using warm water and some face wash. Rinse the soap off and pat your face dry using a clean towel.
  2. Dampen a washcloth. Soak a washcloth in warm water and squeeze the extra moisture out. You want the cloth to still be wet, but not dripping or soaking.
  3. Pour some honey onto the corner of the washcloth. You will ½ teaspoon of raw honey. The honey will not only get rid of any pimple and blackhead-causing bacteria, but it will also help reintroduce moisture into your skin.
  4. Add some baking soda. You will need ½ teaspoon of baking soda. The baking soda will act as a mild abrasive and help exfoliate your skin.
  5. Mix the two ingredients into a paste. You can use your finger, or you can simply fold the washcloth over the baking soda and honey, and massage it until you get a paste.
  6. Wet your face and gently massage it with the washcloth. Be sure to get the mixture all over your face, but avoid getting any near your eyes or mouth. Do not rub your skin too hard, or you will risk irritating your skin.
  7. Rinse your face. Gently splash your face with warm water, and massage the skin to get the mixture off.
  8. Make a toner. You will need ¼ cup (56.25 milliliters) of water and 3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar. Pour both ingredients into a clean bottle and shake it to combine everything. Baking soda may upset the pH of your skin, but apple cider vinegar will help balance it out again.
    • This toner is perishable and will need to be kept in the refrigerator when you are not using it.
    • Consider adding 5 drops of rosemary essential oil to your apple cider vinegar toner. Rosemary essential oil has both preserving and antibacterial properties.
  9. Apply the toner. Soak a cotton ball with some of the toner, and gently rub it over your face, focusing on the forehead, cheekbones, and nose. Avoid the sensitive areas around the eyes and mouth.

Tips

  • You can use the simple water-and-baking soda paste as a face mask by spreading it all over your face (while avoiding the eyes and mouth) and leaving it on for 30 minutes.
  • You can turn almost any face wash into an exfoliating face wash with a little bit of baking soda. The next time you wash your face, simply mix a little bit of baking soda into your face wash, and use it to wash your face.
  • In addition to helping to combat acne breakouts, baking soda can also improve the skin conditions of eczema and psoriasis.
  • Applying baking soda treatments to the face can help soothe irritated skin due to sun damage and insect bites.

Warnings

  • Avoid scrubbing your face too roughly with the baking soda. This may irritate your skin.
  • Baking soda can irritate sensitive skin. Consider performing a patch test on the inside of your elbow by applying some of the facial and leaving it on your skin for a few minutes. If no irritation develops after a few hours, then the facial is safe to use.
  • If the facial starts to itch or burn, remove it immediately.

Things You'll Need

Basic Facial[7]

  • 3 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon water

Exfoliating Facial [8]

  • 2 tablespoons to ¼ cup (56.25 milliliters) chamomile tea, strongly brewed
  • ½ cup (40 grams) old fashioned oats, ground
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar (optional)

Honey-Based Facial[9]

Ingredients for the face mask

  • ½ teaspoon raw honey
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

Ingredients for the toner

  • ¼ cup (56.25 milliliters) water
  • 3 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 5 drops rosemary essential oil (optional)

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ Prevention, 10 Genius DIY Beauty Treatments With Baking Soda
  2. ↑ Daily Makeover, 8 Innovative Uses for Baking Soda
  3. ↑ Today.com, 6 Reasons Why You Should Use Facial Toner
  4. ↑ She Knows, How to Make Your Own Exfoliating Scrub
  5. ↑ WebMD, Supplement Guide: Chamomile
  6. ↑ Hilda Blue Design, Ode to Oats – 5 Ways to Benefit from Oatmeal in Homemade Skin Care
  7. ↑ Good Housekeeping, 8 Surprising Uses for Baking Soda
  8. ↑ Freutcake, Chamomile Oatmeal Face Mask
  9. ↑ Crunchy Betty, Removing Your Makeup the Honey Face Wash Way
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