Baking Soda as a Pimple Buster and Skin Whitener

When your budget is tight or you simply want a more environment friendly beauty regimen, sodium bicarbonate might be your best deal.

Sodium bicarbonate, more popularly known as "Baking Soda" is a naturally occurring chemical compound. It is a known additive to baked products and as a powerful natural house cleaner. What some people do not know is its use as a pimple buster and skin whitener.

I am writing this not as a research but more of a testimonial. I was a pimple-faced teenager when I was in first-year high school. Those who've seen me after that year might never imagine how I actually looked like. I came to learn about the product during our chemistry class. Our teacher said, "Synthetic chemicals usually have side effects. So, its is better to use natural chemicals which is also environmentally friendly." 



Knowing baking soda as a natural chemical and  teeth whitener, I began to think that it can also whiten skin. And since it it also edible, I assumed that it is also safe. I began my trip to the grocery and found this orange box "Arm and Hammer Baking Soda" It was only about one month of use when I saw great results. I did not only got rid of my acne but I saw that my skin also became lighter in color, and the rest was history.

Let me share my simple formula in making my facial scrub and whitener:

1. Mix 4 teaspoons of baking soda and 4 teaspoon of warm water in a small bowl. Stir the ingredients until it forms a soft paste. (Note that you are not expecting a sticky paste here.) 
2. Wash face thoroughly with warm water. Apply the paste to your wet face gently in circular motion. Cover your entire face and neck with the paste.  
3. Leave  the paste on face for  five minutes.  
4. Rinse your face thoroughly with warm water. 
5. Pat your face dry with a clean towel. 
6. You may use  favorite face moisturizer (optional).

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