Humans are often obsessed with many earthly kinds of stuff. One of them is grooming and self-pampering. People like to admire themselves and want to make themselves presentable in front of others. The Skincare regime is one of the most widely used practices.

Some spend thousands on maintaining their skin and body and keeping themselves hygienically sane and some prefer homemade and natural remedies to serve the purpose. These beauty hacks involve the usage of a variety of components that are easily available in daily household utilities.

The versatile usage of baking soda as a kitchen ingredient is known to everyone. It is one of the most common ingredients found in the kitchen cabinet, hence making it one of the widely used products. Baking soda contains anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. It also works as an antiseptic.

When baking soda is used after being diluted with water, it helps in removing acne and pimples from the skin. And its anti-bacterial property helps in preventing further acne and pimple attacks on your skin.

Some of the practices with baking soda for skin care solutions are:

Eliminating skin rashes:

By making a smooth paste of baking soda with coconut oil, and applying it on the skin for 5- 10 minutes a day over the rashes helps in smoothing the skin and also removal of rashes.

Removal of dead skin:

Baking soda when mixed with water helps in removing dead skin and unclogging pores because of its mild abrasive property. It removes oil from the face when used as a facial.

Treating sunburn:

As baking soda has a cooling effect, the paste of baking soda with cold water over the affected area reduces sunburn and provides a cooling effect on the same. Using it 2-3 times a week for 5 minutes helps in treating sunburn.

Removal of acne scars:

Acne, when not treated properly can leave a mark on the skin which at times is irritating to bear. A thick paste of baking soda with water helps in exfoliating the scarred skin and building a fresh layer. Apply the paste 2-3 times a day for 5 minutes each is proven to be effective.

Skin brightening:

For brightening of the skin of the elbow, knee, and underarms, baking soda is unparalleled. Peel a small potato and grind it to make a paste. Squeeze its juice and mix one teaspoon of baking soda and apply the paste on armpits, knees, and elbows to make those areas brighter.

Pink lips:

For soft and pink lips, making a paste of baking soda with honey and applying it on lips in a circular motion will exfoliate the lips and get rid of dead cells and make them feel brighter and pinkish.

These are some of the uses which can be used at home with less or no ingredient to get perfect skin and to get rid of several skin ailments. Such hacks save time and money while sparing the skin to go through various cosmetic products which is harmful to the skin.

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