Baking Soda Question
Well if there was ever a tip that I said didn’t work for my acne that tons of people disagreed with me on, it’s the tip to use baking soda on new acne lesions.
Countless readers have said this has worked fairly well as far as natural treatments for acne go, and have said that they just rub it on like a paste onto the new acne and it seems to take redness away as well as speed recovery and healing of the acne lesion.
It makes sense on one hand because baking soda would work as an antibacterial agent which may help the zit from getting inflamed and infected, which does help it to clear faster, I think you just need to watch you’re not putting it on open, raw zits as that may irritate them more. However if you have a new zit forming that is still under the skin baking soda may be something to try to help it heal faster.
This is a comment a user had on baking soda :
I just tried this technique because I’m at my wits end trying to get rid of acne! I’ve never had a problem as a teenager so I found it strange that I’d be having a problem now. I’ve tried multiple face creams and washes only to lead to disappointment.
I do have some questions: should I apply the baking soda as a mask or use it as a regular face wash? I used it as a regular face wash tonight and my skin is already starting to clear up–well at least the redness is gone and the pimples are hardly noticeable!
