Experiment: Baking Soda

I was reading through some natural remedies for acne on acne.org and I found a bunch of people who cleansed their face with baking soda. I thought that was kind of weird, since I would usually clean my counters with it (not my face!) Still, being the kind of person who will try anything to cure her mild acne, I decided to give it a go yesterday. I mixed some water with baking soda and applied it on my face. It feels really nice when you're massaging it in. Thinking that I would get the full effect if I left it on for 5 minutes, I waited patiently and felt it dry on my face. BIG MISTAKE. Washing my face was like scrubbing it with sandpaper. I was near tears! Owww.... After washing it off though, my face felt baby smooth. It was sooo nice. I applied some almond oil to moisturize and in the morning I was glowing!

So I washed with baking soda this morning, but instead of waiting, I just cleansed with it and washed it off. This didn't hurt as much and my face wasn't red afterwards (yay). I've decided to keep washing with it for 10 days and I will post my results. Hopefully it works! At the moment, it's looking smoother already :)