Baking soda has been used for centuries in cooking and household works. But few people think that it can be successfully used for cosmetic purposes. And it is in vain. Baking soda is a wonderful product, with which you can cheaply but effectively care for the face, body, hair.
A real woman will find the baking soda many uses:
◄ Make effective peeling
Just add a pinch of baking soda to your regular foam or gel for washing, you can mix them right in the palm of your hand. Massage into a rich lather and apply to face with gentle movements. Massage your face for a few minutes, then rinse with cool water. This gentle scrub to clear the skin from dead cells and opening the pores of the face, make the skin smooth and soft. It is especially suitable for sensitive and prone to irritation skin, as baking soda has a soothing and anti-inflammatory action.
◄ Treat acne
Washing with warm solution of soda good for acne. The solution is dried skin, reduces inflammation and irritation. On some large acne can also apply a paste of soda and leave for several hours - the acne will pass quickly.
◄ Mask for oily skin
Mix 2 tbsp flour (wheat, oat, buckwheat) or starch with 1 teaspoon of baking soda. Dilute the mixture with warm water to form a slurry. Apply the mask on cleansed face with light circular movements, leave on for 10-15 minutes. Then rinse the mask with a cotton swab dipped in warm water. Perform the procedure once a week.
◄ Clean the excess hair from “chemistry”
Soda well eliminates hair from grease and remains of various cosmetic products - gels, lacquer, the excess of masks, etc. Mix your regular shampoo with baking soda about 4:1, then wash as usual. The hair will be very soft and shiny. Good news for bright blondes, brunettes and redheads: this mixture is very gentle effect on hair, so your color won’t come out.
◄ Add white teeth
Brushing your teeth, “arch” with a pinch of baking soda to your toothbrush coated with toothpaste. This abrasive soft scrub to clean off, stains from the teeth without damaging tooth enamel.
◄ Remove the inflammation of the gums
When inflammation of the gums, mix baking soda with a small amount of water to form a mixture similar to toothpaste. Then apply this mixture with your fingers along the gum line and massage with a soft toothbrush.
◄ Remove the smell.
As a result of the activity of bacteria in the mouth form acids that destroy tooth enamel and cause bad breath. These acids can be neutralized, if several times a day to rinse the oral cavity with a solution of baking soda in 1 Cup warm water 1 tsp soda. The soda solution also helps to eliminate the pungent smell of sweat, underarm and foot odor.
◄ Remove swelling
The soda helps to excrete excess water, so it can be successfully used to treat swelling eyelids and bags under the eyes. Make a solution of soda (1 Cup of water 1 tsp baking powder) or add soda weak tea, soak in a solution on a cotton pad and lightly press them for about 10-15 minutes, place on eyelids or under eyes.
◄ Swim with benefits
To relax in a pleasant atmosphere after a busy day, do not have to spend money on expensive salt and foam. Try to make this mixture for the bath: from the soda (2 tbsp), salt (2 tbsp) (optional) a few drops of essential oil. All the ingredients you need to mix, store in a jar in the bath to add one tablespoon. This solution calms the nervous system, and makes skin smooth and elastic. In addition, after a bath decrease the appearance of cellulite.
◄ Clean brushes and sponges
To clean out the cosmetic accessories from the remnants of old makeup and dirt is also possible with an aqueous soda solution. Unlike soap it doesn’t leave any residue on the brushes and sponges, and their villi do not stick together and become fluffy and smooth. The same solution cleans combs and hair brushes. Just soak in a concentrated solution of soda combs and brushes for 3-4 hours and then rinse them under running water - dirt will go away.
