Baking Soda for Acne?
As we’re currently looking at acne home remedies and natural cures for adult acne, we thought we’d take a look at one of the more enduring home remedies which is using baking soda for acne treatment.
Why do People Use Baking Soda for Acne?
As acne home remedies go, baking soda is supposed to be quite effective in the short term. It exfoliates the skin, removing the layer of dead skin cells that clog the pores, and can also be effective at reducing redness and the appearance of adult acne scars.
When baking soda is mixed with water it can be used as a facial scrub or face mask, and should be rinsed off the skin after about a minute. This is one of the cheaper acne home remedies and this may account for its popularity.
The Downside of Baking Soda for Acne
Like many acne home remedies baking soda only works in the short term. Long term use dramatically dries out the skin altering its pH balance which allows bacteria to thrive and makes adult acne worse.
Baking soda for acne is a topical treatment that only targets the symptoms without addressing the cause. People looking for acne home remedies would benefit more from a holistic approach that looks at the cause of their acne, and detoxifies their bodies, curing the acne from within.
For more information about curing adult acne holistically, check out the ebook Acne No More, which is pictured to the right of this post. It details a step by step process to eliminating the inner causes of acne and living an acne free life. We think it’s one of the best acne home remedies around!
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