Face Mask Tip! Amazing Results!

Oct 30, 2015

Rida S.

So I was reading this blog beauty department and I came across this face mask tip...you simply mix a teaspoon of baking soda and mix it with your favorite mask. so what I did was exfoliate with my fav diy exfoliator (honey + rice powder) and then mixed baking soda with my fave mask soap and glory's scrub your nose in it and applied it for 20 mins. I intended to apply it for less time but I got busy and well forgot I had gunk on lol...anyways my skin looks FABULOUS in just one go!! give it a try girls! the blog suggests using it every day but I think it would be too drying for every day esp considering its Fall season.

Oct 30, 2015

Alexis C.

Personally I wouldn't suggest putting baking side on your face, whether it's mixed with something or not. It can throw off the skin's natural pH balance and cause micro tears in the skin.

Oct 30, 2015

Shelley W.

I'm trying to make sense of this because if I'm reading it correctly exfoliated with your DIY and then used another exfoliator (Glorys Scrub Your Nose). That's just too much exfoliating going on at one time. The rice powder is an exfoliant as well. Intially your skin will look great but all that mixed together...eventually you'll experience a thinning of the top layer of your skin thus making it ultra sensitive. I tread carefully with that one...definitely do not use it everyday and follow up with an non-active ingredient moisturizer.

As far as the baking soda is concerned that Alexis mentioned being unsafe...if used straight on the skin and not mixed...yes it can cause your skin grief. But baking soda is used in quite a few products that we find at Sephora and ULTA using related compounds such as sodium carbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate. I have 2 enzyme peels (it comes in powder form) that contains baking soda and one of them I've been using for several years and I get a skin analysis once a year by dermo and no micro tears. Personally I would stick with ready made products that contain it because it's cosmetic grade and measured out in such a way as to not damage the skin because it paired up with buffing ingredients to maintain the ph balance of the product overall making it less irritating to the skin.

Oct 30, 2015

Diana T.

Yeah I was confused about that too Shelley - so rida did you use both the DIY exfoliant and followed it with another exfoliant or was it a mask?

Oct 30, 2015

Diana T.

And I also agree with you Shelley about the baking soda (also known as sodium bicarbonate - if you read that in the ingredients list of a product that's what it is - baking soda)

Oct 31, 2015

Shauna S.

I agree baking soda can be very abrasive to your skin. baking soda already found in ready made products is cosmetic grade and contains a small amount of baking soda. plus it would have had to been safety and health approved before being sold in stores.

Oct 31, 2015

Mylene L.

Baking soda is widely used from deodorizing to treat skin irritations and etc. It tends to maintain a ph even when bases or acids are added. It even removes tan when mix with water.

Nov 2, 2015

Ashley L.

Are you trying to whiten your face? I think this may work as long as you moisturizer after. I use a mixture of apple cider vinegar and baking soda on my feet. It eats at dead skin and whitens them. But I have a feeling baking soda may be too harsh for your face honestly. It's like using a lemon to whiten your teeth. It works now. But long term, you may be ruining your skin.

Nov 2, 2015

Rida S.

Oh I didn't knew baking soda could be that harsh!
regarding soap and glory scrub I use it as a mask at times..I just massage very lightly and leave it on as a mask..I don't scrub every time I use it..it works great as a mask since it helps tighten pores..
ummm no Ashley not trying to lighten face..I didn't knew this could whiten face..it just gave me a nice glow..oh but I would love to try it with acv on my feet since I have slipper tan lines

Nov 3, 2015

Ashley L.

It's great for that! It also neutralizes any... ahem.. Odors💩