Why You Should Never Wash Your Face With Baking Soda

June 2019

Why you should never wash your face with baking soda. We all have our usual nightly routine before we go to bed. Most people enjoy this ritual of self care before catching 40 winks, which may include brushing your teeth, flossing, brushing your hair and yes, washing your face. Everyone’s skin is different and there are so many products out there that claim all sorts of different benefits.

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Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
Your skin is kind of complicated:02:20
Baking Soda Is Pretty Harsh:03:31
Deep Scrubbing:04:08

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Summary:
out getting too deep into the chemistry of it all, basically baking soda disrupts the natural oils and acidity of your skin because baking soda is a basic. Sodium bicarbonate is something that neutralizes acid, which is why it works on things like heartburn. But on your skin, baking soda is just too harsh, and can result in really throwing off the natural oils your skin needs to stay balanced. Skin is naturally acidic on purpose, it sort of protects the skin with an oily barrier and throwing something into the mix that's going to neutralize all this needed acidity will actually make your skin more likely to become infected and will eventually see more breakouts than when you started. Some common side effects of using baking soda on the skin are: 
-Extremely dry skin after using baking soda a few times. 
-Your acne is likely to become worse 
-Your skin might become more sensitive in general, even to everyday things like the sun. 
-Your skin could become very irritated or inflamed 
-This could increase your chances of the skin becoming wrinkled at a younger age. 

Baking Soda Is Pretty Harsh. 
While it can work wonders around the house, baking soda can be too much for the skin. While baking soda itself isn’t actually harmful, the side effects might be. Most people won’t realize they have a sensitivity to baking soda until it’s too late and a rash already appears. Sometimes baking soda can cause redness, or even a burning sensation on the skin if used too often, or on sensitive skin. If you do use baking soda (like in a deodorant) and you develop a rash or reaction to it, make sure you see a medical professional like a dermatologist. 

Deep Scrubbing. 
Exfoliating sounds like it would work wonders for your skin. You’ll often hear “deep exfoliation” as a bonus when talking about any kind of face scrub, or mask. Baking soda can be used as an exfoliator when made into a paste, but again isn’t recommended. While exfoliation does help out your skin tone and can be very nice once in a while, you should really space out when your exfoliate in order to give your skin time to replenish some of those necessary oils and acidity to reform that protective barrier we talked about earlier. 

There are many remedies for acne treatment that talk about mixing baking soda with things like lemon juice or coconut oil, but keep in mind, baking soda is still very basic even when added to these other mixtures and if you’re going to venture into the unknown, always do a spot test before applying the mixture to your entire face.