Are you guys ready for the beauty hack of the century? Cause quite literalllllly, this post is about to change your beauty game big time, & it’s pretty much the most simple (& cheapest) thing ever.

Baking Soda.

Yah, the white stuff in your fridge that keeps it from getting stinky is my all time beauty savior/holy grail/BFF.

With all the money I’ve spent on the latest & greatest beauty products promsing whiter teeth/softer hair/smoother skin, I end up relying most on the stuff that’s a dollar. Go figure.

… & just so you know, Arm & Hammer is most def. NOT paying me to write this (that’d be weird). All of these lil’ hacks I’m sharing are based off of straight up experience, & we all know there is no better teacher than that.

Read on, take notes, save your money, & load up on baking soda. 

8 BAKING SODA BEAUTY HACKS

1. Dry Shampoo: Coming from a girl who isn’t keen on washing her hair often (2x a week tops), I rely big time on dry shampoo, but def. NOT the store bought spray kinda. IDK about you guys, but those aerosols leave my hair looking & feeling disgusting (so sticky!).

A while back I whipped up a DIY dry shampoo that worked wonders, but over time I have adjusted the recipe. Instead of 4 ingredients, I’ve narrowed it down to two: baking soda (absorbs oils) & cocoa powder (cause I’m brunette– if you’re blonde, just go straight up baking soda).

When your hair is starting to look greasy, just sprinkle some on your scalp, let sit, & brush through. Wham, bam, thank you ma’am. Your hair will be looking on point.

2. Clarifying Shampoo: When my hair acquires nasty ass build up (from products/environmental ick/etc.) I can tell. It’s heavy, dull, & all around blah. So, I simply add a quarter size amount to my shampoo. It removes all impurities & leaves my hair lookin Pantene perfect.

3. Brightening Face Mask: Remember the two DIY face masks I posted about here? Both of them are great but the lemon & baking soda one is seriously uhhhhmazing & totally worth repeating. Mix 1 tbsp. of baking soda + a squeeze or two of lemon, apply to skin, let sit till dry, rinse off.

You will instantly see your skin perk up & become 10x brighter. The stuff of miracles.

4.  Microderm: Store bought scrubs are 100% always too rough for your skin (major no-no). To get the prefect gentle scrub/ mini microderm session/ super soft skin, just add a tablespoon of baking soda to your daily face wash, massage in circles, & rinse. You can also do this with your body wash too!

5. Acne Treatment: Banish those blemishes w/ an easy mask of baking soda & honey. It will dry out your acne without drying out your skin (magic!). Leave on for 15 minutes & rinse.

6. Smile Sparkler: I am sure you’ve heard of this sometime in your life, but if you haven’t yet tried it your missing out big time. Once a week brush your teeth with a mixture of baking soda, lemon juice, & mashed up strawberries, let the mixture sit for 10 minutes & rinse. Take before & afters, the difference it makes is pretty amazing.

7. Spray Tan Eraser: Sadly I learned about this one the hard way, a bad self tanning experience. I got this mousse stuff that everyone was swearing by, & it ended up being a really huge fail. Thanks to trusty old google I found out that mixing lemon juice with baking soda helps lessen the bad results.

8. Nail Care: You know when you paint your nails & leave the polish on too long how your nails start to get yellow? Yea, it’s horrible. To get rid of that nasty discoloration simply scrub your nails w/ baking soda & peroxide. Instantly the yellow will banish.

I know there are tons of other great uses for baking soda, so if you’ve got one I need to know about, LMK (please!).

x. E