The promise sounds tempting: apply a homemade baking soda cream before going to sleep and wake up with smoother, brighter-looking skin. But while baking soda is a common household ingredient, it isn’t a proven wrinkle remover or treatment for dark spots, and applying it directly to the face can cause irritation.
Instead of relying on dramatic “before and after” claims, here’s a safer approach to nighttime skincare.
Why Baking Soda Can Be a Problem for Facial Skin
Baking soda is alkaline, while healthy facial skin has a naturally acidic protective barrier. Applying baking soda repeatedly may interfere with that barrier and leave the skin:
Dry or tight
Red or irritated
More sensitive
Prone to burning or itching
People with sensitive skin, eczema, rosacea, or already-irritated skin should be especially cautious.
