Baking soda, otherwise known as sodium peroxide has lately been championed as the be all and end all of the natural beauty and green cleaning. With its ability to manage pH levels, it helps in neutralizing acidic properties in and outside the body.
Apart from being used as a hair wash to smothering bug bites and magical treatments of urinary tract infections, there is little the powder cannot handle.
As a great ingredient for cleaning and stain removal, baking soda also has many health benefits associated with its use.
Want to sooth your feet? Baking soda does great work at that. Baking soda not only removes bacteria and odors, it also helps in prevention of toenail fungus. Create a foot bath with warm water and a tablespoon of baking soda for a soother foot.
It is a natural deodorant, it can be created through a careful mixture of baking soda with enough water to make a milky paste or mix it with talcum powder. It is then rubbed under the underarms or even the feet to absorb sweat giving you that clean and dry feeling.
It has the ability to relieve sunburn and remove dry skin from your face by creating a baking soda exfoliate. For sunburns, you can mix it into your favorite body lotion or have it mixed into one of your daily warm baths. To make the face exfoliate, combine one teaspoon of soda with half a cup of water and gently rub in a circular motion on your face, then rinse.
The soda can also help relieve itching caused by bug bites. You can create a paste with a teaspoon of soda and water and apply it to the bite. Do this for at least three sessions a day until the bite disappears. Allergic rashes can also be neutralized by a paste of the soda.