There is a wonderful woman on the web named Jillee who posts One Good Thing every day. And let me tell you - she is a genius. She has so many wonderful ideas that I have implemented all over my house. A while back she posted about microdermabrasion in a box - the cheapest and easiest microderm treatment I've ever tried (and believe me, since turning 30, I've tried a lot). Her recipe and instructions:
2 Tbsp Baking soda
Distilled Water.
Start with a clean face (very important, as you don’t want to rub any dirt back into your skin). Make a slightly soupy paste with the baking soda and distilled water. Working in small circles, rub the entirety of your face very lightly. Do this for five minutes. Do, of course, avoid the eye area. Rinse very well.
When I tried this myself, I was much less exact. I didn't measure the baking soda and I didn't bother to bring distilled water into the bathroom. I simply sprinkled a bit of baking soda into a small tupperware container and then added bathroom tap water and mixed by hand until I had a good consistency. Of course, I didn't really know what a good consistency was so I simply felt for what I thought felt like the sand paper like substance the aestheticians use. It doesn't have to be exact to work. With baking soda being so cheap you can afford to have a few misses on the mixture - I sure did.
I had a great experience with baking soda microdermabrasion. I figured there had to be more to do besides deodorize my fridgeand remove the dead skin from my face. I started scowering the internet for other uses for this tiny box of beauty tricks. Let me tell you - baking soda is my new bestie. Keep reading after the jump for some more wonderful uses for this tiny box of magic.
