Baking sodais a popular ingredient when it comes to hygiene products.

Famous brandArm & Hammereven suggests making your own baking soda facial to help unclog pores.

In fact, doing so could actually cause damage to your skin.

Baking soda, lemons, and other natural skin care ingredients

Your skin naturally has a pH level somewhere between 4.5 and 5.5, which means it is mildly acidic.

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