subject: 9 Best Homemade Treatments For Acne [print this page] Acne is a common and chronic skin disorderAcne is a common and chronic skin disorder. It is an inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles. The lesions are usually found on the skin of the face, neck, chest and shoulders. Nearly six out of ten young people between the ages of twelve and twenty-four suffer from some degree of acne. Here are the remedies that helped me, hope that they will work for you as well.
1. First things first, keep your skin clean. Regular washing removes sweat,dirt and bacteria. Getting enough rest is very important as well. Blemishes often appear due to sleepless nights. Exercising on regular basis and eating well-ballanced meals should also be included in your daily routine. Cosmetics should be used with care, as they can clog pores.
2. A great, easy to make natural facial scrub is a combination of baking soda and water or sugar and water. Add small amounts of water to a handful of baking soda or sugar and mix until you have a paste-like consistency. Lightly massage this paste all over your face about once or twice week. Your skin will feel incredible! This is also great for acne scar healing too.
3. Lemon is an excellent cleanser for acne affected skin. You can mix fresh lemon juice with rose water and apply to affected skin. Wash off after half an hour with clean water. This acne remedy usually shows great results in a few days and in a couple weeks acne should completely disappear from your face.
4. Two vitamins, namely, niacin and vitamin A have been used successfully to treat acne. Vitamin therapy should comprise the intake of 100 mg niacin, three times daily, and 50,000 international units of vitamin A, three times daily. Vitamin E, 400 mg, should be taken once daily. Continue this therapy for a month.
5. Most women know that cucumber is great for your skin. It can also be used to fight and prevent acne. Make a cucumber paste, put it on your face and let is stay there for several minutes. Unlike lemon and vinegar cucumber doesn't dry your face, quite the opposite, it moisturize your skin and supplies it with vitamins. Use cucumber mask twice a week and you will see definite improvements to your skin condition.
6. Apply some cooked oatmeal to the face for 15 minutes and wash off. Oatmeal is an astringent,which can help draw impurities out of the skin. It usually takes a week or two for results to be seen. This is one of the best natural acne treatment.
7. Garlic has been used successfully to cure acne. Rub with raw garlic several times a day. Garlic is known to cure the toughest of acne problems. The external use of garlic helps to clear the skin of spots, pimples and boils. To cure acne further, eat three seeds of raw garlic once daily for a month. This purifies the blood stream and ensures basic cleansing of blood & keeps acne away.
8. Make a solution of 30 drops of grapefruit seed extract in 4 ounces of water. Apply to infected area with a cotton ball 3 times a day. This is an excellent disinfectant.
9. To begin with, the patient should take only an 'all-fruit' diet for a week, taking three meals a day, of fresh juicy fruits, such as apples, pears, grapes, grapefruit, pineapples, and peaches. Only unsweetened lemon or plain water, either hot or cold, should be drunk and nothing else.
