Some Of The Most Helpful Home Remedies For Acne

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June 12, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Acne Cure

Acne affects millions of people and it is one of the most pressing problems young people have to deal with at the onset of puberty. They can crop up everywhere and leave marks which are hard to erase. Raging hormones are usually the reason for acne appearance that’s why it is very common among teenagers. But this doesn’t exempt people who are past their teenage years. Although acne is not a terminal disease, it can cause emotional stress and worse, skin scars. For mild to moderate case, home remedies for acne can be administered to cure or lessen the presence of blemishes.

Acne can be very itchy especially if it’s in contact with an irritant. To relieve itchiness, you can boil strawberry or blackberry leaves for 3 minutes. Wash your face with the boiled water after it has cooled down a bit and then pat dry with a clean towel. Be mindful of your hygiene since skin with acne is very sensitive to dirt and acne can react harshly to it. You can also make a paste out of the following; yoghurt with oatmeal, avocado, tomatoes, milk with flour, and honey with ground cinnamon. Apply to face like a mask and leave on for a few minutes. Wash off with warm water afterwards. Fresh mint juice is also a good cure for pimples. Apply it every night to soothe skin.

Garlic cloves are also effective in curing acne. The smell is not very attractive but it’s nothing compared to what it can do to your skin problem. Also, make a habit of drinking rosemary tea, carrot juice, wheat grass juice, and water with lemon and honey because they help pimples from showing up. To relieve inflammation, lavender compress can produce soothing relief. One of the most common home remedies for acne is toothpaste. This can prevent a new pimple from ballooning into a giant zit. Apply directly to the pimple and make sure it doesn’t touch unaffected parts since toothpaste can dry the skin and it also stings.

There are plenty of home remedies for acne you can find online. You should try them first before applying any chemical product because natural remedies are kinder to skin. It takes a while for these remedies to take effect and while waiting for the result you should avoid things that can worsen your acne. Follow a healthy diet and take plenty of sleep to avoid stressing your skin further.

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