Acne Natural Remedies

Archive for September, 2008

I know that I can buy cleansers from stores, but I want to use household products.

What are some home remedies to keep an acne free face?

Thanks

apply lemon juice

I have recently had acne and gotten it cleared up. However, it doesn't look like it got cleared up since I still have all these marks from where the pimples were. Does anybody have any good home remedies for this problem? Or even good products I can buy at a drugstore that will help with this problem? I just want these marks gone.

I use a toner from clinique ! it slowly removes your scar and uneven skin tones! that works for me! but if you have alot I suggest Neutrogena Advanced Solutions Acne Mark Fading Peel with CelluZyme! works pretty good and cheap!

does any1 know of any good home remedies for acne? i only get normal pimples and whiteheads, never have i gotten a blackhead

also, what works for acne scars on my upper arm? could lemon juice work?

Pimples

A simple soap and water routine can help dry out pimples. Make sure your child washes her face at least three times a day, with soap and water. If your child's skin is very oily, she should apply soap before wetting her face.

Camphor solution dries out pimples, and it soothes the skin. Keep a bottle handy so you can pat the solution onto the problem areas at regular intervals. If a pimple-head has already formed, put a hot towel on the pimple repeatedly until it comes out. Then pat on some camphor.

Onions are also useful in dealing with pimples. Cut a few onions and cook them in lard until they become transparent. When they have cooled, tie the mixture in a muslin cloth and apply it to the pimples in the form of a poultice.

Blackheads

Soap and water combined with a steam routine seems to be the best approach. Add dried lime flowers to a pint of boiling water and steam the face in this solution for 10 minutes. As a result, pores will open up. Press the skin around the blackheads with cotton wool or tissue. Then close the pores with an astringent solution, and wash with soap and water. A steam face bath with Epsom salts added to it is also effective. If the blackheads are still clinging on stubbornly, pat some almond oil on them and gently squeeze them out.

You can also try a solution made of 6 ounces of distilled water and 27 grains of soda bicarbonate. Rub this solution over the blackheads.

Milk also helps treat blackheads. Wash the face with warm water and then sponge it for fifteen minutes with tepid milk every day.

Apply a little warmed honey to the face, and wash off after fifteen minutes.

Exfoliate your skin with a facial scrub, twice a week. Make your own homemade exfoliating scrub. Dissolve four ounces of powdered almonds, two ounces of glycerine soap and one ounce of multani mitti in a little water. Then rub this solution onto the blackhead-affected areas on your face.

Large pores

While there is no permanent remedy to close large pores, astringents do help to temporarily tighten and close them.

Buttermilk has astringent qualities. Apply it on your face and leave it on for 15 minutes before washing off with cool water.

Egg white also helps tighten skin. Beaten egg white should be applied on the face with cotton wool and washed off after 15 minutes.

Tomato juice contains Vitamin C and potassium and works wonders on large pores. It can be used alone or mixed with curd or multani mitti to make an excellent pore-closing paste. Lettuce juice is another alternative.

Pastes made of cornmeal or oatmeal have also been found to help closing pores. The paste should be made with hot water, applied and left on for about half an hour. It should then be washed off with cool water.

Powdered alum mixed with hot water or rosewater and egg white is also good for tightening and closing large pores.

You can also make a good skin tonic using equal parts of vinegar and water.

As in the case of pimples, camphor works well towards tightening and closing open pores. A few drops of camphor spirit mixed with rose water or cool water makes a nice pore-tightening solution.

The most important tip of all: start taking care of your child's complexion from the outset, so she never has to endure the pain associated with far-from-perfect skin. After all, prevention is better than cure.

Some more easy-to-implement body care tips.

1.Watermelon juice clears the skin of all its blemishes leaving it fresh and lovely. Grate a watermelon, squeeze out the juice and apply it on your face for 15 minutes. Now wash it with hot water and then splash on cold water.

2. Fenugreek leaves (methi) cure pimples, blackheads, dryness and early appearance of wrinkles. Make a paste of these leaves and apply it every night. Next morning, wash off with warm water. This improves your complexion.

3. Tea leaves and lemon juice helps prevent hair fall. They also lead to soft and shiny hair. You need to boil the leaves in water and strain out the tea. Add a little lemon juice to this concoction and wash your hair with it. Rinse your hair thoroughly.

4. Bengal gram flour (besan) mixed with curd can be applied daily on your face and hair! It will not only give you a glowing complexion, but also long and lustrous locks.

5. Orange juice is great for an instant glow. All you need to do is dip your fingers in the juice and pat your cheeks, chin, neck and forehead. Wash off after ten minutes.

raw unpasteurized apple cider vinegar
to open the pores and loosen dirt and grease from your face turn off the heat from a pan of distilled water, add 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar to a quart of the hot water. drape a towel over the pan and your head to steam clean your pores. take a cotton ball, dip in vinegar and pat over skin to remove loosened dirt. repeat 2 more times. then spray or dab on
chilled vinegar and equal part of distilled water to close your pores and tone your skin. do twice weekly, also can use the chilled vinegar water as a toner 2 times daily.
it is amazing ....
i also drink the vinegar, 1-2 tablespoons in water with honey in the morning..and i use the vinegar water as a toner 2 times daily..

raw unpasturized apple cider vinegar..
the following 2 testimonials can be seen at http://www.earthclinic.com/cures/acne.ht...
Angelina O, has found that applying ACV topically to her face several times a day (4 or more times) has cured her of a "very bad complexion". She reports that she applies it straight and that while it burns her skin a bit, it still works like a miracle!

Cheryl writes, "My daughter developed a case of moderate acne, and after trying a number of different things for over a year which helped very little or not at all, she started drinking 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar three times a day and applying it topically once at night. She has been acne free for two months. It took about three weeks to clear up."

to drink, add to water and honey, or to apple juice.

you can get the vinegar at the health food store, or in some super markets.

Is there any home remedies for acne?

Yes! There are soooooo many! Here are some cheap, natural ways to get rid of acne:
1. Cook oatmeal and apply on face for fifteen minutes, then wash.
2. Apply equal amount of lemon juice and rose water with a cotton ball, leave for half an hour and wash. Repeat for 15-20 days.
3. Make a warm bath with blanch of nettle and rosemary to reduce the acne.
4. Rub the acne with garlic cloves several times a day.
5. Bedouin meds:
Eat a medium grated radish with every meal.
Drink 2 cups of rosemary tea.
Drink 3 glasses of water with squeezed lemon and honey.
6. Clean your skin: soak a cotton ball in either lemon juice or apple cider vinegar and apply on face
7. Mix 2-3 tea bags to some basil and cook in boiling water for 10-20 minutes. Then apply on the acne with a cotton ball.
8. Herbal remedy: use lavender compresses to relieve inflammation
9. Drink Carrot/ cucumbers juice or eat carrots or cucumbers
10. Dip a cotton ball in egg whites and apply on clean face, wait a few hours and wash.
11. Mix and cook 2-3 tea bags with dried basil for 10-20 minutes. Then apply on face and acne with a cotton ball.
Gud Luck! What I find works best is to use a little tea tree oil on the zits 3 times a day because tea tree oil is a natural disenfectant.

It's summer time again, and the acne on my back is acting up. It was clearing up for awhile there, now it's back with a vengeance. So I was wondering if anyone knows any home remedies to help reduce the problem. Any help would be great! Thank you!

http://cureacnezone.com/acne-home-remedies/what-food-helps-cure-acne recommends foods that help cure acne. these include fresh fruits, green leafy veggies, fresh lemon juice and raw salads. also try to avoid caffeine, sugary foods and fried foods.

Most of my acne is gone, but there are scars. Do you have any home remedies that can help me clear up my skin? Please explain the procedure, so i can get max results.
Thanks!!!

I'd definitely recommend trying lemon juice.... the website below has some other remedies as well. I hope it works for u

http://www.your-best-acne-treatment.com/home-remedy-for-acne-scar.html

I'm a girl and my time of the month has already past, but I just broke out pretty badly. I haven't broken out in a while, and I need a home acne remedy fast. I look terrible, and I've already cost my mom a ton of money on other acne solutions. Do any of you know how to get rid of this fast (with a HOME remedy)!!!???

DIET is KEY.

*don't do and/or eliminate as much as possible*

-soda
-sugar/corn syrup
-meat/dairy/eggs
-processed food
-fast food
-(partially) hydrogenated oils (almost in everything)
-additives
-fried foods
-white bread/flour

-beer, to a lesser extent (if you must drink, drink a little wine)

*eat as much as possible*

-SALADS (at least, 1 a day)
-fruit (not canned)
-fruit juice (100%)
-organic
-whole foods
-raw foods

it may take a while for your system to cleanse, but:

-be consistent
-exercise (lower body-running/sit-ups)
-osteopathic adjustments (spine)
-and make an effort to REALLY enforce those dietary guidelines as much as possible; not just a little, but a real effort. read those labels. if you can't afford to shop at a health food store or your parents don't eat that way, be prepared to get a job.

You want to keep a 80% alkaline to 20% acid balance in your system; which might be difficult at first, but stick with it (it may take a few months), but, I guarantee, you'll see an improvement; the longer you stick with it, the better your complexion will continue to get.

Does anyone have any at-home remedies that have worked for them? I have to keep switching remedies, after a while they don't work on my skin anymore. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

When treating acne you have to keep increasing your product regime to beat the acne. Peels are the best way to get rid of acne. You should have these done professionally. An at home peel/mask would be to crush an aspirin and mix with water until a thin paste. Put it on your face as a mask for 5 minutes max. the first time...use once a week and keep upping the duration. This may make you flake or make your skin red so proceed with caution. Your better off starting slowly and going up in time as needed. If you are allergic to aspirin do not do this and drink water while you have the mask on.

I have acne and i wash my face every morning and night. Any home remedies?

Don't eat greasy foods. Nothing fried.
No oily foods like chocolate or soda.

Do drink lots of water based liquids.
Do sweat a lot, it cleans out your pores. A good two mile run will work up a good sweat.