Home Remedies for Acne
Posted on January 28th, 2009
Acne is a blight upon the teenage race. Teens and adults alike wage an almost constant warfare on the condition, which causes blackheads, puss-filled inflammation on the skin of the face, back, scalp, and just about anywhere else that is likely to get dirty and/or oily.
Regular skin care is essential to treating and preventing acne, but since the most common root cause is not necessarily oil or dirt, but genetics, acne can rear its head any time, anywhere, for any person. Despite Hollywood’s best efforts to hide them, even movie stars with so called perfect skin get pimples. Luckily for the rest of us, we don’t have to spend a fortune on acne treatments. With some simple home remedies for acne, you can keep your face looking smooth, clear, and radiant for years to come.
Applying papaya juice in its raw form will help shrink and eliminate pimples. When you include the pulp of the fruit, the skin, and the seeds, you get the full reduction benefits of the papaya fruit. Apply the juice evenly and leave it on for 20-30 minutes, then wash it off with warm water. This will help to condition and exfoliate your skin to smooth it out and clear up unsightly blemishes.
If you can get your hands on it, sandalwood powder is a powerful remedy for acne. Mix it up into a paste with either lime juice or high fat content milk. Apply the paste and let it sit for a while, then wash it off. The milk will moisturize and the sandalwood will help to soak up the extra oils. Since sandalwood powder is pulverized sawdust that has already had the essential oils removed, it soaks up oil very well.
Another good remedy for acne, although it is a bit slow working, is drinking water. Your body needs water, and if it doesn’t get enough, it diverts water from less important areas to more important ones. While your skin is certainly important, your heart, lungs, and stomach are a bit higher priority, so in the absence of enough water, it takes it from your skin until you replenish it. Avoid this by drinking plenty of clean water.
Medicinal remedies are fine, and they work, but at what cost? Some of them are even petroleum based, or use harsh solvents to dry out your skin. Only the nice, high priced ones are actually good for your skin, but the cost can be prohibitive for most people. Home remedies for acne are the way to go if you want to be environmentally responsible and naturally healthy.
Article Written By J. Foley
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