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Clear your Acne and have Perfect Skin - Naturally!
Ryan Bauer
Most people who suffer from acne go out and spend
good money on common over-the-counter acne treatment products. The truth
is, most of these products are full of chemicals that can actually slow
down the healing of acne, and irritate your skin, causing farther breakouts.
When an acne product has 20 ingredients listed on it, it can be hard
to know if one of those ingredients is actually stopping you from having
success. It can be even harder when you can't pronounce the ingredient,
much less know what it is and how it is going to affect your skin.
Most mainstream acne treatments are not only much more expensive than
common household items, but they also don't always work as well either.
With that in mind, I will list some basic household items that can work
wonders on clearing up your skin.
Baking soda – A very cheap cooking ingredient that most people have
in their homes already, baking soda can be used as a great scrub. The
purpose of a scrub is to exfoliate the skin, removing dead skin that
can eventually clog pores and lead to acne spots.
To start off, you'll want to mix a small amount of baking soda with
some water for form a paste. Baking soda is very effective as a scrub,
so you want to be sure to be extra careful when applying it to your
face. Gently massage the paste into your skin for ten to fifteen seconds.
Then rinse the baking soda off, and pat your face dry with a clean towel.
Apple Cider Vinegar – Though most people that use vinegar to treat acne
use the apple cider form of vinegar, you can also use plain old regular
vinegar. Regardless of which type you use, vinegar can be very helpful
with it comes to clearing up acne. It can kill off acne causing bacteria,
balance your skin's pH, and absorb extra oil on your skin.
Starting with clean, dry skin, apply diluted vinegar (eight parts water
to one part vinegar) directly to your skin with a cotton ball, and leave
it on. If you want, you can also use a stronger vinegar solution (say,
2 or 3 parts water to 1 part vinegar), and apply it directly to problem
areas, rinsing it off after ten minutes.
Lemon or lime juice can also be substituted for vinegar. Both of these
juices are rich in citric acid, and can exfoliate your skin very well,
halting the growth of acne spots, as well as fading previous, non-active
acne quicker.
Egg Whites – Rich in protein, egg whites can be used as a mask to heal
and rebuild your skin. It can also help to absorb excess oil from your
skin.
To start off, crack an egg, removing the yolk so that just the egg whites
are left behind. Beat these egg whites, and apply them directly to your
face. Let it sit for fifteen minutes, and then rinse the egg off.
Oatmeal – As odd as it may seem, oatmeal can absorb unwanted oil and
draw out impurities which reside deep in your skin. Cook some plain
oatmeal like you would for consumption. Let it cool off, and rub it
over your clean skin. Let it sit for a while, like you would a mask,
and then rinse off. If you do this on a regular basis, you should begin
to start noticing results soon.
Tea Tree Oil – TTO is a commonly used all-natural household antiseptic,
which you can pick up at most drugstores or supermarkets. You can apply
TTO directly to acne spots to kill bacteria, or, if you strongly dilute
it with another oil (such as jojoba oil), over your entire face.
Tea tree gel can be easier to apply than the oil, and many are made
for applying over large areas of skin, so they aren't quite as strong
as straight TTO and do not need to be diluted.
Pantothenic Acid (Also known as Vit. B5) – Pantothenic acid can be taken
in large quantities for the benefit of acne reduction. B5 works by helping
your body to metabolize fats which would otherwise be later turned into
sebum (oil) and excreted through the skin. Small amounts of B5 won't
help though, and it has to be taken several times a day.
To help with acne, you will need to take 2.5 grams of pantothenic acid
(the powder form is much easier to take), 4 times per day, for a total
of 10 grams per day.
Aloe Vera – Aloe Vera has been used for many years in kitchens for topical
application to burns. Another benefit of aloe is that it can prevent
scaring, fade marks and help heal acne spots.
You now have an idea of some basic household items you can use on your
skin, that work better than many OTC acne products, and are much cheaper
to use. Since we have only really covered basic acne treatments, you
can always take this to another level and take all natural, internal
acne treatments.
This sums up our basic list of natural alternatives for chemical based
acne treatment products. You can take this a step farther by attacking
your acne from the inside out. Acne has been shown numerous times to
be very closely affected by the digestive system, so keeping your entire
digestive system working as smooth as possible can help reduce acne.
I will help give you a basic idea of some all natural products you can
take to help clear up acne.
Cucumber, lemon and carrot juice, brewer's yeast, and active charcoal
pills are all capable of helping the digestive system function normally.
Since the digestive system is closely related with the health of the
skin, they should help reduce acne breakouts. Flax seed can also be
wonderful for helping your skin heal faster.
About the Author
Ryan Bauer is a former acne sufferer
who writes health articles and runs his acne treatment website, Acne
Elimination.
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