Clear Your Acne - Naturally!
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By Ryan Bauer
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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.
Ryan Bauer is a former acne sufferer
who writes health articles and
runs his acne treatment website,
Acne Elimination.
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