Acne Home Remedies
Acne is defined as a common skin condition. Acne lesions can come out as whitehead, small pink bumps (known as papules), or pimples (pus-filled red lesions). Some of the severe forms can end up in firm, painful pustules and cysts and might lead to scarring. Acne oftentimes occurs on the face but can also affect the shoulders, back, torso, extremities, and thighs/buttocks.
Acne can also begin with blackheads and they are formed when the oil and dead cells start getting trapped in already clogged pores. There are many ways to treat acne but as with other modern medicines, advanced acne treatments also have some side/unwanted effects. It is therefore, acne home remedies are a preferred way to treat this skin ailment.
Some of the effective acne home remedies
1. One of the effective acne home remedies is massaging the affected area with the skin of lemon just before washing it with plain lukewarm water.
2. One can also apply fresh mint juice onto the face every night just before hitting the sack. This treatment not only works for acne but can also heal pimple, insect sting, eczemas, scabies and other skin ailments.
3. Eating plenty of fresh fruits and dark green leafy vegetables is also advisable as a part of effective acne home remedies. At least five servings of fruits and vegetables are to be included in regular diet.
4. Take some garlic cloves and then crush and dab them onto the face once or twice a day. This is effective acne home remedies that have soothing effect onto the skin.
5. One can make home face wash to treat pimples. For this, mix 1 or 2ml each of the following herbs’ extracted oils: Witch hazels, Tea-trees and Sweet fennels. One should then add essential oil of geranium (if formula is to be used by women) or essential oil of rosewood (if formula is to be used by men). Stir the entire solution well and then finally mix 300ml of plain water. Shake well before use since the oils float on surface of the water while storing. Dab the acne affected areas with cotton piece twice or thrice a day. Each of these oils has cleansing properties and they also unclog the pores giving antibacterial protection to the skin.
Common but effective acne home remedies
1. Applying fresh lemon juice onto the acne area overnight is also proven home remedy for acne. Rinse it off with lukewarm water next morning.
2. Another effective acne home remedy is taking 2-3 tsp of dried basil leaves and adding them into 1 cup of boiling water. Steep for about 15 minutes and then let it become cool. Application of this solution with cotton ball helps relieving pimply condition.
3. One of the proven acne home remedies is to grind orange peel by adding some water so that it turns into fine paste and then applying onto the affected parts.
4. Cleansing the face with cotton piece dipped in rose water two to three times a day is simple though effective homemade remedy for acne.
