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Home remedy for Acne
Acne treatment (naturally at home or otherwise) is the most sought after treatment among the younger generation. Acne is a common and chronic skin disorder. It is an inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles. The lesions are usually found on the skin of the face, neck, chest and shoulders. Nearly six out of ten young people between the ages of twelve and twenty-four suffer from some degree of acne. Acne causes a great deal of embarrassment at an age when people tend to be sensitive about their personal appearance. Read about how yoga can cure acne.
Acne Vulgaris Symptoms
Comedones, pimples, superficial sebaceous cysts
Acne Vulgaris is characterized by the presence of comedones or blackheads, pimples, small superficial sebaceous cysts, and scars. There are over half a dozen types of acne, the most common being blackheads. The areas chiefly affected are the forehead, temples, cheeks, chin, chest and back. In rare cases, almost the entire body may be covered with acne accompanied by extensive scarring.
Causes of Acne Vulgaris
Acne Symptoms, Causes, Remedy and Diet
Acne can be caused by wrong eating habits and chronic constipation
Wrong eating habits can be the root cause for all types of acne. Irregular hours of eating, excessive starch consumption, too much of sugar, fried and fatty foods are also common causes of acne. Chronic constipation is another cause of acne vulgaris. If the bowels do not move properly, the waste matter is not eliminated as quickly as it should be and the bloodstream becomes surcharged with toxic matter. The extra efforts of the skin to eliminate excess waste result in acne and other forms of skin diseases.
Devitalised condition of skin
Acne is also caused due to a devitalised condition of the skin which is a result of unhygienic living habits, excessive consumption of tea, coffee, alcohol or tobacco, and sedentary habits, which lead to indigestion and general debility.
Home remedies for Acne: Treatment and Medicine
Acne home remedies and natural cures, Questions and answers
Acne Vitamin Treatment
Two vitamins, namely, niacin and vitamin A have been used successfully to treat acne. Vitamin therapy should comprise the intake of 100 mg niacin, three times daily, and 50,000 international units of vitamin A, three times daily. Vitamin E, 400 mg, should be taken once daily. Continue this therapy for a month.
Zinc Treatment for Acne
Zinc is another effective remedy in the area of nutrition that seems to offer new promise of help for acne. It has shown dramatic results in some cases. Take zinc in therapeutic doses of 50 mg three times a day. Zinc is available in tablet and in capsule form. In tablet form, it is available as Zinfet - 200 mg (Yash Pharma, Bombay). The patient can take a quarter tablet so as to get 50 mg of zinc. In capsule form, zinc is available as Ulseal 220 mg (Tam Pharmaceuticals). One-fourth of the powder inside the capsule can be taken as a single dose. The patient can take a dose of 50 mg daily upto one month or till there is noticeable improvement and then reduce the dose to 25 mg.
Orange Peel Remedy for Acne
Homemade Acne Treatment with orange peel has been found very effective. Pound the orange peel with water on a piece stone and apply on acne affected areas.
Lemon Cure for Acne
A simple remedy at home for acne: Apply lemon juice regularly to reduce pimples and acne. This has proven beneficial results
Garlic Remedy for Acne
Garlic has been used successfully to cure acne. Rub with raw garlic several times a day. Garlic is known to cure the toughest of acne problems. The external use of garlic helps to clear the skin of spots, pimples and boils. To cure acne further, eat three seeds of raw garlic once daily for a month. This purifies the blood stream and ensures basic cleansing of blood & keeps acne away.
Coriander and Mint Juice Therapy for Acne
A teaspoon of coriander juice, mixed with a pinch of turmeric powder, is another effective home remedy for pimples and blackheads. Apply mixture on the face after thoroughly washing it every night before retiring. Use mint juice in a similar manner as coriander juice.
Acne Fenugreek Treatment
Fenugreek is another useful remedy for acne. Make a paste of fenugreek leaves and apply over the face every night before going to bed.
Wash off with warm water in the morning. This prevents pimples and blackheads.
Acne Cucumber Treatment
Grated cucumber applied over the face, eyes, and neck for fifteen to twenty minutes has been found effective. It is the best tonic for your complexion. Its regular use prevents pimples and blackheads.
Acne diet
Acne : Home Remedies suggested by users
All-fruit Acne diet
To begin with, the patient should take only an 'all-fruit' diet for a week, taking three meals a day, of fresh juicy fruits, such as apples, pears, grapes, grapefruit, pineapples, and peaches. Only unsweetened lemon or plain water, either hot or cold, should be drunk and nothing else.
Well-balanced Acne diet
After the one-week, all-fruit diet, the patient can gradually adopt a well-balanced diet with emphasis on raw foods, especially fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouted seeds, raw nuts, and wholegrain cereals, particularly millet and brown rice. Further short periods of the 'all-fruit' diet for three days or so may be necessary at a monthly interval till the skin's condition improves.
Avoid strong tea/coffee, soft drinks and processed foods
Meats, sugar, strong tea or coffee, condiments, pickles, soft drinks, candies, ice cream, refined and processed foods should be avoided as far as possible.
Other Acne natural treatments
Warm-water enema
During the initial one week 'all-fruit' diet, a warm-water enema taken daily cleanses the bowels.
Apply hot fomentation locally to open up the pores and to bring out the waste matter. Then rinse the affected parts with cold water.
Hot Epsom salts bath
A hot Epsom salts bath twice a week is beneficial in all cases of acne. This bath is prepared by adding 1 ½ kg of Epsom salts to 60 litres of water having a temperature of about 37.8° C. The patient should remain in the bath tub for 25-35 minutes till he sweats freely. After the bath, the patient should cool off gradually.
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Natural cure for back acne: I have some acne on my back .What can i use to cure or reduce it. |
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Natural cures for acne scars: How do you get rid of, not acne, but the scars it leaves behind? |
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Home remedies for Body Acne: how do i get rid of body acne |
| Body acne can be troublesome. Consider these tips: Regular washing of your body...
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Home remedies to prevent acne and blackheads: How do you prevent black heads and acne on the face |
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Advice to remove spots from upper arms: I have a lot of dead skin in my arms, it is red, blemish like dots on my upper arms, and I am not sure psoriasis, I have tried many things like rubbing my arms with sugar water, and scrubbing my arms with acne solut |
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Home cures for adult acne: I am 56 years old never had pimples but lately i am getting small ingrown pimple like growth. What can I do? |
| Adult acne is common in the 50s. Stress, dietary regimen, hormonal imbalance, skin intolernce...
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Natural remedies for acne scars: Home remedies for deep scars caused by acne. |
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Natural Cures for acne spots: What do you do when you scratch off a pimple and it leaves red spots, how do you get rid of them??? HELP PLZ?! |
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Cures for blind pimples and acne scares: How can I prevent getting blind pimples? Also, how do I get rid of the scares that are on my face? Is aloe-vera plant good to put on my face to help my scares? Thank you, Mary |
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Acne Toxin Cure-All
suggested by Tara on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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| Believe it: Most acne is caused by specific body types that can not break down the toxins caused by what we consume-Mainly; foods that create internal body heat. The heat rises and we see the toxins come to the skin surface and at the top of our bodies (face, shoulders, back). If you have acne, I can guarantee that you have too much internal body heat/toxin buildup. The easiest way to rid of this is to NOT EAT SPICY FOODS or FRIED FOODS!!! These two types of foods create internal heat and toxins. Rid of it for just 1 week - completely! NO spices, no fried food AT ALL, and I know you will see a difference and want to continue! This includes alcohol which creates heat as well. I had acne for most of my life, and it is cured now because of this simple fact that hardly anyone knows! When I eat spicy (rarely, but it's tempting), I will notice my skin gets MAD at me! (If you can, see a good Chinese herbalist. They know this stuff) |
Acne Scrub
suggested by jenni on Friday, April 18, 2008
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| Get an apricot scrub and wash your face with it daily. And use any type of moisturizer and add 3 drops of lemon juice and apply to face and see results in the first week. |
tips to cure pimple marks and other marks
suggested by akshatha on Sunday, March 23, 2008
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1. Mash a ripe papaya, add some honey drops and massage on your skin for 10mins then let it dry and then wash the face. Do this for one week everyday. You'll find improvement in your skin and don't forget to apply moisturizer after washing your face.
2. Take some jaggery and dissolve it in tamarind solution and apply on the black spots caused due to sun or due to ageing. Doing this for one month will surly lighten those marks and will almost become invisible. I had tried it and it has worked well for me.
3. Instead of using scrubs that contain chemicals u can mix honey and sea salt and use it as a scrub.
4. You can use gramflour mixed with curd to increase your complexion and reduce oiliness of the skin
5. To prevent pimples u can use the mixture of corn flour and curd. It works wonders to prevent pimples.
6. Mix glycerin, rose water in equal amount and after cleansing your face u can use it as toner for dry skin.
7. Take some milk cream and add small amount of haldi and apply on pimples. This will reduce pimples
8. You can also use toothpaste on pimples to make them dry up.
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sulfur ointment and lavender oil
suggested by jessica on Friday, March 21, 2008
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| Wash face twice a day with a washcloth and good old fashioned lye soap. Washing the face with a washcloth works really well. It pulls all the toxins lurking in the pores and helps get rid of blackheads. Even one of those faces wash pads work well. After washing my face, I usually apply witch hazel astringent on my skin. I have been using this for almost a month now and my blackheads have reduced significantly along with the washcloth routine. After that, I usually apply some sort of moisturizer that isn't too oily, except coconut oil seems to work great and doesn't leave skin feeling oily at all. After I apply some moisturizer at night, I usually use sulfur ointment. This stuff works great. There is such a thing as sulfur soap but too much sulfur is harsh on the skin and the ointment is much more effective. I have noticed changes in my skin after two nights of using it. Only apply to breakouts and blemishes and really, it is only needed to be used once a day because to much can dry out skin. Plus, it leaves a residue so while sleeping, it's working. It is the key to the routine. Also, after I apply some moisture on my skin, I usually apply both lavender and tea tree oil on my skin. Lavender is excellent for scars also clean the face. Tea tree is great for a popped pimple. I have tried so many different methods and all of these products gotten rid of my acne and has lifted my spirits. A well-balanced diet is also important as well as drinking plenty of water and staying away from cigarettes and alcohol. Alcohol depletes the brain of vitamins essential for the balance of skin. I also recommend two tablespoons of cod liver oil a day and some vitamin c twice a day. |
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