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Acne Treatments Made At Home

11.07.2009 · Posted in Health Articles

Are you searching for a natural homemade acne treatment? If you are, then you have just arrived at the perfect article that lists the perfect natural treatments that have been tested and tried.nnWe begin with a simple look of what causes acne, move into homemade acne treatment recipes made right from home, and finally a few recommended cheap over-the-counter herbal remedies. Stop paying for over price acne pills and read on for lots of free ideas.nnTo get started, let’s take a closer looking into what really causes acne. Acne usually occurs when an excess of oil and bacteria begin to clog your pores and follicles. So the obvious solution would be to clean your skin and clear the pores…easier said than done!nnLet’s start off with a simple homemade clean and scrub. The goal is to get your skin as clean as possible, but wait…it is possible to over-wash your skin. You see, when you over-wash your skin, your skin produces more oil, which in turn clogs your pores. This cycle would be never ending; however, if you use a pH balanced, herbal based gentle wash, your face will not produce excess oil and you will begin to see noticeable results.nnAlong with keeping your skin nice and clean, you need to exfoliate to get rid of excess dead skin cells and unclog those pores. To do this, try making a natural ****** scrub with baking soda and water OR sugar and water. Start with the baking soda or sugar and add small amounts of water until you form a paste. Massage the paste all over your face once or twice a week. Initially your skin will feel incredible! Plus, this will also help heal any acne scarring you have. Note: some people have very sensitive skin, so it is advisable to test this out on a small area of skin first.nnLet’s move on from the scrub into a homemade acne treatment called vinegar tonic. This concoction can be made right in the comfort of your own home and will help reduce any blotchiness or redness you have on your skin. To begin:nnStart with a glass of waternnMix a tablespoon of apple vinegar with the waternnDip a cotton ball into the mixture and massage it onto your face – making sure to cover all your red spotsnnIf you can, leave it on for the night and rinse it off the next morningnnTake the remaining solution and put it in your refrigerator for future uses. Use it every night and you should see results within a few weeks.nnAnother great acne treatment is making homemade ****** masks. This particular mask is intended for people with dry skin and named the pineapple honey mask.nnIt is possible to have dry skin and still suffer from acne. This mask was designed to be very helpful for inflamed skin that’s dry too. Honey and pineapple both contain natural enzymes that exfoliate dead skin cells and clean the pores without over drying. Honey is also a great oil free moisturizer.nnPut a cup of pineapple in a cup and mash it all up (rinse the juice off when finished)nnMix the pineapple with 1 tablespoon of honeynnTake the mixture and rub it over your clean skin and wait for approximately 20-30 minutes. Finally, rinse the solution off of your skin.nnHow about some more hints and tips? What about an oily skin ****** mask? Come on over to Natural Old Home Remedies for great tips on acne treatments and many, many other home remedies.

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