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Acne Home Remedies
Diet and Good Nutrition Good nutrition is the foundation for
healthy skin. A well-balanced diet will ensure that your body
receives the vitamins and mineral it needs to support and
maintain the health of the skin. Foods rich in sulphur, such as
onions and garlic, may be particularly helpful to those who
suffer from acne. There are also several nutritional supplements
that may be helpful in the maintenance of healthy skin.
Supplements of b-complex vitamins as well as vitamin C, and A
are very important for the strength, growth, and vitality of the
skin. Vitamin E and the mineral zinc orotate are also useful
supplements as they both contain antioxidants that can help
protect the skin from damage. And don't underestimate the power
of water. Water helps to hydrate the skin, plump up the glands,
and move waste and nutrients through the system. Plan on
drinking at least six to eight glasses of purified water each
day to keep skin healthy and deter the development of acne. We
recommend using a Wellness Water purification system available
at www.ghchealth.com.
Cleansing In order to prevent or alleviate acne, you need to
keep you skin nourished from the inside and clean on the
outside. People who suffer from acne need to be especially
careful about the methods and products used to cleanse the skin.
Choose gentle herbal facial cleansers and moisturizers, and use
them at least twice throughout the day to remove debris, oil,
perspiration, and pollutants that have built up on the skin.
There are several products on the market that are made
exclusively for acne-prone skin. These products are designed to
reduce the incidence of acne breakouts. The best product
available is Oxy-Skin. A non-oily face wash that contains tea
tree oil or echinacea can also help to slow or halt the
development of acne. Excessive washing will not help reduce
acne, and in fact it can actually aggravate it. Rather, wash
your face twice a day in the morning and evenings and rinse
thoroughly with warm water.
Moisturizers and Cosmetics As with facial cleansers, be sure to
choose moisturizers and cosmetics that will work well with your
skin type. Avoid oily cosmetics or any facial products that
contain socetyl stearate, isopropyl isostearate, isopropyl
palmitate, isopropyl myristate, parabens and sodium chloride, as
these ingredients can cause acne. Cosmetics are a major cause of
acne breakouts for adult women. Wear the least amount of makeup
you feel comfortable with, to avoid irritation to your skin and
allow your skin to receive an ample supply of oxygen.
Hands Off! As hard as it can be to resist, picking or squeezing
at pimples or blemishes will really only make them worse. In
fact, it can cause open sores that lead to infection. Normally,
a pimple will last any where from one to four weeks. But it will
go away on its own. And picking or squeezing it will not make it
go away any faster.
Herbal Acne Remedies Herbal remedies can be very useful in the
treatment and prevention of acne. Chamomile, lavender, juniper,
bergamot, dandelion root, and burdock root can all be used to
reduce toxicity in the skin and improve its overall condition.
Other herbs like echinacea and poke root have anti-inflammatory
properties that can help to reduce the swelling and reduce of
the blocked oil gland. Red clover may be beneficial for its
estrogenic action and witch hazel has excellent astringent
properties and may be very effective for cleansing acne prone
skin.
Homemade Acne Remedies In addition to store bought herbal and
conventional acne preparation. There are several recipes that
you can make at home to treat your acne prone skin. Poultices:
You can make a poultice out of several natural ingredients and
apply it to the affected area. Here are a few poultice
combinations that are useful in the treatment and prevention of
acne. Unless the directions state otherwise, apply these
poultices directly to the acne affected area and wash off
thoroughly after twenty to thirty minutes.
Ginger and milk Honey and cinnamon (Use this poultice at night
and remove it the next morning with warm water.) Ground orange
peel and water Salt and vinegar Turmeric and vinegar Lemon
juice and cinnamon Ground sesame seeds and water (This poultice
is especially effective at reducing inflammation.)
Topical Acne Treatments: You can use the following treatments to
target specific acne related problems like swelling or redness.
Rub fresh garlic on acne at frequent intervals to acne to
reduce both redness and swelling. Use the juice of a fresh, raw
papaya to relieve swelling acne. Rub fresh mint juice over acne
to shrink inflamed acne. Drink wheat grass juice to prevent and
cure acne.
For more information on acne remedies go to
www.acne-answers.org.
About the author:
Dr. Group, the founder/CEO and clinical director for the Global
Healing Center, heads a research and development team producing
advanced, new, natural health protocols and products. To learn
more visit http://www.ghchealth.com.
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