Acne, whether severe or only mild, can be anything from a mild annoyance to a life-changing problem. But it doesn't have to be that way. Many sufferers don't know that there are ingredients right in their kitchen, or elsewhere in the house that can be used to create treatments for their problem. As well as that, there are simple techniques for lessening acne, or even curing it.
As a general rule of thumb, commonsense should be applied. Don't use oily cosmetics, but instead use a natural antibacterial face wash (non-oily), and look for those with tea tree oil.
Clay masks help strip extra oil from the skin of the face, and those with Echinacea are best. Try to avoid facial creams or other skin products that contain socetyl stearate, isopropyl myristate, isopropyl isostearate, isopropyl palmitate or salt (sodium chloride). They can make your problem worse!
The Temptation to Pop a Pimple
While it's sooo tempting, squeezing an acne site can deform the skin by pushing bacteria and pus deeper into the layers of the skin. Popping pimples also increases the changes of leaving permanent scars on your skin by breaking to top layer of the dermis, so avoid it at all costs!
The acne site will clear up just as fast without popping if you gently rub on a skin blemish product containing 5% benzoyl peroxide. Creams or gels like this dry up the site faster without rupturing it.
You acne killer tips list
Drink lots of water to flush skin.
Constipation causes a lot of acne. Take medication for this is you have to, but drinking water should prevent it.
Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Eating a diet of natural, raw (unprocessed) foods it the best method of avoiding acne.
Acne sufferers have different "trigger" foods - mainly refined sugar products (soda, chocolate) and fatty foods.
Clean you skin regularly, but don't go overboard! Using a mild soap twice a day is plenty. Don't scrub your face, as this will probably make the potential for scarring worse, and may be counter-productive. Stripping your skin of all oil can lead your skin to producing more to compensate!
Don't squeeze, pick or scrape acne. This will probably lead to scarring!
The skin's resistance to acne is boosted by Vitamin B and zinc, so take them as supplements, at the normal dosages.
Two easy and effective home acne treatments
Make a paste of fresh cucumber and coat your face (or problem area) generously. Wash off with warm water after half an hour.
Fenugreek special. Boil one teaspoon of fenugreek in 1 liter of fresh and soak a facecloth in the liquid. Apply cloth to your face while still warm and leave for 10 minutes. This will ward off more acne-Mark Hieve
As a general rule of thumb, commonsense should be applied. Don't use oily cosmetics, but instead use a natural antibacterial face wash (non-oily), and look for those with tea tree oil.
The Temptation to Pop a Pimple
While it's sooo tempting, squeezing an acne site can deform the skin by pushing bacteria and pus deeper into the layers of the skin. Popping pimples also increases the changes of leaving permanent scars on your skin by breaking to top layer of the dermis, so avoid it at all costs!
The acne site will clear up just as fast without popping if you gently rub on a skin blemish product containing 5% benzoyl peroxide. Creams or gels like this dry up the site faster without rupturing it.
You acne killer tips list
Drink lots of water to flush skin.
Constipation causes a lot of acne. Take medication for this is you have to, but drinking water should prevent it.
Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Eating a diet of natural, raw (unprocessed) foods it the best method of avoiding acne.
Acne sufferers have different "trigger" foods - mainly refined sugar products (soda, chocolate) and fatty foods.
Clean you skin regularly, but don't go overboard! Using a mild soap twice a day is plenty. Don't scrub your face, as this will probably make the potential for scarring worse, and may be counter-productive. Stripping your skin of all oil can lead your skin to producing more to compensate!
Don't squeeze, pick or scrape acne. This will probably lead to scarring!
The skin's resistance to acne is boosted by Vitamin B and zinc, so take them as supplements, at the normal dosages.
Two easy and effective home acne treatments
Make a paste of fresh cucumber and coat your face (or problem area) generously. Wash off with warm water after half an hour.
Fenugreek special. Boil one teaspoon of fenugreek in 1 liter of fresh and soak a facecloth in the liquid. Apply cloth to your face while still warm and leave for 10 minutes. This will ward off more acne-Mark Hieve
