There are many things that can be done to help your acne problem. These are all without using prescription medications, over the counter products, or just off the shelf lotions and creams. Quite often the best cure is sitting somewhere in your house. In a place where you least expect it.
One of these is toothpaste. Place toothpaste on your acne right before going to bed. Remove it as soon as you get out of bed in the morning. After you have used it for a number of days you should find the pimples disappear. This is because toothpaste will dry up the oils and helps the acne heal.
There are many food-based solutions that people say help reduce acne outbreaks.
One of these is tomato pulp. One home remedy recommends using the pulp on the face for an hour before being washed off. After a few uses the acne should away.
There are some who assert that using the juice from a freshly squeezed lemon and leaving it overnight will help. If you use this, make sure to wash your face thoroughly in the morning. Some take this a step further by adding rose water to the lemon juice. They letting this mixture sit on the face for about thirty minutes a day. In about fifteen days the acne should be gone.
If food remedies interest you, here are a couple more: Grate potatoes and apply them to your acne. Something a little sweeter, mix cinnamon with honey then put this paste on before going to sleep. A towel on your pillow would be a good idea when using this remedy. Wash the paste off with warm water in the morning. If you prefer smellier solutions, rub fresh garlic all over the acne. Repeat until the acne clears up.
Some other home remedies include applying the essential oil of lavender on your acne. Maybe instead you would prefer to drink something that can help the problem. Drink wheat grass juice, this can both cure and prevent acne. Or drink a slice of lemon in boiled water when you would otherwise have a cup of coffee or tea. Try rubbing ice on the areas where you have acne before going to sleep.
Neem is a very useful ingredient in acne cures. There are soaps with Neem in them that you can use. Used twice daily this will help your skin. Neem also comes in capsules that can be taken daily. Neem is believed to not only help cure the acne you have but to reduce further outbreaks. Why does this work so well? Neem is a blood purifier and enhancer of the body’s immune system. It appears to fight the infections of the skin. Research has proven it to be very effective in treating skin disorders of many kinds.
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