Acne Remedies At Home

Are you embarrassed by acne but have tried everything you can think of without a prescription?  Here's are some natural alternatives and acne remedies you can do at home.

These are acne remedies at home that you can make yourself to help reduce breakouts, swelling and the spreading of your acne.

However, you've tried most every acne home remedy out there and are about to give up, you're probably a great candidate for the holistic natural acne remedy that many acne sufferers swear by.

It's been known to clear acne within about 3 days and if it doesn't you'll get your money back.

 These are a few additional, yet popular, acne remedies you can try at home. 

These acne remedies at home are easily applied directly to the affected areas and will help reduce any breakouts that you may have overnight.  

Toothpaste

Smooth a small bit of toothpaste, use toothpaste and not the gel, before bedtime. Toothpaste can reduce swelling overnight.

The Wonders Of Honey

Mix 1 tsp. of honey with water and rub onto blemished skin. It leaves the skin youthful & glowing. Using Honey mixed with milk, curds and ground sesame seeds in equal proportions is a sure formula for silky skin.

Homemade Lye Soap

Remedy for back acne: Make some homemade soap using Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) and add some tree tea oil to it. This not only improves your acne, it will make your skin soft as well.

Take Your Vitamins

Take your vitamins - If proper nutrition is not achieved your skin can produce excessive amounts of sebum which clogs your pores and keeps your skin from healing and fighting bacteria.

Vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, vitamin E, Zinc, Selenium, and Magnesium are important to healthy skin cells, hormonal balance, and maintaining a strong immune system.

Taking a multi-vitamin that contains 100% of the recommended daily value of these vitamins and minerals is helpful to the prevention of acne.

The power of Lemon Juice

 Lemon juice can be an effective  pimple fighter.

Start with washing your face and rinsing thoroughly. Saturate a cotton ball with some fresh squeezed lemon juice and apply the cotton ball to your face

Allow the lemon juice dry on your face for about 10 minutes then rinse with cool water.

The lemon juice should make your face sting or burn a little. If you have sensitive skin you might try diluting the juice with water.

Follow this procedure one to two times per day.  Many people have seen visible improvement using this acne remedy at home in about 14 days. 

Zinc Oxide

Zinc is an antibacterial agent, in fact a diet low in zinc can cause acne breakouts. First use warm water to wash your face and use cold water to rinse.

Keep Your Pillow Case Clean

Wash your pillowcase often and always use clean face towels. Dirty towels and pillow cases can harbor bacteria and germs that can make acne worse.

Drink, Drink and Drink some more - Water that is ;-)

Drink an adequate amount of water daily. Many recommend three to four tall glasses and mineral or filtered water.

Too little water can lead to dehydration, which can lead to dead skin cells not naturally falling off or sloughing properly; the end result can be blocked pores, acne.

Use Herbs

Herbs are a great natural skin care for acne. They work gently and build up your systems resistance over time. Herbs work slowly but are effective. Always take prescribed doses as detailed on your bottle.

To balance hormones, use Saw Palmetto Berry extract for boys and chaste tree berry extract for girls.

Echinacea can be used to boost the immune system to fight against acne-causing bacteria. It also helps fight off colds and flu.

Other ingredients that are used for remedies at home include things like alfalfa, burdock root, chaparral, dandelion root, cayenne, red clover, and yellow dock root.