Many people suffer from acne and everyone has their own tricks to fight it. If you still haven't found yours, take a look at these recipes that have worked great on so many people. Just remember that these are non-medically recognized home remedies and won't necessarily affect you.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Part 1: Home Remedies
Step 1. Use toothpaste as a treatment
If you have a single, very obvious pimple that you want to get rid of overnight, consider using toothpaste to cover it. Toothpaste contains silica, a substance that you can find in things like dehydrated meat bags and that is used to isolate other substances from moisture. The action of the silica will dry the pimple, dramatically decreasing its size if you let it act overnight.
Try using a natural toothpaste - with silica, but without sodium lauryl sulfate. The latter is a rather strong chemical, but also an irritant to many people. It is best to avoid it and for this reason it is best to avoid many of the major brands of toothpaste as well
Step 2. Use cold water
Fill a jug with four liters of water and leave it in the freezer for two hours. Pour it into a bowl and rinse your face for 25 seconds. Repeat this step several times a day.
Step 3. Make a soapy mixture
Place a bar of soap in a small container. Boil a glass of water and pour it over the soap. Leave the container closed for at least two to three hours, or until the soap has dissolved. Wash your face normally and make sure it is neither dry nor oily. Take the mix from the container and spread it generously on your face. Let it dry and rinse it off with a sponge. Repeat this step once or twice a day, no more, or your skin may become too dry.
Step 4. Make a face mask with a finely chopped aspirin tablet mixed with a tablespoon of cleansing milk
Smear it on your face, wait three to five minutes, and rinse it off.
Step 5. Make a mix of water and baking soda
Make sure it has a creamy consistency. Spread it on your face, neck and back in a circular motion, so that the cream penetrates deeply. Let it dry on your face for 10 minutes. Rinse your face using a cloth dipped in cold water.
- Repeat once or twice a day.
- This method does not always work: the skin could become oily and acne worsen. If you decide to give it a try, first try the cream on a small area of the skin.
Step 6. Dilute apple cider vinegar (50%) with distilled water (50%)
Once your skin condition improves, prepare a more delicate solution, consisting of 20% apple cider vinegar and 80% water. Don't use low-quality vinegar.
Step 7. Use alum
Potassium alum can usually be found in some supermarkets in the spice counter. Although it is universally used as a natural deodorant or as a hemostatic (to reduce bleeding after a cut), alum is a natural antiseptic and an astringent, that is, it is a substance capable of shrinking skin tissue.
Try to get it in solid form. Alum powder can be too abrasive. Rub it gently on the affected areas, being careful not to irritate or inflame any pimple.
Step 8. Use tea tree oil
Renowned fungicide and plant antibacterial, it is good as a treatment for mild / moderate acne. Compared in research with benzoyl peroxide, it was found to be equally effective in treating sores and acne. While the latter's action appears to be faster, tea tree oil has fewer side effects in patients who use it.
Step 9. Try the chili
Strange as it may seem, chili peppers fight pimples thanks to its high concentration of vitamin C and antioxidants.
- Wash your face using a bar of soap (until you feel a slight burning in the area where the imperfections are concentrated).
- Chop a chili pepper in a bowl. Add some hot water.
- Apply the mixture to the pimples, using a cotton swab. Do this at least twice a day. Try not to get too close to the eye area.
Step 10. Swim
Chlorine can help dry out imperfections but, in any case, remember that pool water dries up both skin and hair. If you've never swam before, do this once a week.
Step 11. Make some lemon juice and apply it with a cotton ball on the affected areas
If it burns, it means it's working.
Make sure you wipe off the lemon juice, and use sunscreen afterwards if you plan on exposing yourself to the sun. Citric acid can whiten the skin thereby increasing the chances of a sunburn
Step 12. Slice a raw potato and apply it to the skin
Cut it in half and put it on the acne. Raw potato can act both for healing and as an anti-inflammatory. Again, gently wash off any residue from the skin with water after use.
Method 2 of 2: Part 2: General Tips for Treating Acne
Step 1. Avoid touching or squeezing your pimples
You Are Treating Your Acne Using Natural Remedies - Great. Don't ruin every result by squeezing pimples. While it may be "rewarding" in the short term, it is absolutely no good in the long run.
- Acne is a bacterium that lives in the pores of your skin. Squeezing pimples only gives acne one more chance to spread to your skin and infect your other pores.
- It can also cause inflammation and leave scars. So, if you want your acne to be less visible, resist the urge to squeeze.
Step 2. Wash your face twice a day - no more, no less
Washing your face is fine - try doing it once in the morning, and once in the evening. But overdoing it can make the irritation worse and also dry out your skin unnecessarily. Washing your face often does not help resolve your situation.
Step 3. Hydrate
Skin is an organ of your body, just like your kidney. As such, it needs to be fed with water and hydration to function properly. Here's the function of keeping her hydrated. After washing your face, moisturize your skin every time.
Different skin types need proper hydration. Moisturizers are probably more effective for drier skin as they tend to be oily. Gels, on the other hand, are better for oily skin since they are completely absorbed by the skin
Step 4. Use sunscreen
Preferably the kind that doesn't irritate your skin, but still manages to protect you from burns. Acne can be caused by excessive sun exposure and sun burns. For better looking skin, use sunscreen.
Step 5. Get enough rest, exercise and reduce the stress in your life
Although they do not seem related, these factors are fundamentally related to the quality of the skin.
- Doctors don't know exactly why, but stress makes acne worse. When humans are subjected to stress, the hormone that regulates the secretion of sebum, the excess of which produces acne, stops working. So find a healthy way to reduce the stress in your life and you will see the results on your skin.
- The more you can sleep, the less your body is affected by stress. For every hour of sleep you lose during the night, consider that you have about 15% more stress. So, since we now know that stress and acne are closely linked, work on catching up on those hours of sleep to see your acne improve.
- Exercise is a healthy way to relieve stress. Plain and simple, it is more difficult to be stressed when you are in "war gear". So go to the gym, play an ensemble sport or start running on your own.
Advice
- Don't touch the pimples; among other things, if you have oily skin, you will only carry the sebum and bacteria from one part of the face to the other. Wash your face twice a day and drink lots of water.
- Don't squeeze the pimples, or the scars will remain.
- Use aloe vera gel to moisturize your face. Not only does it reduce acne, it also serves to refresh the skin and reduce sebum and redness.
- Don't be discouraged if one method doesn't work. Everyone is different and we all have different ways of solving problems.
- Protect your skin from the sun with a lotion that has at least a factor of 15.
- Use tissues to apply the mixture.
Warnings
- Pimples don't squeeze! You won't want to worry about scars once you are healed!
- Also, if you touch your face all the time, your skin will only get irritated.
- Drink lots of water to keep yourself hydrated.
