Friday, January 2, 2009

Home Remedies To Treat Acne

By Lucy Collins

When it comes to acne, we all just look at it as a simple annoyance, something that makes us feel incredibly self conscious. And, when it comes to treating out acne, we would prefer to find something effective, and something that will not put a damper on our wallets. Here are a few home remedies acne treatments that you might find rather helpful!

It has long been debated whether or not home remedies can work for acne or not, or that they are weaker than other things you can use to fight acne. In many cases they are weaker, but you get less side effects and in many cases they can clear your acne up easily. It is all about allowing the body to heal itself. If you learn to change the way you treat your skin, it may also have lasting results where medications may allow acne to return.

For example, vitamin A, vitamin E as well as niacin have all been proven to be effective in clearing up acne infections. If you're going to include niacin in your arsenal against acne, be sure to choose the flush-free variety in order to avoid any possibility of a rash or in some cases, even hives.

Unfortunately one of the most effective home remedies, garlic, is often avoided for obvious reasons because not only will it get rid of your pimples, but it may get rid of your friends as well. Jokes aside, rubbing raw garlic directly onto a pimple or pimples a few times each day will certainly clear up your skin and it will clear it up faster than you imagine.

You also need to take care of what you eat. Eat a lot of foods with fibre including fruits and vegetables, and also make sure you drink lots of water. Substitute water for unhealthy drinks like soda. You'll be surprised how much of a difference this makes.

Fruits and vegetables also include many antioxidants which help your body resist acne breakouts. One acne solution that is common is to squeeze lemon juice onto acne prone areas, or to rub orange peel onto the affected area. These do not work for everyone, but are effective at times.

Zinc in cream and/or tablet form has been used for decades and is still a favourite home remedy to this day. Of course zinc based lotions or creams are applied directly in accordance with the given instructions although many people choose to take the zinc tablets instead. These are most often taken at the regular dose for a period of one month before gradually reducing the dosage. Results should be visible shortly after the end of the first month.

Home remedies acne treatments come in all different forms. Finding the right one for you, is going to be about testing each remedy out for yourself. These remedies are just a few remedies out of literally hundreds that you can find virtually anywhere!

While a few of these remedies seem a bit outlandish, you might be surprised at how effective they actually are. So, grab some garlic or a lemon or two, and get started on those nasty pimples, the right acne remedy is out there, and it is probably in your refrigerator! - 16492

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