Saturday, March 21, 2009

The Best Kitchen Acne Home Remedies

By John Denver

Acne is one of those skin problems that afflict both emotional and physical well-being. Over 40 million North Americans suffer from acne. Acne is not just limited to teenagers either; millions of adults also suffer from acne. There are various treatments you can find in the drugstore. But there are some problems with these:

1. They often are ineffective

2. If you stop using, acne will return

3. They irritate your skin.

Not to worry though, there are some better alternatives found in your kitchen. Called "acne home remedies", these are created using natural products such as herbs, fruits, and other organic items. Here are some of the more popular acne home remedies you may want to try:

Garlic Acne Home Remedy: Cut up garlic clove and rub the raw end against any pimples you may have, twice a day. Garlic has some very powerful antimicrobial properties and by touching your pimples with garlic, you help to kill them.

Cucumber Acne Home Remedy: Cucumbers have powerful anti-aging properties and are a common home remedy for skin treatments. But did you know that you can treat your acne too? Blend a cucumber and mix in half a cup of milk. Use this as a face wash (you can refrigerate any of the excess for later use) twice a day.

Lemon juice is also another effective home remedy for acne. Cut a lemon in half and rub the cut-side against your face. Don't wash the juice off for at least 6 hours; for best results apply before going to bed, wash off with lukewarm water after waking up, then re-apply again. Repeat for a month and your acne with disappear.

Honey is another very popular acne home remedy is honey. Honey, like garlic and lemon, can kill acne-causing bacteria. Take a tablespoon of honey (organic, if possible) and smear over your face before going to bed. Yes, it can be sticky, but if you let it dry out a bit, some of the stickiness will vanish. Rinse off in the morn with lukewarm water.

There you have it, quick, cheap-to-make, and effective acne home remedies. When starting an acne home remedy treatment, you should stick to the treatment for at least a month -- as it sometimes takes that long to see any results. However, stick with it and your acne home remedy make clear up that acne for good.

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