I got acne around the typical time young people do. I was about halfway through high school. I could never get it to go away but I clung to hope because my parents told me it would fade as I grew older. Imagine my dismay as not only did my acne stick around, but it also got worse.
I got into the habit of trying out new products. Some worked ok and others were terrible. I really wanted to handle my problem so I looked around a lot online to hopefully find a cure.
I eventually found that many people were using homemade acne treatments with great success. I would have never imagined that stuff I could find around my house could work so well. I was pretty excited and wanted to try them all out at once.
Thankfully, I reigned in my eagerness a bit and decided to try out the products in a more conventional manner. Some worked great for me and really helped clear up my skin. Others didn't work as well, but I wasn't bothered as much when something didn't work. Why? Because it costs only a few dollars compared to the tens or hundreds of dollars I had wasted before.
On top of not wasting my money anymore, I was also not using harsh chemicals on my face. My skin wasn't always clear, but it stopped being dull and actually looked really good. Ever since I noticed that, I've sworn off conventional medications. They never made me all that clear and they made my skin look like crap on top of it.
After reading this far you probably want some ideas to get you started. There are all sorts of recipes all over the internet. You could try using baking soda as an exfoliate, it helps smooth the skin by clearing out dead skin cells. You could also try egg whites to smooth your skin and use egg yolks to help heal any marks or blemishes you might have.
If these seem a bit off the way, you should try two quick and easy ones that many people have reported with great success. The first is using lemon juice as a cleaner/toner. Lemon juice works very well at clearing out pores. Just clean your face and apply it. Just make sure you mix some water with the lemon juice as a full strength mixture will sting quite a bit.
The other that works well is using aspirin as a mask. Aspirin is essentially salicylic acid and it helps clear pores while fading existing blemishes. All you need is about 3 tablets. Put them in a cup, sprinkle some water on and smush them up with a stick. You want the resulting paste to be pretty thick, so I emphasize that you sprinkle water on. Leave the resulting mask on your face for about 10-15 minutes and rinse off thoroughly.
I got into the habit of trying out new products. Some worked ok and others were terrible. I really wanted to handle my problem so I looked around a lot online to hopefully find a cure.
I eventually found that many people were using homemade acne treatments with great success. I would have never imagined that stuff I could find around my house could work so well. I was pretty excited and wanted to try them all out at once.
Thankfully, I reigned in my eagerness a bit and decided to try out the products in a more conventional manner. Some worked great for me and really helped clear up my skin. Others didn't work as well, but I wasn't bothered as much when something didn't work. Why? Because it costs only a few dollars compared to the tens or hundreds of dollars I had wasted before.
On top of not wasting my money anymore, I was also not using harsh chemicals on my face. My skin wasn't always clear, but it stopped being dull and actually looked really good. Ever since I noticed that, I've sworn off conventional medications. They never made me all that clear and they made my skin look like crap on top of it.
After reading this far you probably want some ideas to get you started. There are all sorts of recipes all over the internet. You could try using baking soda as an exfoliate, it helps smooth the skin by clearing out dead skin cells. You could also try egg whites to smooth your skin and use egg yolks to help heal any marks or blemishes you might have.
If these seem a bit off the way, you should try two quick and easy ones that many people have reported with great success. The first is using lemon juice as a cleaner/toner. Lemon juice works very well at clearing out pores. Just clean your face and apply it. Just make sure you mix some water with the lemon juice as a full strength mixture will sting quite a bit.
The other that works well is using aspirin as a mask. Aspirin is essentially salicylic acid and it helps clear pores while fading existing blemishes. All you need is about 3 tablets. Put them in a cup, sprinkle some water on and smush them up with a stick. You want the resulting paste to be pretty thick, so I emphasize that you sprinkle water on. Leave the resulting mask on your face for about 10-15 minutes and rinse off thoroughly.
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