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Home Remedy Topic: Acne203 home remedy submissions for Acne
| Submitted by Bobbie at 2005-07-22 19:48:25 from 209.30.153.159 |
My husband has suffered from acne for many years of his life. Some people just have acne on their face, some like my husband, has it terribly all over their entire body. It's embarrassing, and painful physically and emotionally. My husband tried literally everything. I was determined to get rid of his acne one way or another. So one day I was shopping at the grocery store, and picked up a bottle of head and shoulders. I discovered that by washing your skin with head and shoulders it clears up acne with-in a matter of days! His acne on his entire body went away in 3 days. It works! My husband is the happiest he's been in years about his skin, and who would know that just a bottle of head and shoulders could do the trick!
For instructions, I recommend you apply head and shoulders to the skin where acne is present and lather really well. If you have extremely bad acne on different parts of your body, I recomment you bathe twice a day and lather very well and keep your skin as dry as possible. This remedy has done wonders for my husband, and I know it can do wonders for you!
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| Submitted by Jenn at 2006-04-17 11:26:19 from 71.199.133.233 |
Sorry if I spelled something wrong or left something out!! Do READ this whole entry!!!
Do stick to a routine!!! I hope this works for you!!
If you have a parent with clear skin and a parent with moderate to severe acne, chances are you will have SEVERE ACNE!
My Mom has beautiful skin my dad have a few spots, and I have BAD SKIN!
Every pore is a blackhead on my face!
There is nothing you can do to get rid of acne forever. Those who say that a natural remedy cleared their face, may only have moderate acne. Or the cause is in their heath, diet, or other problems.
My acne is GENETIC. Not even Proactiv, over the counter, or prescription medicines will help. Your hair on your skin is suppose to help dirt and oil slide down the hair strand through sweating. (Hope thats easy to understand)The hair on your face is the same. Each hair has a follicle, on the face the follicle is a pore. Your sweat canal carries the oil to the correct gland to prepare to secrete the oil through the hairs in through your pores. You get bumps when the oil rupture in the canal that carries it. It turns red and get big because your skin's natural defense kicks in to fight the oil rupture. Puss is a result of a rupture. Blackheads are the result of a blocked canal that got to the service but didnt secrete properly. The black tip is from the oil mixing with the oxygen on the surface and it hardens.
Your skin may does not secrete oil properly.
Do ALL of the over the counter medicines detroy your face upon contact? Do you see more bumps when you sweat or where a hat, or hair in your face? Yeap you may have my problem. Do you have a few clear days then all of a sudden volcanoes appear no matter what you use?
That's because oil is not finding a way to escape through daily sweating and etc.
SOME acne is cause by a hormone(I forget the name)and or your skins inability to secrete oil. You have to approach this logically. You either give yourself artificial hormones-birth control pills, etc. or you find a way to stop your body from secreting so much oil! This is why some people say that DIET can help. (Im too grown and skinny for a DIET!)
When your liver and spleen can not convert toxins fast enough, they send the toxins to the largest defense organ of the body. The SKIN. When you sweat all these toxins have to come out,water help break all toxins down! The more water you drink the clearer your urine, the same goes for your skin.
Well here is a way to see fewer bumps over two weeks.
Do use: The cleanser,scrub, astringent, and moisterizer is a vital routine for a clearer face. I do not use any medications other than proactive-it doesnt work, but I bought it and it doesnt cause more damage.
DO NOT MIX SALYLIC ACID AND BENZOYL PEROXIDE!!!!!!!!!
-IF you use a medication dont mix with other medications-only mix with natural remedies(burdock root, tea tree oil, pure vitamin E, orange peel, cucumber,sntioxidants,etc.)
-Do steam your face, the steam will cause your face to sweat, secreting the oil natural through the pores,THEN
-Do use your cleaner/scrub. Make your cleaner a scrub by adding ground Nut Meg(This will take off that dirty layer that is is holding the oil in, your blemishes may lighten,I sometimes add milk or honey for a scrub that leave your skin soft and smooth afterwards, if you want leave it on for 20min)
- After you clean/scrub use your medicated astringent or natural ways to remove oil from your skin. Lemon juice, witch hazel, tea tree oil etc. (Removing oil will make your face over secrete oil, I normally let my antibacteria soap or honey and nut meg scrub stay on my face while Im sitting around the house. My face is used to it now and it doesnt secrete as MUCH oil, its getting tamed a little!Plus I have oily skin.
- I put tea tree oil on my open bumps that I may bust or if they bust when I use my scrub. I do squeeze my bumps. Im guilty! But if you dry out the bump first with toothpaste it decreases the puss and the bump surface area, then I lightly squeeze the puss out. Try to minimize the size of the hole you make, and then work on cleaning the bacteria from the area with tea tree oil. Make sure if you squeeze a bump get ALL of the puss out. You should see water or red blood, not hte yellowish blood. Then hel the scar and dont peal the scar, let the scrub work on the scar. Some people never pick at their face, but if you do, clean your hands and clean the area you pick at, and dont squeeze it hard and make a big splash. You are creating a bigger hole than you have to. Just barely pinch it. Or dont pick at all! Dry it out and let the puss fade back into the skin. It will still make a dark mark. Thats why I save the time and bring it to a head and pop it.
I cut and pasted this from some where else. It is pretty logical. (I added some explanation from my point of view.)
1. Drink a WATER before, during and after each meal. Remove those toxins from the inside!
2. DO NOT drink any carbonated drink or coke.
This is the one of the biggest causes of Acne
3. DO NOT eat alot of Trans Fatty Acid foods Pizza, Fast Food etc.
4. Change your pillow case every other day.( I am sooo lazy, but I add my pillow case whenever I washed anything, and I now the sides of my face dont break out any more)
Dirt can easily get into your pillow so change it every other day.
5. Try not to touch your face a lot.
When you touch your face you can sometimes spread dirt to your face.(True)
6. Wash you face.(Over washing can cause the skin to secrete more oil to replace the oil that is drawn out, I normally lather dial antibacteria soap on my face and keep it on while Im in the house)
Wash you face in the morning with soap and then your Acne pads, cleanser etc. Then wash your face at night but DO NOT use the Acne cleanser.
7. Kept your hair Clean.
When you have dirty hair you will get a lot of acne around the ears and forehead.(true, I just never wear bangs, bumps will come!)
8. Try not to look at your face.
When you look at your face it couldn't have gotten worse and then you would feel down because you've worked so hard at trying to get it acne free.( true, I guess, but Im constanly in the mirror)
9. Use a clean towel to wash your face and pad it dry don't rub.( I never use a rag, I clean my hands/nails with anti bacteria soap)
10. Set Goals
This is the best one. Set a goal say like you'll see improvement in 2 weeks and stick to that. Make sure you follow the steps-(Stick to YOUR routine)
11. Don't Stress over your Acne
It’s proven that if you stress is a leading cause of Acne. So just set back and give yourself some time.
12. Get Vitamin E oil and run it on your face. It heals the face and all your scars.(True, but slowly!!Use that Nut Meg scrub!!)
Oh and if your looking for a Acne Cleanser I would recommnd Oxy Pads or Clearsal.-(NEVER!!! These things break me out- I use Dial antibac soap/nut meg and honey for cleanser/srcub, I alternate between lemon juice, egg white, tea tree oil, slice of patato or witch hazel for astringents, and to add moisture a lite layer of vitamin E oil(the kind I bought is thick)or rub a slice of cucumber,or a THIN layer of your daily moisturizer.
If you just stick to these steps and make goals it may help you. But do realize that it will never go away. I it may calm down, but if you break your routine it may come back. Don't put alot of different acids or chemiicals on your face. Go with using a slice of potato, lemon, cucumber. They have natural acids!
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| Submitted by pinky at 2009-12-14 09:39:06 from 71.239.221.127 |
I'm 26 years old and have had acne since I was 12. It went from moderate to severe when I reached highschool and never really gotten any better. I've tried all the products you could think of, but I finally found something that worked very well. I started using cetaphil facial cleansing wash for about $9 for a 8oz. bottle, and the proactive solution refining mask for about $7 for a 2.5 oz bottle on amazon.com. I wash my face every night and day with the facial wash and use the mask 1-2 times per week to refine my skin. This works wonders and hopefully it'll work for you.
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| Submitted by June at 2004-11-23 14:53:19 from 69.105.130.119 |
In order to keep healthy, one must keep consistent with eating healthy, drinking water and lots of sleep. You might hear lots of remedies using toothpaste, lemon juice, etc. CONSISTENCY is the best. First thing is first, 8 hours of sleep a day. They don't call it beauty sleep for nothing. Drink a lot of water, ALOT. Not a puny 2 glasses, more like 8 glasses. Doesn't matter if you pee alot. It's just a process that will take the toxins out of the body. It's refreshing, trust me. Exercise. Keep to the daily ritual of washing your face everyday and do not sleep with your make-up on! Next is to exfoliate, twice a week. Oh and if you are using a creme with Benzyol Peroxide or Salycic Acid then try to use it once in a while. Use a moisturizer. Healing takes time...so don't expect immediate results tomorrow. But you will have immediate results next week and the week after, and soon enough you'll be sporting a beautiful face. Good luck out there!
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| Submitted by Krista at 2005-08-17 15:14:12 from 65.166.144.115 |
Acne is just a sign that something is not right in your body. First of all, change your diet. Eat LOTS of fruits and vegies, cut down the sugar intake (mine was mostly from soda), take a multivitamin (i take lots of extra B5), and drink alot of water. What else you'll need to do is look at all of the things that you feel is wrong in your life and do what you can to correct them. This is essential! It will lower your stress and give you peace of mind, which in turn greatly improves your overall health. I battled acne for years, many painful years!! I've searched everywhere to find something that works! This is the only solution, total mind and body health. Acne is your body's way of telling you there is something wrong, fix it! There are no immediate results that last, but this does because it CURES what is CAUSING the acne. After years of suffering with acne, I was willing to devote the time it took for this to work. The time it takes to try the quick fixes with their '90 day money back guarantee', you will be well on your way to perfectly clear and truly healthy skin. Acne is an imbalance inside of you, find the balance.
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| Submitted by Loana at 2005-11-02 20:42:55 from 24.86.164.56 |
Steep 1 teaspoon dried rosemary in 1 cup warm (not hot) water for 10 minutes. Stir well, then bathe acne-prone areas of your skin in the solution for a couple of minutes. Rinse well. I do this just before bed on my forehead and hairline, where I tend to break out. This will help soothe sore, raw skin and gently cleanse without causing overly dry skin (which in turn leads to increased oil production and worsens acne).
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| Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18 from 68.15.203.68 |
Drink a half a gallon of water per day.
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| Submitted at 2006-06-12 17:10:32 from 70.33.101.66 |
Hello. There is one simple solution that works for almost everyone. You don’t have to go out of your way to get prescription or buy witchhazel. It’s so simple. Just DON'T TOUCH, and whatever you do, DON'T PICK!
I recommend you just make a resolution to yourself one weekend when you're not seeing anyone, and just don't touch or pick your face AT ALL. Put on a plastic costume mask if you. If you have an itch, use a tissue. Don't use any acne remedies. Cover your mirror and don't do anything to make you think about your face. You don't even have to wash your face! Your acne should be gone or dramatically improved in 24 hours if you just don't touch your face AT ALL. I know it sounds too simple, but it really works.
You see, acne is caused by oil, dead skin and bacteria. Without anyone of these you acne is gone.
You can't stop oil production. All these remedies that claim to eliminate oil generally end up backfiring. They dry your skin out, and then your body produces more oil to compensate. Trying to dry your skin will also contribute to scarring. If your face is really oily, dab (not rub) it gently with a tissue no more than a few times a day. Keep cool when possible and if you sweat, splash your face with water and then dab it dry with a wash cloth. That’s all you should do.
You also can’t eliminate dead skin. Skin cells die off at a certain rate, and you can’t really change it. Often people wash their faces and scrub them to get off the dead skin. Actually you will just inflame your face and make your skin raw, which will make your acne worse.
The one thing you can really control is bacteria. There are two main sources of bacteria- your fingers and especially your fingernails, and your blemishes. Inside your acne are bacteria. They feed on the dead skin and oil in your pores. They grow (reproduce) and your body sends white blood cells to fight them. This causes swelling, tenderness, and redness. Most of the bacteria comes from your fingers and is put on your face when you touch. There is also a huge concentration of bacteria under your fingernails, so when you pick you introduce huge amounts of bacteria. Have you noticed that when you pick you tend to break out around the area? Also, when you pick, even if you wash your face, you leave huge amount of bacteria on the surface of your face. It infects your pores again and this time goes into several, creating multiple blemishes.
Also, when you pick you: 1) draw blood to the area making it red and inflamed, 2) sometimes cause an allergic reaction to the acid on your fingers causing inflammation, 3) create a scab, which doesn’t allow your skin to breath or release dead skin, bacteria, and oil (and looks really bad, too). Rupture your pore and cause the bacteria and puss to surrounding areas under you skin, giving you those terrible giant, hard, painful lumps.
SO DON’T TOUCH YOUR FACE!
PS You don't even have to get this one aproved by a docrtor! :-)
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| Submitted by Sam at 2006-11-17 10:47:18 from 71.235.72.52 |
Use peroxide, it helps clean it out really well. Especially after wearing makeup or sweating a lot.
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| Submitted by Freddo at 2007-08-06 06:50:28 from 85.211.197.243 |
These are a few simple steps i use which have effectively helped to clear up my acne:
1. Drink atleast 2 litres of water a day! (not carbonated) Use diluting juice if you dont like drinking straight water. If your urine is yellow then you are not drinking enough water! it should be clear.
The more water the better! avoid carbonated drinks.
2. wash your face 3 times a day, preferably after meals, and before you go to bed. I use anti-bacterial wash twice a day and then a beaded black head wash 1 a day. Ontop of that i wash my face with regular soap in the shower
3. if you are a guy shave BEFORE you have a shower or wash your face and try to use electric razers.
4. Try and get atleast 20 minutes of natural sunlight a day, this keeps your body functioning properly.
5. have clean bed sheets, especially pillows. Try and change them every 2 days. i have 2 pillows and i only use 1 at night, so i flip them over so that im not sleeping on the same side of a pillow for more than 2 nights.
6. DO NOT TOUCH YOUR FACE, alot of people rest there face on there hands while on the computer, or just generally rub there face every so often, maybe to check how bad a spot is feeling. This just spreads the dirt.
7. Try and get a lot of fresh air to your face by keeping your window open or just going outside.
8. Just generally try and have a good diet with a considerable amount of fruit and veg to keep your body working well!
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